Labor and Social Security Law
The sustainability of the modern economy and commercial activities depends on conducting relationships between employees and employers in a fair, transparent, and fully compliant manner with legal regulations. Labor Law, shaped within the framework of the Labor Law, the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law, and related secondary legislation, aims to establish a delicate balance between protecting the fundamental rights of employees and ensuring the operational flexibility and commercial interests of the employer. Our firm provides preventive legal consultancy and effective litigation services before Labor Courts in the fields of individual and collective labor law to domestic and foreign companies, corporate employers, and employees.
We ensure the legal security of our clients across a broad spectrum—ranging from drafting employment contracts in compliance with national legislation and terminating employment contracts to compensation disputes arising from workplace accidents and collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Our primary objective is to preserve workplace peace, eliminate potential disputes before they reach the litigation stage, and defend our clients’ rights at the highest level in the event of a conflict.
Our core services in the practice area of Labor and Social Security Law include:
- Drafting and revision of fixed-term and open-ended employment contracts, executive contracts, and confidentiality/non-compete commitments
- Pursuing labor receivable lawsuits arising from severance and notice pay, overtime, national holiday and general rest day pay, and annual leave claims
- Managing processes for terminating employment contracts for just cause (Labor Law Art. 25) or valid cause, handling formal warning (ihtarname) processes, and legally auditing mutual termination (ikale) protocols
- Conducting mediation and litigation processes within the framework of reinstatement lawsuits and job security provisions
- Pursuing pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation lawsuits arising from workplace accidents and occupational diseases, as well as Social Security Institution (SGK) recourse lawsuits
- Compliance audits with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and managing the criminal/civil liabilities of employers
- Managing collective bargaining agreement negotiations, strike, and lockout processes in compliance with collective labor law legislation
- Legal Due Diligence audits regarding employee claims and transfer procedures (Labor Law Art. 6) during company mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring processes
- Executing objection and annulment processes against SSI (SGK) administrative fines, premium disputes, and employment status determination lawsuits