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Can we employ Syrian workers as part-time?

MuhasebeNews — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:30:21 +0000

Can we employ Syrian worker having work permit, as part-time for 15 days?

For foreign persons who have obtained a work permit, social security premiums must be paid in full at the rate declared to the Ministry.

It is necessary to be accepted that the type of employment contracts of foreign employee with social security employed based on the document that is valid with the deadlines specified in the Law and the relevant implementation regulation and the applications made to the specified Institutions, is a fixed term and full-term service contract.

Therefore, when applying for a work permit, a partial employment contract is not issued for a foreigner who has been granted a work permit for a full-time period of 1 year or more, and it is not possible to show a reason for the missing day. Thus, among the reasons of the missing days, the code (6) and the partial employment reason for the foreigners will not be shown and due to this reason, the missing days will not be notified.

Source: İSMMMO
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The number of children engaged in economic activities in the 5-17 age group was 720 thousand persons in Turkey

MuhasebeNews — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:15:55 +0000

Child Labour Force Survey, 2019 in Turkey

The research called “Working Child Statistics” was conducted in the IV.Quarter of 2019 (October-November-December) with the Household Labour Force Survey for 5-17 age group children.This research includes differences in terms of scope and methodology with the previously conducted Working Child Surveys. These differences are the arrangements in 2014 Household Labour Force Survey structure and the inclusion of the 5-17 age group on working child statistics of the International Labour Organization. The term “working child” in this press release refers to “children engaged in economic activities”.

The number of children engaged in economic activities in the 5-17 age group was 720 thousand persons

In Turkey, the number of children in the 5-17 age group were estimated at 16 million 457 thousand persons. Children in this age group were 20.3% of the non-institutional population. By age groups, the number of children in the 5-11 age group was estimated 9 million 12 thousand, 3 million 796 thousand in the 12-14 age group and 3 million 649 thousand children in the 15-17 age group.

The number of children engaged in economic activities was 720 thousand persons and no 5 year old child was observed among them. Employment rate which shows the proportion of working children in the 5-17 age group among children in the same age group was estimated at 4.4%.

Basic indicators of children engaged in economic activities, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

79.7% of working children were in the 15-17 age group

While 79.7% of working children were in the 15-17 age group, 15.9% were in the 12-14 age group and 4.4% were in the 5-11 age group. When examined by gender, it was seen that 70.6% of working children were male and 29.4% were female.

65.7% of working children also continued their education

While 65.7% of working children were attended an education, this rate was 65.6% for male and 66.1% for female. According to age groups; 72.0% of working children in the 5-14 age group and 64.1% of the working children in the 15-17 age group also continued an education. 34.3% of working children did not continue their education.

Children engaged in economic activities by educational attendance, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

Children engaged in economic activities by educational attendance, 5-17 age group, IV. Quarter: October-December (%), 2019

35.9% of working children worked to help in household’s economic activity

When the reason of working for children engaged in economic activities are listed; “to help in household’s economic activity” was the first place with 35.9%, and others were “to learn a proffession and skills for a job” with 34.4%, “to contribute household income” with 23.2% and “to support him/herself needs” with 6.4%”.

Children engaged in economic activities by reason of working, 5-17 age group Quarter IV: October-December (%), 2019

45.5% of working children took part in service sector

30.8% of working children took part in agriculture, 23.7% was in industry and 45.5% was in service sector. According to age groups; children working in the 5-14 age group gained weight in the agricultural sector with 64.1%, while children working in the 15-17 age group gained weight in the service sector with 51.0%.

Working children by branch of economic activity, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

63.3% of working children worked as regular or casual employees

63.3% of working children worked as regular or casual employees, 36.2% of them worked as unpaid family workers and 0.5% of them worked as self-employed.

Working children by status in employment, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

66.0% of working children worked at a regular/fixed workplace

According to the type of workplace, 66.0% of the working children was at regular/fixed workplaces, 30.4% of them worked in the field/garden, 3.0% of them worked in the mobile, irregular or market place, 0.5% of them worked at home.

