Amendment To The Regulation On Remote Working: Hybrid Working Expressly Regulated

The Regulation Amending the Regulation on Remote Working (the “Amending Regulation”), published in the Official Gazette dated 25 September 2026 and numbered 33381, introduced a new paragraph to Article 9 of the Regulation on Remote Working (the “Regulation”), titled “Determination of Working Hours”, expressly regulating hybrid working arrangements. The Amending Regulation entered into force on the date of its publication.

Previous Regulatory Framework

The Regulation defines remote working as “an employment relationship established in writing, under which an employee performs their work at home or outside the workplace through technological means of communication, within the scope of the work organization established by the employer.” It also requires that the periods and hours during which remote work will be performed be specified in the employment contract. However, prior to the entry into force of the Amending Regulation, there was no specific provision in the Regulation