With the Communique dated September 1, 2023 and numbered 2023/25, the procedures regarding the minimum wage support for the period July 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 have been published by the Social Security Institution (In Turkish).

As a summary, in case that all conditions are met, the minimum wage support will be automatically deducted from the social security premium payments on the upcoming periods by the Social Security Institution without any application.

According to the announcement made by the Social Security Institution (SSI) on August 9, 2023, an additional SMS verification application was introduced for access to the "Submission Entry System for Non-Worked Days" (SSI e-visit) page, in addition to the workplace password. It was stated that this application would be effective from September 4, 2023.

Social Security Institution announced the application of a "Submission of Non-Worked Days Application SMS Verification" system on August 9, 2023.

According to this announcement, for the notification of non-worked days related to employees' sickness reports, an SMS verification process will be introduced to enhance security when accessing the "Submission Entry System for Non-Worked Days" (SSI e-visit) page. In this context, after logging into the system, a code-containing SMS will be sent to the registered mobile phones. Upon entering this code on the opened screen, access to the system will be granted.

In recent days, there has been curiosity regarding whether employers should pay for the first two days of sickness reports. While there are differing opinions on this matter, it has come to issue that the decision of whether the first two days of sick leave taken by employees should be paid by the employer is not at the employer's initiative and these days must be compulsorily paid by the employer regardless of whether employees' salaries are determined on a monthly, fixed, hourly, or daily basis.