The concepts of short-term working and short-term working
allowance which find execution area in the period of novel
coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, are regulated under
additional Article 2 of the Law numbered 4447 on Unemployment
Insurance. Accordingly, short-term working is a practice which
provides income support to the insured for their off-period not
longer than three months in conditions when reducing the working
period in the workplace by one-thirds or suspending the operation
completely or partially for at least four weeks, without any
condition of continuation, due to general economic, sectoral or
reginal crises and force majeure.
Due to the fact that epidemic illnesses are regulated as force
majeure under the legislation; in cases where decrease in
production, services and therefore in working terms or
discontinuation of operation occur due to COVID-19 pandemic,
short-term working may be benefited. The approval of the employee
is not sought for
