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An average of 491 workers dismissed every day despite layoff ban

‘CODE 29’

An average of 491 workers dismissed every day despite layoff ban

The Social Security Institution (SGK) has answered the question of the DİSK confederation regarding the number of people dismissed with ‘Code 29’, a legal way used by employers to circumvent the layoff ban amid the pandemic.

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

SMALL BUSINESSES IN PANDEMIC

'We are dead; the state tells us to rise again and make our payments'

The termination of the short-time work allowance added more to the hardships faced by shopkeepers and workers during the pandemic.

6 April 2021 Hikmet Adal

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

DISMISSAL DESPITE LAYOFF BAN

Employers dismissed 176,662 people with ‘Code 29’ in 2020

Main opposition CHP MP Güzelmansur has announced that last year, a daily average of 491 people were dismissed with ‘Code 29’, a legal way used by employers to dismiss workers despite the layoff ban amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

70 percent increase in the number of workers dismissed with ‘Code 29’

AMID COVID-19 LAYOFF BAN

70 percent increase in the number of workers dismissed with ‘Code 29’

In a press conference about the “Code 29”, a legal way to circumvent the layoff ban amid the pandemic, labor organizations have underlined that 80 percent of the ongoing suits for reinstatement stem from this code.

Turkey extends layoff ban for another two months

Turkey extends layoff ban for another two months

With a Presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, the layoff ban on employers has been extended for 2 months.

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Employers use 'backdoor' method to dismiss employees amid layoff ban

While layoffs are banned due to the pandemic, there is an exception for "behaviors against morality and goodwill," which has been widely used to dismiss employees.

24 February 2021

Layoff ban extended for another two months

Layoff ban extended for another two months

The layoff ban and short time work allowance have been in place since the early days of the pandemic.

30 December 2020

Layoff ban, short time work allowance extended for two months

Layoff ban, short time work allowance extended for two months

The measures have been extended for the third time.

27 October 2020

Resisting mineworkers dismissed despite layoff ban

Resisting mineworkers dismissed despite layoff ban

Mineworkers in Karaman province have been dismissed after they refrained from working because of unpaid salaries.

11 September 2020

Covid-19: Layoff ban extended for two months

Covid-19: Layoff ban extended for two months

As part of measures to curb the economic impact of the pandemic, layoffs have been banned in Turkey since March.

4 September 2020