A temporary incapacity payment is made for the insurant under the Art. 4 and clause 1/b (Bağkur) of the 5510 numbered Social Insurances and General Health Insurance Law for the period in which they did not work with the provision of obtaining a resting report in case of a work accident, occupational illness and motherhood, according to the Art. 18 of the law.

The Article 8 of the 7166 numbered Law on Amending Social Services Law and Other Laws which is published on the 22.02.2019 dated and 30694 numbered Official Gazette, has made an addition to the Art. 19 of the 4447 numbered Law on Unemployment Insurance as follows:

“In case the ones who are employed between 01/02/2019 – 30/04/2019 as an addition to the number of insurant on a month of which at least insurance declaration is made of the long-term insurance branches under clause 1/(a) of the art. 4 of 5510 numbered Law with monthly premium and service document in 2018 January – December period, shall be employed for nine months period as of the employment date without termination of the labor contract with a valid reason, the amount that is found with multiplying the premium support and premium payment date number for three months period including the date of employment with 67,36-TL, shall be provided to the employer as a support. This salary support to the employer shall be set off from the debts to Social Security Institution.”

As is known, janitors’ workplaces were included in easy employer-ship with the regulation made by Art.68 of 7103 numbered Law on additional Art.9 of Social Securities and General Health Insurance Law (the “Law”). The procedure and principles to be applied for the janitors’ workplaces with the 2019/6 numbered Circular published on 05.03.2019 by Social Security Institution (“SSI”).

7166 numbered the “Law on Amending Social Services and Some Other Laws” (the “Law”) has published in the 30694 dated Official Gazette. This Law has made some amendments on Environmental Law, Value Added Tax Law (“VATL”), Unemployment Insurance Law, Special Consumption Tax Law (“SCTL”,“ÖTVK”), Occupational Health and Safety Law and some other Laws. A new wage support incentive to the employers, some VAT and Special Consumption Tax (ÖTV) regulations are among these amendments.

Our explanations regarding some important amendments are as follows