TÜROB representative Dr. Arslan attended the meeting of the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee.

Representing TÜROB, Dr. Hakan Arslan, General Manager of TÜROB member JW Marriott Hotel Ankara, attended the deliberations on the “Bill on Amending Certain Laws and Decree-Law No. 375,” which also includes regulations concerning working life, in the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee. 

As a result of the committee deliberations, a regulation was adopted by the committee that allows the weekly leave of personnel working in accommodation facilities holding a tourism operation certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to be granted, where necessary, within a 10-day period, in line with the written request and approval of the employee.

Speaking at the meeting, Dr. Hakan Arslan stated the following: “I am greatly pleased to be invited to and to attend this meeting on behalf of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers. I thank all our members of parliament, above all Mr. Resul Kurt and Ms. Emine Yavuz Gözgeç, who prepared this bill, and I hope that the regulation envisaged to be added to Article 46 of the Labor Law under Article 10 of the bill will prove beneficial for our sector and our sector’s employees. The current practice creates serious difficulties both for our employees and for businesses that must provide uninterrupted service. In this regard, we are pleased to see that the structural needs of the sector and the difficulties encountered in practice are clearly expressed in the general and article-specific justifications of the bill. The regulation envisaged to be added to Article 46 of the Labor Law is an extremely important step that, while safeguarding all the rights of employees, also adapts to the dynamics of the sector. With this regulation, it will become possible for weekly leave to be granted within a 10-day period upon the written request of employees and the approval of the employer. This flexibility will directly contribute to industrial peace. To summarize briefly: this proposal is a positive and meaningful development not only for businesses but also for our employees. I once again thank all our members of parliament who contributed to this regulation, which will help create a more efficient, balanced, and harmonious working environment, and I hope it proves beneficial for our sector and all our employees.”

APPENDIX: TBMM Planning and Budget Committee Meeting (pages 59‐70 contain the deliberation records on the article concerning weekly leave.)