Türk Hukukunda Korumalı İşyeri Uygulaması ve Engellilerin Korumalı İşyerlerinde İstihdam Edilmesinin Esaslar

Various methods have been developed for the employment of the disabled in order to enable the disabled, who are considered as one of the disadvantaged groups in the working life, to participate actively in the working life and to increase their employment rates and the method of sheltered employment (sheltered workplaces) is one of them. In the sheltered employment method, which the application forms of which differ from country to country in line with the dynamics and needs of the countries, working conditions are specially arranged for the disabled and working environment away from competition is created. The sheltered workplace practice was introduced in Turkish Law for the first time in 2005 with the Law No. 5378 on the Law on Disabled People and Amending Certain Laws and Decree Laws (now the Law on the Disabled People) and the procedures and principles regarding the process and control of sheltered workplaces are regulated by the Regulation on Sheltered Workplaces published in the Official Gazette dated 27.01.2022. In addition, incentives for the salaries and social insurance contributions to be paid to the names of disabled people working in sheltered workplaces, discounts and exemptions in terms of some taxes that the employer of the sheltered workplace is obliged to pay and sheltered workplace project supports are regulated in various legislations.