Important Recommendation Decision from KDK Concerning Public Employees!
Ombudsman Institution (KDK), leave periods of public employees who combine the holiday with annual leave, He recommended to the Ministry of Youth and Sports that holidays falling on weekends should not be deducted..
A public employee working in Isparta, 6–He combined his Eid al-Adha holiday on June 9 with his annual leave. However, When the two days of the holiday falling on the weekend are included in the annual leave period by the institution, the employee, He applied to the KDK requesting the return of these two deducted days..
KDK: “Holidays should not be deducted from leave time”
KDK reviewing the application, Despite the opinion of the Presidency of Administrative Affairs, of the application “a constricting comment” He assessed that it was. KDK, finding the employee's request justified, He made the following recommendation to the Ministry of Youth and Sports::
”Holidays falling within the annual leave dates and falling on weekends should not be deducted from the annual leave period.”
To the Presidency “Association of Applications” call
KDK, not just for this employee, He also sent a letter to the General Secretariat of the Presidency in order to ensure uniformity of implementation in all public institutions.. In the recommendation, “General holidays are not deducted from the annual leave period, regardless of which day of the week they fall on.” It was emphasized that. In the response from the Presidency, this suggestion was “will be evaluated in future studies” stated.
“Taking leave on a public holiday is detrimental to the employee.”
In the KDK decision, It was reminded that the right to annual leave is a Constitutional guarantee. Organisation, General holidays declared as holidays by law, such as Eid al-Adha, should be included in the annual leave period., He stated that it would have negative consequences for employees and restrict their right to rest guaranteed by the Constitution..
Also, 2429 With reference to the Law on National Holidays and General Holidays No.:
”Since holidays falling on Saturdays and Sundays are also included in the general holiday, they should not be deducted from the annual leave.”
An evaluation has been made.
