content tagged with severance pay

Constitutional Court strikes down law denying severance pay to journalists with less than five years of experience

Constitutional Court strikes down law denying severance pay to journalists with less than five years of experience

The provision in question stated that journalists with less than five years of experience would not be entitled to severance pay, and any period of employment less than six months within a year would not be considered in the calculation of severance pay.

Dismissed from daily Hürriyet, 45 journalists not paid their compensation for 2 years

LEGAL STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS

Dismissed from daily Hürriyet, 45 journalists not paid their compensation for 2 years

Dismissed from Hürriyet newspaper because they joined the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS), journalists have been waging a legal struggle to get their severance pay.

28 September 2021

International trade unions call on Turkey to withdraw omnibus bill threatening workers' rights

International trade unions call on Turkey to withdraw omnibus bill threatening workers' rights

If the bill is passed, workers younger than 25 and older than 50 will face loses of rights, including job security and severance pay.

6 November 2020

Unions object to bill partially abolishing right to severance pay

JOINT STATEMENT BY THREE CONFEDERATIONS

Unions object to bill partially abolishing right to severance pay

If the bill is passed, employees between the ages of 25 and 50 will not be able to benefit from severance pay and notice pay.

5 November 2020

The agenda of Hendek is the agenda of Turkey

IN THE WAKE OF FIREWORK EXPLOSIONS

The agenda of Hendek is the agenda of Turkey

Explosion, unemployment, poverty, economic crisis, pandemic… These are what is left behind after a day in Hendek, which has been recently struck by two firework blasts. They are also the only items on people’s agenda from the very west to the very east.

15 July 2020 Hikmet Adal

Severance pay in Turkey: What does the government propose? Why do unions object?

Severance pay in Turkey: What does the government propose? Why do unions object?

Workers’ right to severance pay is once again opened to debate by the government, this time, under the name of Supplementary Pension System. Despite its positive-sounding name, the proposed system is heavily criticized by workers and unions.

29 June 2020 Selay Dalaklı

State Council Demands Annulment of 4C Regulation

State Council Demands Annulment of 4C Regulation

The State Council decided that the 4C regulation, subject to a trial opened by Tekel workers, is contrary to the law. The Council applied to the Constitutional Court to annul the article.

26 March 2010 Tolga Korkut