Covid-19 Accelerates Introduction Of A New "Remote Working Regulation"

The Regulation on Remote Working ("Regulation") prepared by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 31419 and dated 10 March 2021. Amidst the increasing number of remote working arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Regulation aims to determine the works which cannot be performed remotely, provide for the rules on the protection of data in a remote setting, and set forth the general procedures and principles of remote working. In this article, we will summarize the major revelations under the Regulation.

Scope

The Regulation applies to employees working remotely as per article 14 of the Turkish Labour Law no. 4857 and their employers. "Remote working" as described in the said article is an employment relationship based on the principle that the employee performs her/his duties at home or outside the workplace, within the business organization established by the employer,