The New Cost of Running Unregistered Foreign Workers

📌 Regulation on the collection of the expenses of foreigners who were deported from the employer for working without permission 

This regulation makes it legal for employers who employ unauthorised (unregistered) foreign workers in Turkey to be held liable for expenses related to travel, housing, disability, health and administrative transactions incurred while they were deported.

1 – Purpose

• Disagreeing to employ unregistered foreign workers.
• Burdening the burden of deporting costs on the public to the employer.
• Indirect contribution to the fight against migrant trafficking.

2 The impact for employers

• The penalty for employing a foreign national without a permit will not only be limited to the administrative fine, but all expenses, such as plane tickets, housing, housing and health care costs, will also be collected from the employer when the deportment takes place.
• The employer will be able to face an additional cost of thousands of TRY per worker he employs illegally.
• In the event of a retrospective follow-up, it will pose a risk to companies in accounting planning and workforce management.

3 – In terms of the public

• The financing burden of the deport transactions will be reduced.
• It is expected to be implemented as an effective measure against unregistered immigrant employment.

4 – Sectoral impact

Specifically;

• Construction,
• Agriculture,
• Home services,
• It increases the risk of supervision in areas where it is common to employ unregistered foreign workers, such as textile workshops.

5.Probable implementation process

• The deport costs of the captured foreigner will be calculated by the relevant public institutions.
• The employer will be notified formally.
• If no payment is made, collection can be made through the tax office.

» Conclusion:

This arrangement weighs the risk of unauthorised employment both legally and financially, and aims to deter hiring unregistered foreign workers. The responsibility for controlling the residence and work permits of foreigners employed by employers becomes even more important.

Details on the subject the Official Gazette You can reach.