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Labor Law

In the field of Labor Law, we provide both legal consultancy and litigation services regarding all legal relationships between employees and employers. By closely monitoring legislation, case law, and legal doctrine, we adopt an approach focused on delivering preventive, up-to-date, and client-oriented solutions.

Employment and Mutual Termination Agreements

  • Drafting, revision, and termination of employment agreements and mutual termination (release) agreements
  • Preparation of confidentiality agreements, internal company regulations, and directives

Working Hours and Wage Practices

  • Preparation of the necessary procedures regarding overtime, national holidays, general holidays, and weekly rest day practices
  • Calculation of annual paid leave entitlements

Disciplinary and Termination Processes

  • Management of defense, warning, and termination processes due to performance insufficiency
  • Resolution of disputes arising from the termination of employment agreements based on economic or operational reasons

Labor Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  • Legal consultancy and litigation services in cases involving mobbing, reemployment (reinstatement), and employee receivables
  • Guidance for employers within the scope of the Collective Labor Law
  • Conducting industry classification and authorization determination lawsuits
  • Participation in collective bargaining negotiations with labor unions and drafting of collective bargaining agreements

Risk Mapping

  • Identification and evaluation of contract-based corporate commitments
  • Analysis of potential legal risks arising from guarantees provided by the company in relation to possible legal proceedings
  • Assessment of the impact of ongoing lawsuits and disputes on company operations
  • Review of articles of association when necessary; determination of representation and signature authorities, and preparation of internal directives

Corporate Operations and Process Management

  • Identification of the company’s potential needs and preparation of the necessary procedures (procurement, contract management procedure, signature procedure, internal directives, etc.)
  • Review of existing contracts, identification of deficiencies, and revision thereof
  • Drafting of contract templates aimed at minimizing risks specific to the company’s field of activity
  • Establishment of a legal infrastructure supporting daily operations and providing practical, time-efficient solutions to existing legal issues

Personal Data Protection (KVKK) Process Management

  • Preparation of a personal data processing inventory
  • Drafting of policies (access, information security, retention, destruction, website privacy policy, cookie policy, etc.)
  • Drafting of agreements (between data controllers, between data controllers and data processors)
  • Preparation of breach notification forms, disclosure and information documents, audit questionnaires, and process reports
  • Ensuring employee adaptation through periodic and random internal audits
  • Legal support in responding to data subject applications
  • Informing clients of current developments within the framework of Turkish and EU legislation
  • Ethics & Compliance Processes
  • Drafting of the Ethics & Compliance Code of Conduct and ensuring compliance with legislation directly related to the company’s main field of activity
  • Preparation of ethical business practices procedures
  • Legal consultancy during crises

By Way of Example:

  • Providing consultancy to companies with 1,000+ employees during restructuring and downsizing processes aimed at increasing profitability through effective planning
  • Providing consultancy to companies operating with 500+ contractors on the most appropriate contract-based relationships and working principles to identify and prevent sham subcontracting
  • Delivering Basic Labor Law and Mobbing training to white-collar and blue-collar employees as an accredited trainer of PERYÖN (Turkish People Management Association)
  • Delivering Mobbing training to managers at all levels of our sector-leading clients within the scope of the Labor Law Academy Project