Turkish Competition Authority – Guidelines On Competition Law Violations In Labor Markets Published

Turkish Competition Authority published the "Guidelines on Competition Violations in Labor Markets" ("the Guidelines") adopted by its decision dated 21.11.2024 and numbered 24-49/1087- RM (4). In the Guidelines, the types of competition infringements in labor markets are firstly addressed within the scope of Article 4 of Act No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition under the headings of (i) employee non-solicitation agreements, (ii) wage-fixing agreements and (iii) information exchange, and then evaluations are presented in terms of ancillary restraints and other articles of the Act. The Guidelines outline the following principles:

• Non-poaching agreements are evaluated within the same framework as provider/customer sharing agreements. Non-poaching agreements that constitute an infringement in terms of purpose are considered cartels.