Two Articles Regarding Flexible Working Excluded from Regulation

Two Articles Regarding Flexible Working Excluded from Regulation Two articles regarding flexible working were excluded from the regulation. The employment package negotiations continue at the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Unemployment Insurance Law, which was presented to the Presidency of the Assembly on October 16, and the proposal for amendments in some laws brought great controversy. As a result of long discussions, articles 33 and 37 on flexible working that popularize flexible working without personal rights were removed from the regulation. Discussions on Article 21, which regulates the transition from full-time to part-time work, are still continuing.   Why Did the Proposal Cause Controversy? Article 33 of the Law allowed workers under 25 and over 50 to be employed on a fixed term contract of up to 2 years. Previously, objective criteria such as the duration of the construction or the duration of the project were sought for a fixed-term employment contract, but if the regulation in the proposal was accepted, objective criteria would not be sought. As such, the relationship between the employee and the employer would end automatically at the end of the contract period, so notice and severance pay would not be given for the periods worked in this way. Article 37, which was removed from the proposal, included the non-payment of premiums for invalidity, old age and death pension if those under 25 were employed less than 10 days a month. This situation would cause studies before the age of 25 to not count towards retirement. Before the age of 25, having the right to severance pay would have been prevented from working in a regular job.