Labor Law and the Role of the Lawyer
Labor law is a branch of law that regulates the relationship between employees and employers and is of great importance at both the individual and corporate levels. It covers many different areas in working life, from employment contracts to employee receivables, from reinstatement lawsuits to occupational health and safety obligations. Therefore, lawyers play a critical role in protecting the rights of both employees and employers in the field of labor law.
The role of lawyers in labor law is twofold.
In its preventive function, risks that the employee or employer may encounter in the future are identified before they arise. Problems that may arise from incorrectly or incompletely drafted employment contracts are corrected in advance, and disciplinary regulations and internal guidelines are brought into compliance with the legislation. In this way, the employer is protected from high compensation and administrative sanctions that they may face in the future, and the employee secures their employment process without experiencing any loss of rights.
In its remedial function, the lawyer intervenes when disputes arise despite all precautions taken. The lawyer protects the client’s rights in cases such as reinstatement lawsuits, seniority and notice compensation claims, overtime and annual leave entitlements, mobbing allegations, breach of the duty of equal treatment, and work accidents.
The lawyer does not merely file lawsuits or mount defenses; they also provide strategic roadmaps to their clients, prevent loss of rights, and contribute to the process being concluded in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.
Labor Law Consulting for Companies
For employers, labor law is not only an area that regulates employee relations; it also has strategic importance in terms of the company’s corporate reputation, efficiency, and legal security. An incorrectly drafted employment contract, a practice that violates the law, or an incomplete workplace regulation can lead to serious compensation risks and litigation.
At this point, Kulaçoğlu Law Firm ensures that companies’ human resources processes are fully compliant with the law from start to finish and protects employers against potential risks through regular consulting services.
Our Main Services for Employers
Employment Contracts and Internal Regulations: Preparation, updating, and auditing of employment contracts according to the company’s needs. Regulation of disciplinary rules and workplace internal regulations in accordance with legislation.
Occupational Health and Safety Obligations: Establishment and auditing of necessary processes to fulfill the employer’s legal responsibilities.
Personnel Transactions: Acting in accordance with the law in hiring, termination, seniority, and notice processes; prevention of potential disputes.
Mediation and Litigation Management: Resolving employee-employer disputes primarily through mediation, and effectively managing lawsuits if no resolution is reached.
Strategic Legal Consulting: Ensuring the legal security of the company’s human resources structure during growth processes (new investments, mergers, acquisitions).
Protection of Workers’ Rights
Labor law is a branch of law that not only secures the obligations of employers but also guarantees the fundamental rights of workers. The protection of workers’ labor, fair wages, occupational health and safety, overtime, seniority, and severance pay are at the core of labor law.
However, in practice, most of these rights are either ignored or exercised in violation of the law. This is where the role of a lawyer becomes critical. Lawyers step in to ensure that workers do not suffer any loss of rights, are not subjected to unlawful termination, and are represented as strongly as possible before the courts.
Our Main Services for Employees
Unfair Dismissal and Reinstatement Lawsuits: Filing and following up on reinstatement lawsuits for employees whose employment contracts were terminated without valid cause.
Seniority and Notice Compensation: Calculating the compensation owed, pursuing enforcement proceedings if it is not paid, and collecting it through litigation.
Wages, Overtime, and Leave Entitlements: Demanding rights such as unpaid wages, overtime pay, and annual leave entitlements through legal means.
Mobbing and Discrimination Lawsuits: Protecting the rights of employees who are subjected to psychological harassment or discrimination in the workplace on grounds such as gender, age, or ethnic origin.
Occupational Health and Safety Violations: Compensation lawsuits and monitoring of criminal proceedings in cases of work accidents or occupational diseases.