Türkiye'de Akdi Tatilin İş Hukukundaki Rolü ve Dinlenme Sürelerinin Yetersizliği

In this study, weekly rest days and contractual leave in Turkiye were examined. This study aims to investigate the standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO), and EU Directives regarding weekly rest period days in Turkiye draw attention to the insufficient rest period compared with the other countries, and also emphasize the importance of contractual leave. The weekly rest period in Turkiye, at around 60 hours, is the highest among OECD countries. The weekly rest day is just 24 hours, and of this period insufficient work health safety wise have been explained the insufficiency of this period in terms of work health and safety has been explained. The contractual leave is an additional holiday that could be accepted through a labor contract or a collective labor agreement. In this study, the relationship between contractual leave and the notions of labor law has been analyzed. Specifically, compensatory work, national holidays and public holidays, weekly rest periods, annual leave, and new job search leave have been discussed. Also, the wage of contractual leave, interest rates, and the effects of these days on absenteeism and the statute of repose have been discussed. As a result, worthy of human dignity, a life where workers are not mechanized and where the equivalent of labor exists should be built; work should be a means, not the purpose of a person's life, weekly rest days should be increased, and contractual leave should be popularized, and it has been concluded, that this solution will be significant.