Source: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/eplex/termdisplay.redress?p_lang=en&p_country=TR&p_all_years=Y
Timestamp: 2020-01-26 20:51:53
Document Index: 7592720

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 20', 'Art. 20', 'art. 18', 'art. 31', 'Art. 21', 'Art. 20']

EPLex - Turkey - Avenues for redress
Turkey - Avenues for redress (penalties, remedies) and litigation procedure for individual complaints
Information was found in secondary sources:
"The court endeavours to reconcile the parties at its first hearings. if conciliation fails, or if one of the parties is absent or is not represented, the proceedings must continue and judgment must be given on the facts at issues".
Dereli, T. (2006), 'Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Turkey', in R. Blanpain (ed.), International Encyclopaedia of Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 13, ELL. Suppl. 307, April 2006, (Alphen aander Rijn, Kluwer Law International), p. 215
See art. 20 LA: The employee who alleges that no reason was given for the termination of his employment contract or who considers that the reasons shown were not valid shall be entitled to lodge a complaint against that termination before the Labour Court within one month of receiving the notice of termination.
Art. 20 LA: the labour court must apply fast-hearing procedures and conclude the case (unjustified termination dispute) within 2 months. If the labour court's decision is appealed, the Court of Cassation must issue a definitive verdict within one month.
- Termination not justified by a valid reason (employee falling within the scope of the job security provision (art. 18 LA): reinstatement is the remedy, compensation shall be not less than 4 month's wages and not more than 8 month's wages if the employer does not respect the re-employment order and do not re-employ the dismissed employee (+ additional indemnity of up to 4 months for the period of time between notice of termination and the court ruling + severance pay)
- Abusive termination (= abuse of the right to terminate with notice employees not covered by the job security provision): 3 times the wages of the notice period (= max. 24 weeks for workers with more than 3 years' seniority).
-Discriminatory dismissal (= violation of the general principle of equal treatment in terminating the employment relationship): compensation shall be up to 4 month's wages.
- Termination due to trade union membership or participation in trade union's activities: compensation shall be not less than 12 month's wages.
- Termination due to trade union membership or participation in trade union's activities: art. 31 TUA
Art. 21 LA: if the court or the arbitrator concludes that termination is not justified by a valid reasons, the employer shall reinstate the employee
Reinstatement is only available (and mandatory) for employees covered by the job security provision.
Discriminatory dismissal, abusive terminations and dismissal based on trade union membership or activities do not give right to reinstatement.
Art. 20 LA: The em