In the Official Gazette numbered 31615 and dated 01.10.2021, new Amendments on the Emergency Regulations in Workplaces have been published.

You can find the details below:

1) Per Article 8; The below cases would need to be considered on risk evaluations for emergencies.

SSI has abolished the Short-Term Insurance Regulation.

The statement on the Official Gazette is as below:

The Communiqué regarding the Short-Term Insurance published on the Official Gazette numbered 27011 and dated 28.09.2008 has been abolished.

SSI has abolished the Communiqué regarding the regulation about the declaration obligation of employees on sick leave and not working.

The statement on the Official Gazette is as below:

The Communiqué published on the Official Gazette numbered 27579 and dated 12.05.2010 regarding the declaration obligation of the employees with health report and not working has been abolished.

Disability Determination Regulation has been published in Official Gazette numbered 31612 and dated 28.09.2021.

You can find the details below:

Determination of High Degree Incapacity to Work

Per Article 5, the disease list would need to be used for determination.

Also, SSI would consider the below cases as high degree incapacity to work:

• in case that an illness in the list takes place,
• an illness increases to a level indicated in the disease list,
• an employee with a high degree of incapacity to work has another illness that causes a high degree of incapacity.