According to the 27998389 - 010.06.02-854887 numbered Circular published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance with the subject ‘Financial and Social Rights’, the coefficients used to calculate the wage of public officers have been revised effective 01.01.2022.

Income Tax Exempted Severance Payment

The following value has been calculated taking these coefficients into account and shall be applied for the period between the dates of 01.01.2022 – 30.06.2022 maximum severance payment to be exempted from income tax is determined as 10,596.74 TRY.

To access the full circular in which these announcements were made, please click here. (Please also be advised that the contents of this circular are in Turkish.)

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has sent an opinion letter numbered 38611 and dated 17.09.2021 to The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye regarding the COVID-19 measures that can be taken in workplaces.

In this opinion letter, the below points have been stated:

1. Workplaces/employers would need to inform employees about the health and safety measures in workplaces.
2. Employers would need to inform the employees in written form for those who have not completed their COVID-19 vaccination.
3. Employers would need to inform the employees, who do not complete the vaccination, about the results that would be taken in the workplace based on the Labor Law and Social Security Legislation.

Social Security Institution has published a General Instruction letter numbered 30785909 and dated 08.09.2021 to postpone the obligations due to the flood & fire disasters.

You can find the details of that General Letter below:

• For Düzce province, between 06.07.2021 - 31.07.2021
• For Rize province, between 14.07.2021 - 31.07.2021,
• For Artvin province, between 22.07.2021 - 31.07.2021 (since 31.07.2021 is the weekend, the date is 02.08.2021, included)
• For Antalya, Mersin, and Osmaniye provinces, between 28.07.2021 - 26.08.2021 (included)
• For Adana and Muğla provinces, between 29.07.2021 - 26.08.2021 (included)
• For Muğla province Menteşe region, between 03.08.2021 - 26.08.2021 (included)
• For Yatağan region, between 06.08.2021 -26.08.2021 (included)

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has published a Communiqué on 02.09.2021 with regards to the measures about COVID-19 on workplaces.

Per that Communiqué;

The employers have responsibility for the health and safety regulations & measures in workplaces. Accordingly, they would need to notify the unvaccinated or incomplete vaccinated employees in writing about the COVID-19 vaccines.

If the employees are still unvaccinated after the notification and in case being diagnosed by COVID-19, the employer would also need to notify the employees with regards to the possible results per the Labor Law and Social Security Law.

In addition, as of 6 Sep 2021, the employers will be able to request PCR tests once a week from the unvaccinated employees and they would need to keep the results on their reports for the necessary procedures.