Article 24 – The employee, whether the term is fixed or not, may terminate the employment contract before the expiry of the term or without waiting for the notice period in the following cases:
I. Health reasons:
a) If the performance of the work which is the subject matter of the employment contract is dangerous for the health or life of the worker for a reason arising from the nature of the work.
b) If the employer or another worker with whom the worker is constantly in close and direct contact is infected with a contagious disease or a disease incompatible with the worker’s work.
II. Cases that do not comply with the rules of morality and good faith and the like:
a) If the employer misleads the employee by showing false qualifications or conditions about one of the essential points of this contract or by giving information or saying words that are not in accordance with the truth.
b) If the employer utters words or behaves in a way to touch the honour and reputation of the employee or a member of his/her family or sexually harasses the employee.
c) If the employer taunts or intimidates the worker or a member of his/her family, or encourages, incites or drags the worker or a member of his/her family to act against the law, or commits an offence against the worker or a member of his/her family that requires imprisonment, or makes unfounded serious allegations or accusations against the worker that are offensive to his/her honour and dignity.
d) The worker is subjected to sexual harassment at the workplace by another worker or third parties and the necessary measures are not taken despite reporting this situation to the employer.
e) If the wage of the employee is not calculated or paid by the employer in accordance with the provisions of the law or the terms of the contract,
f) In cases where the wage is agreed to be paid by piece or by the amount of work and the employer gives the worker less work than the number and amount of work he can do, if the wage difference between the wages is paid on a time basis and the missing wage of the worker is not compensated, or if the working conditions are not applied.
III. Compelling reasons: If compelling reasons arise in the workplace where the employee works that require the work to stop for more than one week. The employer’s right to immediate termination for just cause arises.
In the presence of the reasons in the text of the above-mentioned article, the employee may terminate the employment contract for just cause. If the employment contract is terminated for just cause, the employee is entitled to severance pay. However, there is no right to receive notice compensation.
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