Working children by type of work place, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

12.9% of working children worked in an extremely hot/cold or in an excessive humidity/no humidity environment

When the factors that negatively affect physical health are examined in the workplace; 12.9% of working children worked in an extremely hot/cold or in an excessive humidity/no humidity environment, 10.8% of them was exposed to chemicals, dust, fumes, smoke or gases, 10.1% of them was difficult work postures or movements and handling heavy loads and 10.0% of them was exposed to noise or strong vibrations.

It was determined that 6.4% of working children face the risk of accidents in their workplace and 4.6% of them was at risk for eye strain and visual concentration in their workplace.

Factors that negatively affect physical health in the workplaces, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December (%), 2019

1.3% of working children were exposed any injuries at their workplace

While 1.3% of of working children were exposed to “any injuries” at their workplace, 4.4% of them witnessed “any injuries” at their workplace. The rate of those who experienced “any discomfort arising from the working conditions in the workplace” was 0.6%, while the rate of those who witnessed this situation was 2.2%. While 0.1% of working children were exposed to physical, verbal violence or unpleasant behavior at their workplace, the rate of those witnessed this situation was 1.5%.

Unfavorable factors that affect/may affect in workplace, 5-17 age group, IV. Quarter: October-December (%), 2019

The rate of children contributing to household chores was 45.5%

Children who help their families with household chores such as shopping, cleaning, cooking, ironing, etc. or caring younger children or an elderly/disabled/ill persons in the household, refer to children supporting their families. They are not covered by the working child. In this context, 45.5% of children in the 5-17 age group contributed to their families in any of the household chores. This rate was 40.0% for male and 51.3% for female.

While 43.5% of the children helped their families with household chores in “shopping for households, laundry-dishwashing, ironing, cooking, cleaning of household items”. 23.2% children assisted their family in “caring for younger children in the household” and 5.4% of them helped their family in “caring for elderly/disabled/ill person in the household”.

Children by the type of household chores done, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October – December, (%) 2019

40.2% of children contributing to household chores spent 2 hours and less per week

Children contributing to their families in household chores spent 5.8 hours on average in reference week. While 40.2% of the children who help their families with household chores spent 2 hours and less on household chores in the reference week, 37.0% of them was 3-7 hours, 14.5% of them was 8-14 hours, 5.4% of them spent 15-20 hours, 3.0% of them spent 21 hours or more in the reference week.

When examined by gender; females were observed to spend more time on household chores. 16.3% of males and 28.3% of females contributed to housework 8 hours or more in a week.

Children contributing to household chores by weekly actual hours in reference week, 5-17 age group, Quarter IV: October-December, 2019

EXPLANATIONS
The results published in this press release includes 40^th-52^ndweeks period including October, November and December 2019.

Source: TurkStat
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Females received lower wages than males at all educational levels in Turkey

MuhasebeNews — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:05:10 +0000

Women in Statistics, 2019 in Turkey

Females constituted 49.8% and males constituted 50.2% of the population of Turkey

According to the results of the Address Based Population Registration System; while the female population was 41 million 433 thousand 861 persons, the male population was 41 million 721 thousand 136 persons in 2019. In other words, females constituted 49.8% and males constituted 50.2% of the total population. This proportional balance between females and males has changed in favor of females as from the age group of 60 and over due to the longer lives of females. While the proportion of the female population was 52.2% in 60-74 age group, it was 73.0% in the 90 and over age group.

The proportion of population by sex and age group (%), 2019

Life expectancy at birth was 81.0 years for females, 75.6 years for males

According to the life tables, 2016-2018 results; life expectancy at birth was 78.3 years for total population, 81.0 years for females and 75.6 years for males in Turkey. In general, females live longer than males and the difference in life expectancy at birth is 5.4 years.

