The Turkish parliament has given approval to a draft law that will allow a flexible working relationship to be established through registered temporary work agencies. These workers may replace employees who are absent due to maternity leave or military service, because of an unforeseen increase in the work load, to perform short-term projects or in case of emergencies. Contracts must be in writing and agency workers may not be used in companies subject to strikes or lockouts. Moreover, limits are set to the proportion they may represent of the total workforce. There is also a six-month waiting period before former employees can be rehired via an agency. One interesting feature of this measure is that it specifically allows for deployment on a teleworking or “on-call” basis.