New work arrangement in Istanbul and the decision to work from home

The Istanbul Provincial General Hygiene Council met by videoconferencing method under the chairmanship of Governor Ali Yerlikaya.

After the meeting, the governor made a statement to Yerlikaya. Stating that they have expanded the scope of remote and rotary working methods in all public institutions and organizations as of today, Governor Yerlikaya announced the decisions taken:

“Employees aged 60 or over (except those in administrative positions),
Pregnant women, people with chronic illnesses and female staff with children under the age of 10 will be considered to have administrative leave and will work from home.
Apart from these, our other staff will work alternately weekly. “

93.3 percent of 5 million 300 thousand employees are from the private sector

Noting that there are 5.3 million employees in all sectors in Istanbul, Yerlikaya said that “93.3 percent of this works in the private sector. “It is indispensable for Istanbul in the fight against the epidemic, it is a gradual and flexible work practice in the private sector,” he said.

07.00 decision in the industry

Noting that there are approximately 1 million 200 thousand employees in the industrial sector, Governor Yerlikaya explained the arrangement for this group as follows:

“Employees of the industrial sector, tomorrow’s schedule. At 07:00, it was decided to start work. This decision will be implemented as of Monday, November 9 “.

Yerlikaya said: “With the permission of Allah, we will defeat the virus by observing the precautions together. “Together we will overcome the epidemic, we will do it together,” he said.