Healthy life years at birth was 56.8 years for females, 59.9 years for males

Healthy life years is defined as the number of years of life at a certain age without health problems limiting their activities of daily living. According to the results of the life tables, 2016-2018; healthy life years for a person at the age of zero was calculated as 58.3 years for total population, 56.8 years for females and 59.9 years for males in Turkey. Accordingly, it was found that the healthy life years at birth of males were 3.1 years longer than those of females.

The proportion of females completing at least one educational level was 84.5%

According to the National Education Statistics Database results; between the years of 2008 and 2018, it was observed that the proportion of those aged 25 and over and completed at least one level of education in total population has increased over the years. The proportion of individuals aged 25 and over and completed at least one level of education within the total population was 81.1% in 2008 and 90.1% in 2018. When the proportion of those who completed at least one education level by sex was examined; this proportion was 72.6% for females and 89.8% for males in 2008 and it was 84.5% and 95.9% in 2018.

Proportion of those who have completed at least one educational level by sex (%), 2008-2018

The proportion of the population aged 25 and over and who were at least university graduates, within the total population was 9.8% in 2008 and 19.9% in 2018. When this proportion was analyzed by sex; while it was 7.6% for females and 12.1% for males in 2008, this proportion was 17.5% for females and 22.4% for males in 2018.

Selected indicators by sex, 2018
The highest female employment rate was seen in TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) region

According to the results of the household labour force survey; in 2018, the proportion of those who were 15 years of age and over and in employment was 47.4% in Turkey. This proportion was 29.4% for females and 65.7% for males.The highest employment rate was realized in TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli) region with 55.3% in 2018. As for the lowest employment rate was in TRC3 (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt) region with 30.5%. While the highest female employment rate was in TR82 (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop) region with 40.4%, the highest male employment rate was in TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne,
Kırklareli) region with 75.0%. The lowest employment rate was in TRC3 (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt) region with 11.9% for females and 50.8% for males.

The employment rate of females aged 25-49 with children under age 3 living in the household was 26.5%

According to the results of the household labour force survey; while the employment rate of individuals in the 25-49 age group living in households with children under age 3 was 59.8% in 2014, it was 60.5% in 2018. When this rate was analyzed by sex, it was 26.5% for females and 90.4% for males in 2018.

Duration of working life for females increased 2.3 years within 6 years

The duration of working life is defined as the number of years that a person is expected to be active in the labor market throughout his/her life. According to the results of the household labour force survey; while the duration of working life of the ones aged 15 and over was 16.7 years for females and 37.7 years for males in 2013, it was 19.0 years for females and 39.3 years for males in 2018.

Duration of working life, 2013-2018

Average annual gross earnings of males were higher

According to the Structure of Earnings Survey, 2018 results; the average annual gross earning was 49 thousand 001 TL. This value was estimated as 46 thousand 208 TL for females and 50 thousand 297 TL for males in 2018.

The sector where females earned the highest income was financial and insurance activities

As the gross earnings of waged employees were examined by the branch of economic activity, the highest monthly average gross wage was observed as 7 thousand 492 TL in the “information and communication” sector. This group was followed by “financial and insurance activities” sector with 6 thousand 559 TL. The lowest monthly average gross earnings was 2 thousand 872 TL in the “accommodation and food service activities” sector. This sector was followed by “administrative and support service activities” sector with monthly average gross earnings of 2 thousand 999 TL.As the gross earnings by the branch of economic activity were examined by sex, the highest monthly average gross wages was observed as 6 thousand 428 TL for females in “financial and insurance activities” sector and 7 thousand 974 TL for males in the “information and communication” sector. The lowest monthly average gross wages was observed as 2 thousand 663 TL for females and 2 thousand 974 TL for males in the “accommodation and food service activities” sector.

Females received lower wages than males at all educational levels

Gender pay gap is defined as the difference between male and female wages expressed as a percentage of male wages. This indicator was calculated using the annual average regular gross wage. According to the Structure of Earnings Survey, 2018 results; the gender pay gap was realized in favor of the male wage in total and at all education levels. The gender pay gap was 7.7% in total. The biggest difference in gender pay gap was observed as 28.8% between males and females with vocational high school graduates, while the lowest difference was observed as 14.3% between males and females with high school graduates.

The annual average regular gross wage by sex and educational status, 2018

61.0% of employed females and 57.3% of employed males worked without time pressure

Time pressure is the pressure to finish tasks within a time span that is considered insufficient. According to the Work Organization and Working Time Arrangements Survey, 2019 results; 41.5% of the employed persons stated that they worked under time pressure and 58.5% stated that they worked without time pressure. While 39.0% of employed females stated that they worked under time pressure, this proportion was 42.7% for employed males.

It was observed that the average commuting time between home and work of females was less than that of males

According to the Work Organization and Working Time Arrangements Survey, 2019 results; while 30.3% of the employed persons stated that the average commuting time between home and work was less than 15 minutes, for 30.3% of them it was between 15-29 minutes, for 26.6% it was 30-59 minutes, 6.2% of them stated that they reached the work place between 60-89 minutes. 1.3% of employed persons stated that they had 90 minutes or more commuting time. 5.4% of the employed persons stated that they work at home.While 32.0% of the employed females and 29.5% of the employed males stated that the average commuting time was less than 15 minutes, 11.4% of the employed females and 2.5% of the employed males stated that they work at home. It was observed that the average commuting time of females was less than that of males and the more females managed their business from their own home.

68.6% of the employed females was satisfied with the time spent for commuting time

According to the life satisfaction survey results, while the 69.0% of the employed people stated that they were satisfied with the time spent for commuting time, this proportion was 68.6% for employed females and 69.1% for employed males in 2019.

The proportion of female deputy was 17.3%

According to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey data; among the 589 deputies, it was seen that the number of female deputies was 102 and the number of male deputies was 487 in 2019. While the proportion of females deputies entering the parliament was 9.1% in 2007, this proportion was 17.3% in 2019.

Mean age at first marriage was 25.0 for females and 27.9 for males

According to the marriage statistics; while the mean marriage age of females who officially made their first marriage in 2019 was 25.0, it was 27.9 for males. The province with the highest age at first marriage was Tunceli with 28.4 age for females and 31.1 age for males. The provinces with the lowest age at first marriage were Ağrı with 21.9 age for females and Şanlıurfa with 26.0 age for males.The distribution of the first 3 provinces with the highest and the lowest mean age at first marriage by sex, 2019

It was seen that 14.3% of females had higher education level than their spouses

According to the results of the ABPRS; when the educational difference between spouses was examined in official marriages; it was seen that 41.2% of females were married with the males that had higher educational level than them, while the proportion of females who had higher educational level than their spouses was 14.3% in 2018. While the proportion of spouses with the same educational levels was 43.1%, the proportion of spouses with unknown education levels differences was 1.5%.

Crude divorce rate was 1.88 per thousand

According to the divorce statistics; crude divorce rate was 1.88 per thousand in 2019. When the crude divorce rate was analyzed by provinces, the province with the highest crude divorce rate was İzmir with 2.95 per thousand. İzmir was followed by Antalya with 2.88 per thousand and Muğla with 2.71 per thousand. The province with the lowest crude divorce rate was Hakkari with 0.25 per thousand. This province was followed by Siirt and Muş with 0.33 per thousand.

The proportion of females using mobile phones was 90.2%

According to the information and communication technology usage survey on households and individuals results; in the three months period covering January-March 2019, the mobile phone usage proportion of individuals aged 16-74 was 93.5%. This proportion was 90.2% for females and 96.9% for males.

Females mostly lost their lives due to circulatory system diseases

According to the causes of the death statistics results; when the causes of death in Turkey was analyzed in 2018, circulatory system diseases were in the first place with 38.4%, benign and malignant tumors were in second place with 19.7%, and respiratory system diseases were in the third place with 12.5%.

