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ARTICLE · 26 JUNE 2013

Collective Redundancy Under Turkish Law

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Article 29 of the Turkish Labour Law numbered 4857 which came into effect on 10 June 2003 sets forth the legal provisions regarding collective redundancy.

TurkeyEmployment and HR
Esin Erkal
Esin Erkal
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1. Legal Background

Article 29 of the Turkish Labour Law numbered 4857 which came into effect on 10 June 2003 ("TLL") sets forth the legal provisions regarding collective redundancy. The provisions regarding collective redundancies set forth in the TLL has been adopted within the framework of Article 13 and 14 of the Convention No. 158 concerning Termination of Employment at the initiative of Employer ("Convention No. 158"), which Turkey is a party to. Moreover, the TLL has legal provisions regarding collective redundancy which are similar to the provisions of 1975 European Union Directive 75/129/EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to collective redundancies, amended by Directive 92/56/EEC of 1992 ("EU Directive"). However, there are also major discrepancies between the two legislation which has been referred to herein below.

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