Labor Law
Labor Law and Social Security
Working life is a dynamic structure that continuously evolves alongside economic developments and changing employment models. The relationship between employee and employer is not limited to the execution of an employment contract; it encompasses a broad spectrum ranging from recruitment to termination, working conditions, and occupational health and safety.
Zengin & Aydın Law Firm approaches labor law not from a one-sided perspective, but by comprehensively understanding both parties to the employment relationship—employees and employers alike. In a region such as İzmir, which stands at the heart of industry and commerce, our primary objective is to maintain workplace harmony and to resolve disputes with minimal disruption and loss.
Our Services within the Scope of Labor Law
Our office plays an active role at every stage of the process, offering both representation in individual labor disputes and preventive legal services to corporate clients.
1. Employer Representation and Corporate Consultancy
For employers, the greatest financial burden often arises from unforeseen legal risks. Through our services as an employer-side labor law attorney in İzmir and our ongoing corporate consultancy, we aim to establish legally sound human resources processes and prevent potential lawsuits and compensation liabilities.
- Contract Management: Drafting fixed-term and indefinite-term employment contracts, as well as confidentiality and non-compete agreements.
- Termination Procedures: Determination of just or valid grounds for termination, management of defense requests, issuance of warning notices, and execution of termination notifications.
- Workplace Practices: Preparation of disciplinary regulations, maintenance of official records, and proper organization of personnel files in compliance with legislation.
- Corporate Consultancy: Ongoing legal advice regarding Labor Law, Social Security (SGK) legislation, and Occupational Health and Safety matters.
2. Employee Rights and Receivables Claims
Receiving fair compensation for labor and standing against unlawful practices are fundamental employee rights. As an employee-side labor law attorney in İzmir, we protect the rights of employees—who may be in a comparatively weaker position—by relying on up-to-date precedents of the Court of Cassation.
- Severance and Notice Compensation: Calculation and recovery of compensation entitlements in cases of termination or resignation for just cause.
- Wage and Benefit Claims: Pursuit of unpaid salaries, overtime pay, weekly rest compensation, public holiday pay, and annual leave entitlements.
- Reinstatement Actions: Claims for reinstatement and compensation for idle periods for employees dismissed without valid reason or through unlawful procedures, provided they fall within the scope of job security.
- Mobbing and Bad Faith Compensation: Compensation claims arising from workplace psychological harassment (mobbing) or discriminatory practices based on union activities.
3. Service Determination and Occupational Accidents
Unregistered employment (lack of social security registration) and occupational accidents constitute some of the most technical areas of labor law.
- Service Determination Actions: Establishment of employment periods for employees who were uninsured or whose insurance premiums were underreported.
- Occupational Accident Compensation: Management of pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation claims arising from death, injury, or loss of capacity due to occupational accidents.
4. Mediation Processes
Under Turkish law, mediation is a mandatory precondition before filing labor lawsuits. Our office professionally manages mediation meetings on behalf of both employees and employers, ensuring either the establishment of the most favorable settlement terms for our client or the proper issuance of a mediation impasse report.
As Zengin & Aydın Law Firm, we do not allow our clients to become lost within the complex framework of labor legislation. We operate on the principles of “sustainable and risk-free management” for employers and “full and fair compensation for labor” for employees.