When the causes of death statistics were analyzed by sex; while there was no significant difference between males and females in the ranking, it was observed that females who lost their lives due to circulatory system diseases were more than males. Accordingly; while the proportion of females who lost their lives due to circulatory system diseases, which rank first among the causes of death was 42.2%, this proportion for males was 35.3%.

Females were happier than males

According to the results of life satisfaction survey, the proportion of individuals who declared that they were happy was 52.4% in 2019. While the proportion of happiness for females was 57.0%, it was 47.6% for males. It was observed that 55.6% of married individuals and 45.1% of non-married individuals were happy. While 60.2% of married females and 50.6% of married males declared that they were happy, 49.1% of unmarried females and 41.3% of unmarried males declared that they were happy.

The next release on this subject will be on March 2021.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________EXPLANATIONS

It is a fact that studies should be carried out for developing the social and economic positions of women and improving the negative indicators on this subject by all parties who have responsibility. In order to form necessary policies in this field and follow up these policies healthfully, Gender Indicators Data Set which includes 129 indicators under 16 topics is published through the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) web site.

In addition, TurkStat published United Nations (UN) Minimum Set of Gender Indicators via TurkStat website for the first time in 2017 under the Gender Indicator Data Set at the Internet address of http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreTablo.do?alt_id=1068. UN 52 Minimum Set of Gender Indicators which were agreed by the United Nations Statistical Commission in 2013 are indicators about the subject of gender statistics which are nationally produced and internationally comparable.

Am I Supposed to Pay the Rent via Bank?

MuhasebeNews — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:00:28 +0000

1- Am I Supposed to Pay the Rent via Bank?
1.1- Office rent, no matter how much it costs, SHOULD BE PAID VIA BANK.
1.2- House rent, if it is 500 TL and more, SHOULD BE PAID VIA BANK.

House rents which cost less than 500 TL can be paid cash if it is wished. That obligation is applied separately to each house rent. Such as, if you have rental income from 10 different houses and the rent of 5 houses is 450 TL for each. So, if you wish, you may collect them in cash.

2- Since When Has This Rule Been Applied?
This rule has been applied as of the date of 01 November 2008.

3- How Can I pay it Except from Bank?
The collection of revenues and payments can be made via BANK or PTT as of the date of 1.11.2008.

4- Is There Any Rent Which is not paid via Bank?
The rents which are not supposed to be paid via bank are listed below:
4.1- Housing rents valuing at less than 500 TL,
4.2- Collection of revenues from house and office rents by means of execution and court,
4.3- On the other hand, rental payments in kind are also not within the scope of this obligation.

5- I Didn’t Pay the Rent via Bank! What is the Penalty?
The penalty for not obeying this rule shouldn’t be less than the amount stated below and it should be 5% of the amount applied to each transaction. The minimum amounts of penalties are listed below according to their obligation type.
5.1- 1.370 TL for the first class merchants and self-employed.
(Bookkeepers on the basis of balance and bookkeepers for self-employment income)
5.2- 690 TL for second-class merchants, farmers who are bookkeepers and people whose earnings are based on simple basis. (Operating Ledger, Simple Entry)
5.3- 340 TL for people apart from these. (People who do not have perpetual tax obligation, Housewives, Retiree, Officer, Worker etc.)

Each transaction will be fined separately. That means if the rent should be paid via bank but not paid; the leaser and the leaseholder will be fined separately for 4 months.

Source: 1- Official Gazette Dated 29.7.2008 and Numbered 26951- General Communiqué on Income Tax Numbered 268
2- Tax Procedure Law-Duplicated Entry Numbered 355

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Do people work in Festivals and National Holidays?

MuhasebeNews — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:36:56 +0000

1- Do people work in national holidays and weekends?
According to the Labor Law no. 4857, article no. 44 deciding on working conditions in national holidays and festivals; whether working in festivals or national holidays depends on collective labor contract or labor contracts.

