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Aralık 2019’da Çin’in Vuhan kentinde başlayan yeni koronavirüs hastalığı (COVID-19) kısa sürede küresel bir salgına dönüşmüştür. Çalışma alanında bu salgına yakalanan çalışanların sosyal güvenlik açısından sahip olacakları haklar, hastalığın iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı olarak tanımlanıp tanımlanmayacağına bağlı olarak değişmektedir. COVID-19’un iş kazası mı, meslek hastalığı mı yoksa normal hastalık olarak mı tanımlanacağı belirsizdir. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak iş kazası ve meslek hastalıkları arasındaki farklar incelenmiştir. Sonrasında COVID-19’un iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı nitelikleri konusunda Türkiye’deki ve dünyadaki görüşler araştırılmıştır. Yapılan iş ile COVID-19 arasında doğrudan bir ilişki bulunan, maruziyet riski yüksek işlerde çalışanların COVID-19’a yakalanmasının meslek hastalığı niteliğinde olacağı ancak diğer çalışanların COVID-19’a yakalanmalarının iş kazası veya meslek hastalığı niteliğinde olmayacağı görüşü tercih edilen görüş olarak sunulmuştur. Çalışmanın son bölümünde COVID-19’a yakalanan çalışanların SGK’dan (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu) alabilecekleri parasal yardımlar belirtilmiştir. Yazarın bilgisine göre bu çalışma; iş kazası ve meslek hastalığının farklarını tartışarak çalışma alanında COVID-19’a yakalanmanın iş kazası ve meslek hastalığı niteliğini araştıran ve COVID-19 sonrası çalışanların sosyal güvenlik haklarını inceleyen ülkemizdeki ilk çalışmadır.
The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, rapidly became a global epidemic. In terms of social security, the rights of workers who were infected in the work field, depends on whether the disease is identified as a work accident or an occupational disease. It is uncertain whether COVID-19 to be identified as a work accident, occupational disease or normal disease. In this study, firstly, the differences between work accidents and occupational diseases are examined. Afterwards, the concepts in Turkey and in the world about identifying COVID-19 as work accident or occupational disease were investigated. It is suggested that, the case for infected employees, whose duties directly related with COVID-19 and who work at high risk of exposure to COVID-19, should be identified as an occupational disease. However, in the case for other employees, COVID-19 should not be identified as a work accident or occupational disease. In the last part of the study, financial supports of SGK (Social Security Institution in Turkey) for COVID-19 infected employees are specified. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study in Turkey to investigate the differences of work accident and occupational disease in order to identify the infection of COVID-19 in the work environment and the social security rights of employees after COVID-19 infection.
The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China in December 2019, rapidly became a global epidemic. In terms of social security, the rights of workers who was infected in the work field, depend on whether the disease is identified as a work accident or an occupational disease. It is uncertain whether COVID-19 to be identified as work accident, occupational disease or normal disease. In this study, firstly, the differences between work accidents and occupational diseases are examined. Afterwards, the concepts in Turkey and in the world about identifying COVID-19 as work accident or occupational disease were investigated. It is suggested that, the case for infected employees, whose duties directly related with COVID-19 and who work at high risk of exposure to COVID-19, should be identified as an occupational disease. However, in the case for other employees, COVID-19 should not be identified as a work accident or occupational disease. In the last part of the study, financial supports of SGK (Social Security Institution in Turkey) for COVID-19 infected employees are specified. To the author's knowledge, this is the first study in Turkey to investigate the differences of work accident and occupational disease in order to identify infection of COVID-19 in work environment and the social security rights of employees after COVID-19 infection.
Field : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Uluslararası
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