Mediation and Court Decisions Will Allow Changes to the SSI Termination Code

With Circular No. 2025/8 issued by the Social Security Institution on March 11, 2025, an amendment has been made to Circular No. 2013/11 on Insurance Transactions, dated February 22, 2013. As part of this amendment, the following paragraph has been added to the regulations concerning the issuance and cancellation of termination declarations:

"In cases where termination was initially reported without entitlement to severance or notice compensation, but a mediation settlement agreement or court decision subsequently grants such compensation to the employee, the reason for termination shall be updated accordingly. Upon the employee’s or employer’s application to the Institution with a court decision or a mediation settlement agreement bearing the status of an enforceable judgment, the termination reason shall be changed in accordance with the respective court ruling or mediation decision."

According to the new regulation, if an employee was initially reported as terminated without entitlement to severance payment or notice payment, but a subsequent mediation settlement agreement or court decision grants such compensation, the reason for termination may be changed to align with the ruling. This change will be implemented upon the application of the employee or employer to the Institution with the relevant mediation settlement agreement or court decision.

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