Employment and Labor Law

Contact: Att. Suleyman Sevinc; Erdem & Erdem (Turkey)

Introduction

The Draft Law Amending the Labor Law and Turkish Labor Institution (“Draft Law”) has been accepted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Commission of Health, Family, Employment and Social Affairs, was approved by the Prime Ministry on 08.02.2016. It is envisaged that the Draft Law that was prepared as a reflection of the European Union’s harmonization period, shall be enacted in the near future. The Draft Law governs the role of private employment agencies in establishing temporary employment relationships, which was an issue that lacked a basis in law. The Draft Law includes the definition and scope of temporary employment relationships and, thus, aims to fill the current legal loophole. This newsletter article examines the provisions and aims of the Draft Law in question. 

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