Employment, Contracts & Compliance

• Drafting of Employment Contracts and Other Employment Documentation

Our employment team assists our clients with drafting and revising employment contracts and all kinds of other employment documentation, including but not limited to, termination documents, amendment protocols, settlements agreements etc. Our team also assists clients with drafting or amendment of company policies and procedures.

• Terminations

Our employment team is very experienced in providing consultancy services to clients regarding all aspects of termination of employment within the scope of Turkish law, including, but not limited to, drafting termination documents, making risk analyzes, conducting necessary transactions etc., and in drafting relevant documents to manage the termination processes.

• Remote Working

Our employment team advises clients on queries related to remote working procedures and assists its clients with drafting and/or revising employment agreements and amendment protocols in this respect.

• Compensation & Benefits

Our employment team provides services to its clients in relation to drafting and amending documents on compensation and benefits and also replies the clients’ queries in this respect. Our team also advises clients regarding compliance of employment compensation and benefits with Turkish law.

• Employment Investigations

Our employment team provides services to its clients in relation to drafting and amending documents on compensation and benefits and also replies the clients’ queries in this respect. Our team also advises clients regarding compliance of employment compensation and benefits with Turkish law.

• Unions & Collective Bargaining

Our team is also experienced in handling issues related to union activities for its clients, assisting them with collective bargaining process and also, our team provides advice on union-related queries of the clients.

• Employment Law Trainings

Our team is able to provide trainings to its clients upon request on all aspects of Turkish labor law, including termination, recruitment, settlement, benefits etc.

• Employment Law Audits

Our employment team reviews its clients’ requests on labor law audits and assists the clients in respect of their queries on such audits. Our team also aims to inform clients with memorandums on Turkish labor law, which include general provisions and issues that require solving in respect to a particular audit.

• Full HR Support

Our team provides full HR support to its clients in respect of Turkish labor law practices, including, but not limited to, handling termination procedures, drafting all kinds of documents, informing regarding social security liabilities, following up up-to-date government decisions that may have an effect on HR procedures and informing the clients, drafting memorandums and newsletters for clients in order to inform them regarding all aspects of Turkish labor law, communicating with public and private companies and governmental institutions in respect of clients’ queries.

• Occupational Health and Safety

Our employment team is also experienced on issues related to occupational health and safety, including, but not limited to, informing clients on duties of employers and employees, liability of the primary employer where a contractor and sub-contractor relationship exists, drafting and maintaining agreements related to health and safety, reviewing and advising on information, instruction and training provided at the workplace, compliance reviews from a legal perspective, advice on administrative fines applied and compensation claims following incidents, as well as criminal negligence cases.

• Social Security Law

Our employment team advises clients in relation to their queries on social security practices in Turkey, contacts Turkish Social Security Institution on such queries, where necessary, informs clients regarding their liabilities arising from social security law and conduct all other necessary proceedings to respond clients’ queries.