Law on Making Amendments to Certain Laws for the Purpose of Improving the Investment Climate, has been issued on the Official Gazette dated 08/09/2016, with the Law Number 6728.

The Social Security Institution’s 2016/12 numbered notice has been published and entered into the force as of 22.06.2016.

By examining Article 80 of the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law numbered 5510 titled “Earnings Subject Premiums”, the notice has brought clarity to the topic of which benefits cannot be treated as benefits in kind.

A regulation was published in the Official Gazette in order to support the legislation on sheltered workshops with different incentives, which has been in force since 2013 in Türkiye. According to the published regulation, provided that the employers employ a certain number of disabled workers and obtained a sheltered workshop certificate, they will be able to benefit from wage incentives up to TL 700.00 per employed worker.

With the bag law taking effect approximately one year earlier, an important regulation has been stipulated. Article 74 of the Law Regarding Amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6645 and to Certain Laws and Decree Laws has made it obligatory for workers employed within the scope of Professional Competence Board Law No. 5544 and workers assigned in occupations that pose a threat to occupational health and safety to obtain an occupational competence certificate. A period of one year was allocated for employers to switch to this practice but this period will expire on 05/25/2016.