The Reform Law No. 5510 reorganized the rights and obligations related to insurance status. According to Article 4 and subparagraphs a, b and c of paragraph 1 of the Reform Law, employees who previously retired under the former SSK are classified as 4/a insured, self-employed persons who formerly retired under Bağ-Kur are classified as 4/b insured, and civil servants who previously retired under the Pension Fund are classified as 4/c insured.
Who Must Notify the Social Security Institution About a Retired Worker’s Employment Entry?
Under Law No. 5510, the procedure for notifying the Social Security Institution (SGK) about a retired insured person depends on the insured’s classification. The obligation to report a 4/a insured worker to SGK falls on the employer. Likewise, it is also the employer’s responsibility to notify SGK when an employee who receives a pension begins work.
How Is a Retired Person’s Employment Registered?
The employer first submits the retired person’s employment entry declaration and then the service document electronically via the e-Sigorta (e-Insurance) system to notify SGK through the internet.
Retired Workers Have Two Options When Starting Employment
Retired individuals starting employment with an employer have two choices. From the first day they return to work, they may opt to have their pension suspended and have all applicable insurance branches fully applied. Alternatively, they can choose to continue receiving their pension while the relevant support premium provisions are applied. A retired insured individual cannot submit this preference directly to the Social Security Institution; the preference must first be communicated—verbally or in writing—to the employer. The employer then reports this choice to SGK through the e-Sigorta system.
Be Sure to Inform Your Employer That You Are Retired When You Start a Job
Retired employees must inform their employer of their pension payment preference when starting a job. When submitting the retired employee’s entry via e-Sigorta, the employer should ask the employee which insurance branch they prefer and select the insurance branch that corresponds to the employee’s choice. After the employment entry declaration for the retired person is submitted online via e-Sigorta, the employer must have the employee sign the employment entry notification document to confirm the reporting.