With the SSI Circular numbered 2020/35 and dated 27/08/2020, the details of the premium support arranged for the workplaces that ended short-term employment or cash wage support applications and returned to their normal working hours, have been published.

Important points regarding that circular are as follows:

1) Who can benefit from premium support?

Within the scope of the temporary 23rd & 24th articles of the Law No 4447, private sector workplaces that have applied for short-term employmen or cash wage support applications before 1/7/2020 will be able to benefit from them.

If there are employees who continue to receive short-time / cash wage support at a workplace along with the employees whose short-term employmen or cash wage support applications are ended, premium support can be applied to those employees whose short-term / cash wage support applications are ended at the same workplace.

Again, as stated, this support will be applicable in private sector workplaces and monthly Withholding and Premium Service Declarations should be submitted by selecting the law number 07252.

Short-term employment allowance due to Covid-19 reason has been extended 2 months.

Short-term employment extension will be able to be used starting after the extension period announced by the President's Decision No. 2810 dated 30/7/2020 within the frame of the President Decision No. 2706 dated 29/06/2020.

Accordingly, the last date for short-term employment would be 31 Oct 2020.

The decision regarding the extension was published on Official Gazette dated 31 Aug 2020 No: 31230.

You can reach the related decision via that link.

VERBIS (Data Controllers' Registry Information System) is a registration system where data controllers are obliged to register and declare their personal data processing activities. According to the announcement made by the Turkish Personal Data Protection Authority in November 2019, it is envisaged that the processes for VERBIS registration will be completed by 30th of June 2020. However, due to the pandemic process that affected the whole world, many companies have adopted the principles of working remotely or part-time, which made it difficult to complete the necessary preparations for the registration. Having considered these issues, the Authority stated that they made the necessary arrangements and announced that the obligation to register with VERBIS has been postponed. You can access the extended deadlines via this link.

The merged Monthly Premium and Service Declaration will be applicable for the July 2020 income period and to be submitted until 26 August 2020.

Guidelines for data entry of Withholding and Premium Service Declaration can be accessed from the link below: