Turkey extends short-labour pay benefit until June 2021 to downshift to impact of COVID-19 pandemic
According to the Official Gazette, the Turkish government has extended the short-labour pay benefit -- a system that provides additional wages to employees whose hours are cut short -- by until the end of June 2021 to downshift the negative effects of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic on Turkey's economy.
- Economy
- Reuters
- Published Date: 10:47 | 02 December 2020
- Modified Date: 10:47 | 02 December 2020
The presidential decision was announced in the country's Official Gazette on Wednesday. The short-labour pay support was due to expire on Dec. 31.