A game-changing decision was made regarding the annual leave use of millions of employees. Supreme Court, Weekend days falling during the annual leave period, employee's annual leave that it cannot be deducted He set a historical precedent in favor of workers by ruling.
The Dispute Was Taken to Judiciary
In the incident in question, an employee, When calculating the annual leave periods taken, week holidays are (on Sundays or contractually determined rest days.) He claimed that the corresponding days were also included in the leave period.. File after the dispute with the employer is taken to court, came before the Supreme Court for the final decision.
“Weekend Holidays Cannot Be Counted as Leave Periods”
The Supreme Court, which examined the file meticulously,, He referred to the annual paid leave provisions in the Labor Law. Supreme Court emphasizes that legal regulations protect workers, He made the following remarkable observation::
“Employees' right to annual leave is guaranteed by law. Weekend days that coincide with the leave period, cannot be included in the annual leave calculation. It is against the legislation to deduct weekend holidays from the leave entitlement.”
Court, In this context, it decided that the employee's justified request for incomplete leave periods should be accepted..
A New Era for Both Workers and Employers
According to legal experts, this decision, It will lead to the redistribution of cards in annual leave planning in business life..
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For Employers: A more meticulous approach will need to be adopted in leave calculations and human resources processes.. Otherwise, there will be a risk of facing retroactive labor claims and lawsuits..
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For Employees: Weekend days remaining within the annual leave period “will not burn”, These days will be added to the leave period.
