SGK part-time work allowance applications must be submitted to the local İŞKUR office in the district of residence within 30 days from the end date of the maternity leave. The workplace must provide a postnatal part-time work certificate, which is delivered to İŞKUR. Afterward, the part-time allowance application form provided by İŞKUR must be completed and signed to finalize the application. To qualify for the SGK part-time work allowance, at least 600 days of unemployment insurance premiums must have been paid before the birth or adoption event. This requirement must be met within the applicant’s last three years of employment. The worker must have been employed for half of their weekly working hours, and no medical report from any health institution should be in effect during this period.
How Is the SGK Part-Time Work Allowance Calculated?
The steps followed to calculate the SGK part-time work allowance amount are as follows:
- First, the applicant’s relevant data and eligibility are reviewed.
- For a first birth with a singleton pregnancy: 60 days of part-time entitlement.
- For a first birth with multiple pregnancies: 90 days of entitlement.
- If the child is born disabled: 360 days of entitlement.
- For a second birth with a singleton pregnancy: 120 days of entitlement.
- For a second birth with multiple pregnancies: 150 days of entitlement.
- If the second child is born disabled: 360 days of entitlement.
- For each entitled day, payment is made at the daily gross minimum wage amount, currently 98 TL per day.
- The total SGK part-time work allowance is calculated by multiplying 98 TL by the number of entitled days and summing the result.
Why Can the SGK Part-Time Work Allowance Be Suspended?
Reasons that can lead to suspension of the SGK part-time work allowance include:
- The termination of the adopted child’s legal adoption status.
- The death of the child after birth.
- The expiry of a temporary incapacity report when the application was submitted with such a report.
- Misuse of the allowance—for example, receiving the allowance while working a half day at one job and using the remainder of the day to work elsewhere.
- Leaving the workplace while officially on part-time hours.
For any of these reasons, the part-time work allowance payment may be suspended.
Who Is Eligible for the SGK Part-Time Work Allowance?
Those eligible for the SGK part-time work allowance are:
- Female employees who have given birth and who paid at least 600 days of unemployment insurance in the 36 months prior to birth.
- Female employees who have adopted a child and paid at least 600 days of premiums within the last three years of their employment history.
- Those who meet these criteria and return to work after maternity leave for half of their weekly working hours.
Eligible individuals can apply for the SGK part-time work allowance through the application process described above.
Once approval for the allowance is granted, beneficiaries can collect their payments by presenting their national ID card at the counter of the nearest PTT branch.
Frequently Asked Questions
When Will the Part-Time Work Allowance Be Paid?
The part-time work allowance payments will begin on July 27. Payments are made according to the last digit of the national ID number: those ending in 0–2 on July 27, 4–6 on July 28, and 8 on July 29 can collect their payments from PTT branches on the specified dates.
What Is the İŞKUR Part-Time Work Allowance Application Form?
The İŞKUR part-time work allowance application form is the document used during the İŞKUR application to record identity and contact information. The form must be completed at İŞKUR and signed in wet ink to finalize the application for the part-time work allowance.
What Is the SGK Part-Time Work Allowance?
The SGK part-time work allowance is a system designed to help working mothers spend more time with their babies. After maternity leave, eligible mothers who work part-time receive a daily allowance equal to the gross minimum wage per entitled day while continuing to work half of their usual daily hours.