ARE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS SIGNED WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WITHOUT A WORK PERMIT CONSIDERED INVALID FROM THE BEGINNING?

ARE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS SIGNED WITH FOREIGN WORKERS WITHOUT A WORK PERMIT CONSIDERED VOID AB INITIO?

According to the provisions of the International Workforce Law No. 6735, with certain exceptions, it is mandatory to obtain a permit for foreigners to be employed in our country (art. 6/1). An employment contract signed between an employer who employs a foreigner without obtaining a work permit from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the foreigner is not considered void ab initio. The invalidity has prospective effect and consequences.