Due to Covid-19, short-time working allowance was extended by 1 month for workplaces where short-term work was carried out.

In addition, the temporary employment guarantee period was extended by 1 month.

According to the decision, a short working period can be extended for the same employees who have previously benefited from short work and without exceeding the same conditions without the need for a new application and determination of conformity.

The decision regarding the extension of the short working period was published in the Official Gazette dated 31 June, No. 30, 2020. Decision text is as follows:

According to the decision of the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority ("KVKK") dated 23.06.2020 numbered 2020/482, the deadlines for registration obligation to Data Controllers' Registry Information System ("VERBIS") have been extended.

With the relevant decision, it has been concluded that,

• For natural and legal person data controllers with more than 50 employees annually or a financial balance of more than 25 million TL annually, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 30.09.2020,
• For natural and legal person data controllers resident abroad, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 30.09.2020,
• For natural and legal person data controllers with less than 50 employees annually and a financial balance of less than 25 million TL annually, and whose main activity is sensitive personal data processing, the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.03.2021,
• For public institutions and organizations the deadline for fulfilling VERBIS registration and declaration obligation to Registry to be extended to 31.03.2021,

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 Article 38, the obligation to receive OHS Services begins on 1/7/2020 for the workplaces with less than 50 employees and in the less dangerous class.

Article 38 of the Law No. 6331 is as follows:

According to the Article 16 of KVKK, natural and legal persons who process personal data must register with VERBIS (Data Controllers' Registry Information System) before starting data processing.

In this regard, the deadlines determined by Turkish Data Protection Authority for registration to VERBIS as below.