How is the employee paid if they work on national holidays and public holidays?
If they do not work on any national holiday or public holiday, the employer will pay the full wage for that day. If the employee works on holidays, an additional daily wage must be paid for each day they work.
For example, in April, a person who does not work on the April 23rd public holiday but works on all other days is entitled to 30 days’ wages, while a person who also works on April 23rd will be entitled to an additional daily wage due to their public holiday work and will receive 31 days’ wages.
Is it mandatory not to work on national holidays and public holidays?
A written provision can be included in the employment contract signed with the employer regarding whether or not work will be done on national holidays and public holidays, or if there is a collective labor agreement in effect at the workplace, a general regulation can be made in this regard with the collective labor agreement.
In these cases, the provisions in the contracts are followed.
However, in cases where there is no written provision, the employer must obtain the employee’s written consent in advance in order to request work on any national or public holiday.
Source: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Labor and Social Security
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