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under theRegulation forWorkingConditions of Pregnant andBreastfeeding
Women, Breastfeeding Rooms and Child Care Centers. For example, a
car crash that happened to a woman while she left work for breastfeeding
would be considered a work injury.
5.
Work injuries occurring during the transportation of the insured
party to or from the workplace by a vehicle allocated by the
employer
As can be understood from this Article, a traffic accident taking place
during the transportation to or fromaworkplace by a vehicle allocated by the
employer would also be considered a work injury. In order to apply such a
provision, the vehicle should be allocated by the employer and the accident
should take place on the way to or from the workplace. The ownership of
the vehicle does not have an impact in this case. The transportation could
be made by a vehicle belonging to a third party. The significant issue here
is the vehicle to be provided for the transportation of the insured parties to
the workplace. The previous wording of “collective transport” which took
place under Social Insurance Law no.506 was deleted form the contents of
the SIL; thereby the condition of collective transport has been eliminated.
Therefore, there is no difference between collective transport for social
purposes and allocation of individual transport.
Conclusion
Any incident other then the ones prescribed under the legislation
mentioned above as a work injury would not be considered within this
context.
A major amendment has been made by the social security report as to
notification and investigation of work injuries by the employers. Thus, if
an employee suffers a work injury, the employer must immediately inform
the competent police or gendarmerie forces and must inform the Social
Security Institution within three days. If the work injury occurs at a place
other then the places under the employer’s control, the prescription time
for informing the relevant authorities starts from the acknowledgement of
the work injury by the employer. It is obligatory to submit the work injury
or professional disease declaration to the Social Security Institution either
directly or by return receipt post. In cases where the necessary notifications