Annual Leave Pay at Termination of Employment Contract

Per Article 59 of the Labor Law, "In case the employment contract is terminated for any reason, the rights of the employee and annual leave payments should be paid to the employee or the right holders." Also; According to Article 80 of Law No. 5510; "Wages shall subject to premium by attributing to the month they are deserved."

On September 17, 2018, the Treasury had made a press release which was expected to be clarified with further explanations. The alteration to the recently announced regulations and the press release was announced on Saturday, October 6, 2018, through the Communiqué. As per the newly published Communiqué, workplaces (employers) are obligated to have employment contracts based on foreign currency converted to Turkish Lira (TRY) based contracts in certain cases. The deadline to have the employment contracts amended to TRY is October 12, 2018.