Türkiye
Employee benefits in Türkiye include social security and health insurance, which are required by law, while others are provided voluntarily by the employer. Moreover, employers can deduct these benefits from corporate income by defining them as an expense or cost item.
Country Insight
Mandatory and voluntary employee benefits in Türkiye range from health insurance and unemployment insurance to sick leave, from lunch vouchers, gift vouchers/cards, roadside assistance, achievement awards, and training allowances.
Today, companies offer their employees the freedom to choose from multiple benefits suiting their needs or likes. This type of benefit is called Flexible Fringe Benefits, and they include the following.
Leaves – paid leave days, maternity/paternity leave, casual leaves, parental leave, adoption leave, career breaks, additional severance pays, and additional paid leave.
Insurance – private health insurance. life insurance. long-term/permanent disability insurance, personal accident insurance, check-up/health screenings, and individual pension plans.
Allowances/Discounts – reimbursement of moving costs, covering the costs of training, discounts on company products, sports or social club membership, canteen or lunch vouchers, company loans, company cars, company credit cards, work clothes allowances, and benefits like dry cleaning vouchers.
Flex Work – flexible working hours, home office.
Child/Personal – childcare, consultancy on career, financial or personal matters.
This information about mandatory and supplemental employee benefits in Türkiye comes from Asinta’s Central and Eastern European Partner, the GrECo Group.