Racism, Language, Religion and Gender Discrimination:
Our company pays special attention to avoid discrimination among the job candidates and existing staff according to our Human Resources Policy, which adopts the definition "every single person is equal before the laws without any discrimination due to language, race, color, sex, political view, philosophical belief, religion, sectarian, etc." introduced by the Human Right Laws and the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey. In case of any discrimination, the perpetrators and the ones giving rise to such a situation are identified and their statements are taken. The related persons are warned with the approval of the top management; the labor contract can even be terminated if such a situation is repeated.
Child and Young Worker Employment:
In line with the Labor Law No 4857, Feka does not recruit persons under the age of 18. Our "Apprenticeship programs" support the occupational training of Apprenticeship School and Occupational High School students between 15-18 years of age.
Compliance with the Legal Working Hours:
Our main principle is not to interfere with the free employee hours reserved for resting and social life, beyond the working hours of 8 hours daily and 45 hours weekly, except for obligatory cases. Any overtime request accompanying the written consent of the employee should be submitted to the Human Resources Department after justification of the relevant manager and approval of the top management.
Unfair Competition:
According to the human rights and labor law, unfair competition refers to all prejudicial actions of a person or an entity to the other parties in any field. Such a case may legally entitle our company to the right of litigation against the counter party. Some actions deemed as unfair competition pursuant to the Human Rights and Commercial Law include:
• Infringement of Brand and Patent Rights
It refers to the crimes that attempt to make an exactly same copy of a brand. If any of our employees infringes the design &patent rights of other institutions on his/her own initiative and the company is associated with this crime, an administrative investigation shall be filed against the employee due to the abuse of position and authority. This action might lead to the termination of his/her labor contract with the approval of the top management.
• Disclosure of Commercial Secrets and Confidential Information
In the case of any legal penalty attributed to the company due to the acquisition of any personal or institutional commercial secrets through bribery, thief or blackmailing by an employee, an administrative investigation shall be filed against the employee due to the abuse of position and authority. This action might lead to the termination of his/her labor contract with the approval of the top management.
• Defamation
If any act such as spreading false news among the employee about the corporation or any related issue is detected, the statements of the parties are taken and the related persons are treated according to the legal provisions and the nature of the subject.
• Favoritism
Inhibition of rights like salary, social rights or career planning for one employee and enhancement of these rights for the other due to unfair favoritism in a workplace is an unethical behavior pattern in terms of human rights. This also affects the morale and motivation of employees in a negative way. If such a case is detected, the perpetrators and the ones allowing such a situation are identified and their statements are taken. The related persons are warned with the approval of the top management, the labor contract can even be terminated if such a situation is repeated.