ABSTRACT

The functioning of the labor market can be determined not only by the conditions of the market and the economy, but also by the gender perception. For employees, social conditions such as nursery/day care service are factors that enhance the efficiency, affiliate the organization, and employment ratio. On the other hand, for employers, social care service is conceived as a fact of labour cost. In that regard, the aim of this study is to find out the effect of women’s employment, labour productivity, and operating turnover on a nursery service in Denizli in terms of employers. The content of theoretical study consists of the research findings in literature and related legal regulations. The application section contains the results of ‘in-depth interview’ which is one of the qualitative research methods. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were held with 20 employers or employer representatives in textile, glass and service sectors in Denizli between November 2015 and November 2016. The fundamental result of this study according to the number of participants is that the nursery/day care service might increase the labour productivity and especially the women’s employment, but might to decrease the labour turnover rate