Protection of women workers in maternity status in european union regulations

As a result of considering pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding as a special risk threat group, it can be argued that “pregnancy and nursing” status expression covers pregnant worker, worker who has recently given birth or breastfeeding and worker with small child who has recently completed breastfeeding period. Protection of woman worker in pregnancy and nursing status applies not only in terms of establishing labor contract but also in terms of working conditions required to have during implementation of labor contract and of termination of the labor contract. Our paper comprises analyses of the decisions of European Court of Justice within the framework of European regulations on the matter and description of the situation in Turkish Law in places in terms of theory and case law.