The Regulation On Remote Working

The Regulation on Remote Working has been published in the Official Gazette dated 10 March 2021 and numbered 31419 and entered into force on the same day (the "Regulation"). While the concept of the remote working has been introduced with Article 14 of the Labor Law numbered 4857 (the "Labor Law"), with the Regulation, the procedures and the principles of remote working have been regulated. This Monthly Updates aims to provide a brief explanation on the Regulation and highlight the essential novelties introduced therein.

Scope of the Regulation

As per the Regulation, remote working is defined as an employment relationship, which is established in writing, based on the principle that the employee performs the work at home or outside of the workplace with technological communication tools within the scope of the business organization setup by the employer. Accordingly, the remote workers, which are employees that performs all or part of their works by remote