ABSTRACT

One of the conditions of collective labor agreement is that the labor union must obtain the majority required by law in the workplace or enterprise. The Ministry of Labor and Social Security takes the official records into consideration when it determines the competent labor union. The central office where administrative/financial affairs are carried out and which falls under a different branch of activity (number 10 trade, office, education and fine arts) from the main workplace producing goods or services, is not taken into consideration in the determination of the majority. In case of an objection to the determination of competence filed by the employer, whether the central office is a place connected to the workplace comes to the fore. The answer to the question of whether the central office is a place connected to the workplace or a workplace independent from the main workplace in terms of determination of competence directly effects the competence of the labor union.