Compassionate Leave

The term "compassionate leave" is used to refer to two matters under Turkish employment law. The first one is the leave with pay that is regulated under Labor Law Additional Article 2. The second one is the leave that, despite not being regulated in the law, the employer is obliged to allow according to the principle of good faith set forth in Article 2 of Civil Code. This obligation arises out of judicial decisions.

1) What are the cases of compassionate leave under Additional Article 2 Labor Law?

According to Additional Article 2 of the 4857 numbered Labor Law, "Employee shall be allowed to take; three days leave of absence with pay in the event of employee's marriage or adoption of a child, or in the event of the death of the employee's mother, father, spouse, brother or sister, and child; and five days leave of absence with pay in the event of employee's spouse giving birth (p.1). Employed parents whose child has at least seventy percent disability or chronic