FLEXICURITY IN TURKISH LABOUR LAW and SECURITY LAW

The aim of this study is to focus on the concept of flexicurity , accepted as the new market model balancing the needs of employers for greater flexibility and the need of employees for security. The globalization process changes the economic and social structure of the countries in the world. These changes necessitate lawfull and institutional innovation too. The first step has taken in EU Joint Employment Report. It has been projected that flexicurity shall be activated through new regulations on laws, activate labor market policies, education and social security system. In Turkey the Act of 4857 has regulated the flexicurity concept and the Social security Law regulates the measures that ensure security to reduce of negative effects of flexible employment.

Keywords:

flexicurity security, labour law,

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