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ARTICLE · 25 OCTOBER 2013

The Working Time Regulation Concerning The Labor Act

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The Working Time Regulation Concerning the Labor Act ("Regulation"), issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, sets forth the principles governing the application of working time.

TurkeyEmployment and HR
Pelin Baydar
Pelin Baydar
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The Working Time Regulation Concerning the Labor Act ("Regulation"), issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, sets forth the principles governing the application of working time.

Working Time

Article 3 of the aforementioned Regulation defines working time as the period of time the employee spends at the workplace. The Regulation does not contain any other provisions as to which periods should be treated as working time; for this purpose, it refers to Article 66 of the Labor Act No. 4857 ("Labor Act"). Article 66 of the Labor Act reads as follows:

"Time periods deemed as part of working time:

a. the time required for employees working in mines, stone quarries or any other underground or underwater labor to descend into the pit or workings or to the actual workplace and to return therefrom to the surface;

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