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What is the annual leave for journalists?

MuhasebeNews — Wed, 15 May 2019 13:12:44 +0000

What is the annual leave for journalists?

Magazine journalists have paid annual leave of four weeks on condition that they have been working for a year.

A journalist who has been working for more than ten years have an annual paid leave of six weeks.

The seniority of a journalist is calculated according to their length of service as a journalist.

Other types of journalists have a paid leave of two weeks every six months.

Source: Ministry of Labor and Social Security
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The Restrictions For Using Paid Annual Leave Are Lifted!!!

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:28 +0000

1- CAN PAID ANNUAL LEAVE BE SPLIT UP FOR MORE THAN 3 TIMES?
Yes.
In the Paid Annual Leave Regulations published on the Official Gazette dated 03.03.2004 and numbered 25391, article 6, paragraph 3, the clause that said “can be split up in 3 at most” was modified as follows: “can be used in fractions” with the regulations about paid annual leave that was published on the Official gazette dated 18.08.2017, numbered 30158.

With this modification, since the date of the notice dated 18.08.2017, the paid annual leave can be split up in the way the parties agree on.

2- DOES THE CHANGE OF SUB-EMPLOYER AFFECT THE PAID ANNUAL LEAVE RIGHTS?
With the same notice, the paragraph below has been added to the 6th article of the Paid Annual Leave Regulations:

“Among the Sub-employer’s employees, the leaves of those who continue to work in the same work place even though their employers have changed, are calculated considering the duration of their work. The primary employer is responsible with checking if the employees working for the sub-employer use their right to a paid annual leave and ensuring that they use their paid annual leaves. The sub-employer is responsible of providing the primary employer with the permission records they are obligated to keep.”

3- ARE THE PAID ANNUAL LEAVE RIGHTS THE SAME FOR UNDERGROUND WORKERS?
“The paid annual leaves of the underground workers are applied with additional four days for each.”

Source: The Official Gazette – Paid Annual Leave Regulations (18.08.2017 – 30158)

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Which Situations are regarded as Overworking in Journalism According to Turkish Press Law?

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 25 May 2017 07:30:36 +0000

1- WHICH SITUATIONS ARE REGARDED AS OVERWORKING IN JOURNALISM?
Overworking during day or night shifts, working during national holidays, holidays and weekends are regarded as overworking according to Turkish Press Law.

2- IS THERE NEEDED A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH JOURNALIST?
It is obligatory to make a written agreement between the employer and the journalist.

3- SHOULD ONE CALCULATE ALL OF THE EMPLOYMENT PERIODS FOR SENIORITY INDEMNITY EVEN IF HE/SHE WORKS IN DIFFERENT GAZETTES?
Seniority indemnity should be calculated since the date when the journalist enters this profession.

4- IF A JOURNALIST LEAVES HIS/HER JOB WITHOUT USING HIS/HER ANNUAL LEAVES, SHOULD THERE BE MADE A VACATION PAYMENT?
If a journalist has not used his/her annual leaves during his/her employment period, in the event of dismissal of journalist, vacation payment should be given to him/her.

Source: Press Law

What is the Period of Annual Leave of Journalists in Turkey?

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 11 May 2017 08:07:36 +0000

1- WHAT IS THE ENFORCEMENT OF NOT PAYING THE FEES OF JOURNALISTS ON TIME?
The employers who do not pay the fees of journalists on time should pay 5% more for every passing day.

2- WHAT IS THE PERIOD OF ANNUAL LEAVE OF JOURNALISTS?
A journalist who works a certain period of time within a day;
2.1- has right to have 4 weeks paid annual leave on condition that he/she works at least 1 year.
2.2- If a person works in that profession more than 10 years, he/she has right to have 6 weeks paid annual leave.

***The seniority of a journalist is calculated according to his/her service period in that profession not calculated according to his/her service period in the same gazette.

2.3- If a journalist does not work in a certain period of time within a day, he/she has right to have 2 weeks paid annual leave for every 6-month working period.

3- HOW MANY YEARS SHOULD A JOURNALIST WORK IN ORDER TO HAVE SENIORITY INDEMNITY?
If a journalist works at least 5 years in that profession, he/she will have seniority indemnity. Seniority indemnity should be calculated in the first date when he/she enters in that profession.

4- HOW MUCH FEE SHOULD BE PAID IF A JOURNALIST WORKS DURING NATIONAL HOLIDAYS, GENERAL HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS?
According to that law, if a journalist work during national holidays, general holidays and weekend, those periods should be regarded as overworking. The fee paid for each overworking hour should be charged 50% more than the normal working hours.

Source: Press Law – Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS)