Social Security Institution has published a new Communiqué numbered 2021/9 and canceled the termination code 29 (for the behaviors of the employee against ethic rules) and added new termination codes with that new Communiqué.

The new codes on the Communiqué are as below:

Code-42; "If the employee tricks the employer and gives incorrect information about the employer during the employment contract. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-a)

Code-43; If employee speaks of ill or behaves disrespectfully on behalf of the employer or their families (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-b)

Code-44; If the employee sexually harass another employee. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-c)

Code-45; If the employee teases about the employer or employer's family comes to the workplace drunk or on drugs or uses these in the workplace. (Law No:4857 Article 25-II-d)

Code-46; If the employee steals, reveals the secrets of the employer, behaviors that do not comply with loyalty. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-e)

Code-47; If the employee has a crime that requires an imprisonment for more than seven days. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-f)

Code-48; If the employee does not come to workplace without a permission from the employer or a valid reason for 2 workdays continuously, or a workday after a holiday for two times in a month, or three workdays in a month. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-g)

Code-49; If the employee does not perform the tasks although reminded by the employer. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-h)

Code-50; If the employee causes danger in the workplace, causes a damage with an amount of more than a monthly salary. (Law No: 4857 Article 25-II-i)

You can reach the related SSI Communiqué numbered 2021/9 here. (The link is in Turkish).

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