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29 March 2024

Solution Proposal for a 9-Day Holiday: Compensation Work Application

Category Work Life

Solution Proposal for a 9-Day Holiday: Compensation Work Application

As known, in Article 47 of the Labor Law No. 4857, it is regulated that employees working in workplaces covered by the Law, if they do not work on days recognized as national holidays and general holiday days by laws, will be paid the full wages of that day without any work in return; if they work without taking a holiday, they will be paid an additional day's wage for each day worked. Accordingly, employees will receive full payment for the days they choose not to work and instead take holidays on national and general holiday days.

21 March 2024

What is Disability Retirement? What are the Conditions for Disability Retirement?

Category Work Life

What is Disability Retirement? What are the Conditions for Disability Retirement?

Disability retirement, known in the legislation as disability pension, is a social security right available to individuals who become unable to work due to certain health issues. In Türkiye, this right is regulated by the Social Security Institution (SSI) and aims to help individuals maintain their quality of life. This article will thoroughly discuss disability retirement, who can benefit from disability retirement rights, and the conditions for applying for disability retirement.

15 March 2024

What is a Work Permit? How to Obtain a Work Permit in Türkiye?

Category Work Life

What is a Work Permit? How to Obtain a Foreign Work Permit in Türkiye?

Türkiye has become an attractive destination for many foreign workers due to its cultural richness, strategic location, and economic opportunities. However, foreigners wishing to work in Türkiye must be knowledgeable about several details regarding work permits. So, what is a work permit, and how does the process of obtaining work permit in Türkiye?

11 March 2024

Evaluation of Personal Data Breaches within the Scope of Turkish Penal Code

Category KVKK - GDPR

Evaluation of Personal Data Breaches within the Scope of Turkish Penal Code

Technology, which develops day by day, has carried people's daily life to a different dimension. Conveniences that did not exist before have emerged. People have started to carry out many of their business online. Private sector and even public institutions carry out many transactions in this way. For this reason, almost everyone has information registered in multiple websites and databases. Many information such as T.R. identity numbers, home addresses, height of the person are included and stored in the systems. In other words, data is obtained, stored, or more accurately, processed. In the face of this convenience, mankind, which continues many of its business through the internet, has of course met some dangers that it has not faced before. One of these is personal data breaches.

08 March 2024

Gender Equality in the Perspective of Turkish Labour Law

Category Work Life

Gender Equality in the Perspective of Turkish Labour Law

Although the active role of women in working life and employment rates have been increasing in recent years, it is extremely important to prevent the problems experienced by women employees due to women's responsibilities in family life and some physical requirements. As a matter of fact, with sociocultural and technological developments as well as economic changes, it is of critical importance that women employees are not discriminated against due to their active role in business life and that women's health and safety is not interrupted. It should be noted that which is a guide due to the hierarchy of norms Article 50 of The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey ('Constitution'),

23 February 2024

Embracing Efficiency in HR: The Inspiration from #lazygirljobs

Category Work Life, Technology

Embracing Efficiency in HR: The Inspiration from #lazygirljobs

In the fast-paced HR world, where complexity meets necessity, the viral trend of #lazygirljobs offers a refreshing perspective. It emphasizes efficiency over exertion, advocating for smarter, streamlined work methodologies. At CottGroup®, we're inspired by this movement to revolutionize HR and payroll systems, making them more efficient and user-friendly for professionals across various industries, including manufacturing, IT, healthcare, education, and retail.

21 February 2024

Intermediate Rest Break Periods and Implementation Principles under the Labor Law

Category Work Life

Intermediate Rest Break Periods and Implementation Principles under the Labor Law

The purpose of the Labor Law No. 4857 is explained in the first article as "to regulate the working conditions and work-related rights and obligations of employers and employees working under an employment contract". In line with this purpose, the law has set forth many provisions. One of the rights regulated by the Law is the right to rest break, which is included in Chapter 4 of the Law titled "Organization of Work". Here, the rest period to be used by employees during working hours is regulated. Rest break is a legal right that employees use during working hours. Article 68 entitled "rest breaks" regulating this right is as follows:

15 February 2024

Disputed Situations in the Notification of Premium Payment Days

Category Work Life

Disputed Situations in the Notification of Premium Payment Days

The number of premium payment days and the corresponding wage notifications are among the most confused issues in working life. While the base earnings for premiums fall under the relevant area of Social Security Law, the issue of wages to be paid in return for work is a subject of Labor Law. Therefore, a conclusion must be reached by considering both disciplines together. This study was evaluated by following the said method.

13 February 2024

Processing of Biometric Data in Terms of KVKK and GDPR

Category KVKK - GDPR

Processing of Biometric Data in Terms of KVKK and GDPR

Personal Data is any data relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. The Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) defines "personal data" as follows. KVKK, which entered into force in 2016 and is a law that can be said to be young, makes many regulations in this regard. Issues such as personal data and processing of personal data are stipulated in this law. The purpose of the KVKK is stated in the first article as "The purpose of this Law is to protect fundamental rights and freedoms of persons, particularly the right to privacy, with respect to processing of personal data and to set forth obligations, principles and procedures which shall be binding upon natural or legal persons who process personal data." With the regulations made in line with this purpose, KVKK has also examined the processing of personal data by grouping them. While the conditions for the processing of personal data are analysed in Article 5, the " Conditions for processing of Special categories of personal data" are included in Article 6. Biometric data is also mentioned in this article. For this reason, it should be said that biometric data are special categories of personal data.

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