Labor Law

Labor law is a branch of law that regulates the relations between employers and employees, determines the working conditions in the workplace and resolves disputes that may arise between the parties. Labor law, which covers many important issues such as the rights of employees, job security, job security, wages, overtime, leave rights, compensations, brings regulations to ensure the sustainability of business life as well as balancing the rights of employees and employers.

While labor law constitutes the basic elements of employee-employer relations, it also includes more complex and special legal issues such as union rights, collective labor agreements, occupational accidents, job security, reinstatement cases. Labor law is an important field in terms of preventing disputes in the workplace, conducting legal audits in the workplace and protecting workers’ rights. In this context, labor law plays an important role not only in courts but also in the workplace.

Labor law is not only about workers’ rights, but also about the obligations and responsibilities of the employer. The employer is obliged to provide a safe working environment in the workplace, to determine the working conditions of employees, to act in compliance with the law and to apply disciplinary rules in the workplace. In addition, labor law regulates many issues such as termination of the employment contract, severance pay and notice pay.

Issues within the Scope of Labor Law:

1. Employment Contract: – The employment contract is the basic document regulating the working relationship between the employee and the employer. The content of the employment contract determines the rights and obligations of the parties. In addition, the types of contract (indefinite, fixed-term, temporary, etc.) and termination conditions are also important legal issues.
2. Working Conditions and Occupational Safety: – It is the employer’s obligation to ensure healthy and safe working conditions in the workplace, to take occupational safety measures and to implement measures for worker health. Protection of workers against occupational accidents and occupational diseases is an important issue.
3. Overtime and Wage Rights: – Issues such as payment of overtime wages to workers, holiday pay, bonuses and other fringe benefits are covered by labor law. The employer is obliged to pay the employee in accordance with legal regulations for periods exceeding working hours.
4. Leave Rights: – Leave rights such as annual paid leave, compassionate leave, maternity leave, paternity leave are among the legal rights of workers. Issues such as determining the duration of leave, wages to be paid when the right to leave is not used fall within the scope of labor law.
5. Dismissal (Termination) and Reinstatement: – Termination of the employment contract is subject to certain rules for both the employee and the employer. The employee may file a lawsuit for reinstatement if he/she is unfairly dismissed. The employer must be based on a valid reason when terminating the employment contract. Severance pay, notice pay and termination procedures are regulated by labor law.
6. Severance Pay and Notice Pay: – Severance pay is a payment that workers who have worked in the same workplace for a long time are entitled to when they leave their jobs. Notice pay is a compensation that must be paid if the employer fails to inform the employee a certain period of time before the termination of the contract.
7. Collective Labor Agreements and Trade Union Rights: – The right to form a union at the workplace, the right not to be prevented from union activities, and workers’ rights determined by collective bargaining agreements are within the scope of labor law. The right of workers to engage in union activities and the improvement of working conditions through collective labor agreements is an important issue.
8. Rights and Obligations of Workers and Employers: – Issues such as the responsibilities that workers should pay attention to during work and the obligations of the employer, rules of conduct in the workplace, disciplinary procedures, workplace regulations constitute the basis of labor law.
9. Workplace Discipline and Disputes: – The determination of disciplinary rules in the workplace, legal violations committed by the employee against the workplace (theft, abuse, absenteeism, etc.) and the employer’s authority to impose disciplinary penalties is an important area of labor law. In addition, the resolution of disputes between the employee and the employer also falls within this field.
10. Occupational Health and Safety: – The protection of occupational health and safety in workplaces, the measures to be taken to prevent occupational accidents and the responsibilities of the employer are included in the framework of labor law. Employees are entitled to compensation in case of work accidents.
11. Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Bullying in the Workplace: – Labor law protects workers against sexual harassment, racism, religious, ethnic or gender discrimination and other forms of bullying in the workplace. Workers are entitled to legal assistance and compensation in such cases.
12. Labor Law and International Labor Relations: – Regulation of foreign workers, international trade and labor relations, protection of workers’ rights in the international arena, contracts and legal regulations related to foreign labor force also fall within the scope of labor law.

As Aykut Law Office, we offer services within the scope of Labor Law:

• Drafting and Drafting Employment Contracts: – We provide legal consultancy and contract drafting services to ensure that the contracts between the employer and the employee are in compliance with the law and that the rights of the workers are secured.
• Dismissal and Reinstatement Cases: – In cases of unfair dismissal, we defend the rights of workers by filing reinstatement lawsuits. We also provide guidance for employers on the correct termination procedures.
• Severance and Notice Pay: – We provide legal support for the calculation and payment of severance pay and notice pay to employees who leave their jobs.
• Work Accidents and Compensations: – We provide professional services to our clients in the follow-up of material and moral compensation claims of workers who have suffered work accidents and managing the necessary legal processes.
• Collective Labor Agreements and Trade Union Consultancy: – We provide legal support in drafting collective labor agreements, managing union rights and collective bargaining processes at workplaces.
• Occupational Health and Safety Violations: – We make the necessary compensation and legal applications in case of accidents or occupational health violations that occur in workplaces where occupational safety measures are not taken.
• Disciplinary Rules and Dispute Resolution: – We offer legal counseling to resolve disputes arising from disciplinary violations in the workplace and to resolve disputes between the employee and the employer with a legal solution.
• Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying Litigation: – We protect the rights of employees against discrimination, sexual harassment and racism in the workplace and help them file lawsuits and defend their legal rights.

As Aykut Law Office, we provide a wide range of services in the field of labor law, securing the rights of employees and employers within the legal framework. With professional solutions for both employers and employees, we ensure the orderly and harmonious functioning of workplace relations.