Collective Dismissal

Employee terminations will be considered to be collective dismissal in the following scenarios where the employees are terminated within one month of each other:

• a minimum of 10 employees are terminated in a workplace employing between 20 and 100 employees

• a minimum of 10 percent of employees are terminated in a workplace employing between 101 and 300 employees

• a minimum of 30 employees are terminated in a workplace employing 301 and more employees

If collective dismissal takes place, the following procedure should be followed.

An employer which intends to collectively dismiss employees must give written notice of its intention to terminate to the representatives of the trade union at the workplace (if any) and to the Turkish Labour and Employment Institution. Such notice shall include information covering: