{"id":1699,"date":"2020-12-29T02:18:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T02:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuno-cpa.co.jp\/turkey_blog\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2021-01-29T02:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T02:25:43","slug":"employment-regulations-measures-under-the-coronavirus-pandemic%e2%91%a2-%e3%80%9cvoluntary-termination%e3%80%9c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kuno-cpa.co.jp\/turkey_blog\/employment-regulations-measures-under-the-coronavirus-pandemic%e2%91%a2-%e3%80%9cvoluntary-termination%e3%80%9c\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Regulations & Measures under the Coronavirus Pandemic\u2462 \u301cVoluntary Termination\u301c"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merhaba! I am Shun Yoshida from Tokyo Consulting Firm Turkey Office.<\/p>\n

I hope you all are safe and stay healthy.<\/p>\n

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Please let me share more information about Employment Regulations & Measures under the Coronavirus Pandemic as same as the last two blogs. As the last episode on this topic, I will specifically mention regarding \u201cVoluntary Termination\u201d under COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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As I have repeatedly explained the prohibition of dismissal in the last two blogs, termination of the employment contract by the initiative of the employer has been prohibited due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other way around, this regulation does not include the termination of the contract by request from the employee-side which is so-called \u2018voluntary termination\u2019. In particular, it might not be infrequent that the employee finds another job on one\u2019s unpaid leave period and eventually reaches to the voluntary termination. From the perspective of the employer, there may be some unavoidable cases which let one\u2019s employees be on unpaid leave periods thanks to the deterioration in business environment. As a result, it may indirectly encourage employees to leave their jobs during the applicable periods against the employer\u2019s will.<\/p>\n

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One of the main concerns in above case will be severance payment. To get straight to the point, the employer is not obliged to pay the severance payment in the cases of voluntary termination by the employee.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, however, it goes without saying that availability of severance payment is surely the utmost concern to employees likewise. If one involuntarily got placed on unpaid leave period and has to leave the current job in the form of voluntary termination which does not deserve receiving severance payment, it would be very difficult to achieve the peaceful retirement with no trouble. Agreeing with the employee for voluntary termination in return for the *monetary payment which is equivalent to the severance payment with written contract<\/u> can be considered as a countermeasure to be taken for the aforementioned. It helps the employment contract to be smoothly terminated without violating any regulations during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

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* The amount paid by the employer to the employee does not necessarily have to be equal to or bigger than the severance payment. There is no specific rule on the amount as long as there is agreement between the two parties.<\/p>\n

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It is of course possible for us to provide legal support regarding the mentioned contract. Please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n

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That is all for this week.<\/p>\n

We are offering free meeting regarding establishment and business development in Turkey. Furthermore, it is possible for us to provide employee training and personnel evaluation system as solutions to develop the in-company productivity and activate the employee\u2019s performances.<\/p>\n

If you have any question other than the above topic, please do not hesitate to contact us.<\/p>\n

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Thank you very much for your time to read until the end.<\/p>\n

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