ISTANBUL
Turkey has barred employers from laying off workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a top government official said on Thursday.
Employment contracts cannot be nullified for a three-month period except in unconscionable situations, according to the country’s labor, social services and family minister.
Turkey will also pay 39.24 Turkish liras (about $5.70) per day for three months to workers forced to take unpaid leave due to the coronavirus outbreak, Zehra Zumrut Selcuk said in a tweet.
She also announced that the ministry will bear expenses for elderly and disabled people at private nursing homes and care centers.
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