COVID-19's Impacts On Employment

1. What are the measures to be taken by the employer at the workplace during the COVID-19 outbreak?

Under the duty to protect the employee, the employer is obliged to take occupational health and safety measures and to protect the employee's health, physical and mental integrity. Also as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the employer is obliged to ensure the occupational health and safety of the employees.

In this scope, it is advised that the employer (if exists, by gathering the Occupational Health and Safety Council at the workplace) determines the action plan and measures to be taken during the outbreak, announces them to the employees, ensures that the employees comply with the measures taken and carries out compliance check regularly.