2- If there is no condition in the labor contract how will working be like?
Employer’s will is necessary for working if it there is no condition in labor contract regarding working on national holidays or in festivals.

3-To which criteria payment is made on national holidays or in festivals?
Payment is made to the labors working in the places within the scope of Labor Law no. 4857.Without being in return of a work, full payment is made
– If they work without having holiday, full payment and working day payment made.
– Employee’s wage is paid by the employer in national holidays or festivals.

4- What are the national holidays and festivals celebrated in Turkey?

National holiday October 29 Republic Day

Official Holiday April 23 national sovereignty and children’s day

Official Holiday may 19 the commemoration of Atatürk youth and sports day

Official Holiday July 15 Holiday

Religious Holiday Sacrifice holiday

Religious Holiday Ramadan Holiday

New Years’ Holidays First January

Labor’s Day First May

Kaynak:Labor Law 4857
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Social Security for Employed Children

MuhasebeNews — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:42:11 +0000

Social Security for Employed Children

Social Security for Employed Children
Regarding apprentices, apprentice candidates and the students getting vocational education, in case of job accident and vocational disease, health insurance and while studying in vocational schools, the students who are supposed to do internship and who work part time are executed job accident and vocational disease insurance when monthly premium income is not 30 times more than daily premium income.

Those who are considered as having social security on the status of service agreement and general health insurance are executed to general health insurance articles if they are not responsible for taking care of anyone.
Moreover; Self-employed workers who are working on behalf of themselves considered as having social status as public agents, will be considered as having social security at the age of 18.

According to the articles of Turkish Civil Code, It is not necessary for those who graduated from vocational school or art school, to be older than 18 to be considered as having social security status.

The children who are younger than 15 years old are not allowed to be worked.
However, if they are at the age of 14 and completed their elementary education, are allowed to work on light duty, on the condition that their physical, psychological and moral developments and educational lives are not restricted.

Are Rest Breaks Taken Into Account When Calculating Overtime?

MuhasebeNews — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:00:01 +0000

Rest breaks are not taken into account when overtime is calculated. Rest breaks are not considered a part of work time.

For example; If someone is working between the hours of 08:00-20:00 and resting for 1,5 hours total, their daily working time is not 12 hours but 10,5 hours.

Source: Labor Law

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Can we employ Syrian workers as part-time?

The number of children engaged in economic activities in the 5-17 age group was 720 thousand persons in Turkey

Child Labour Force Survey, 2019 in Turkey

Females received lower wages than males at all educational levels in Turkey

Women in Statistics, 2019 in Turkey

Am I Supposed to Pay the Rent via Bank?

Do people work in Festivals and National Holidays?

1- Do people work in national holidays and weekends? According to the Labor Law no. 4857, article no. 44 deciding on working conditions in national holidays and festivals; whether working in festivals or national holidays depends on collective labor contract or labor contracts.

2- If there is no condition in the labor contract how will working be like? Employer’s will is necessary for working if it there is no condition in labor contract regarding working on national holidays or in festivals.

4- What are the national holidays and festivals celebrated in Turkey?

National holiday October 29 Republic Day

Official Holiday April 23 national sovereignty and children’s day

Official Holiday may 19 the commemoration of Atatürk youth and sports day

Official Holiday July 15 Holiday

Religious Holiday Sacrifice holiday

Religious Holiday Ramadan Holiday

New Years’ Holidays First January

Labor’s Day First May

Social Security for Employed Children

Social Security for Employed Children

Are Rest Breaks Taken Into Account When Calculating Overtime?

1- Do people work in national holidays and weekends?
According to the Labor Law no. 4857, article no. 44 deciding on working conditions in national holidays and festivals; whether working in festivals or national holidays depends on collective labor contract or labor contracts.

2- If there is no condition in the labor contract how will working be like?
Employer’s will is necessary for working if it there is no condition in labor contract regarding working on national holidays or in festivals.