Teleworking Under Turkish Labour Law

1. In General

The working model which widely known as home office or working from home is a working model that is often exercised in practice. It is a work system in which the employee freely determines the place where he or she works, unlike the classical workplace definition. The concept of teleworking, which has been frequently used both in IT and sales sector with the enhancement of the technology, is also being preferred by many businesses which have been able to adapt themselves to technological developments. In line with the technological development, the concept of teleworking has also been introduced into Turkish Labor Law No. 4857. Legislation in 2016 with the amendments brought to Article 14 of the Law which reads as;