When will the minimum wage be determined and how much will it be?

The increase in the minimum wage, which is of concern not only to minimum wage workers but also to a large segment of the population, is among the main items on the agenda of the last period. As the problem of employee subsistence increases, the gap between the starvation limit and the minimum wage also widens.

HOW MUCH WILL THE MINIMUM FEE BE?

The negotiations of the minimum wage determination commission began with the worker’s request for an ‘increase plus tax bracket’ and the employer’s offer of ‘inflation plus social participation’.

Türk-İş President Ergün Atalay announced that they will start negotiating the minimum wage at 7,785 lira, which is the hunger limit.

With this statement, it has been made sure that Türk-İş will not accept an increase rate of 41.5 percent or less.

Türk-İş is expected to evaluate offers such as 8 thousand TL (45.5 percent), 8 thousand 250 TL (50 percent) or 8 thousand 500 TL (54.5 percent).

WHEN WILL THE MINIMUM WAGE BE DEFINED?

The second minimum wage meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14.

The minimum wage increase, which was determined at the end of four meetings in recent years, is expected to be announced at the end of three meetings this year.

BUSINESS OFFER IS AT THE LEVEL OF 7 thousand 500

At the negotiating table, employer representatives are expected to mention 6-month inflation plus the 10-15 point social participation formula.

This shows that even with the social participation of the IPC + 15, the increase offer will remain around 30-35%, and the employer will negotiate a maximum of 7 thousand 425 TL.

However, it is stated that this year the minimum wage will be determined by the electoral environment and not by the negotiating table.

MINIMUM WAGE EXPECTATION 7 thousand 845 TL

In the statement issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security; The results of the investigation initiated in the framework of the studies to determine the minimum wage in force in 2023 have been released.

The common expectation of the public, made up of citizens of various professions who are neither workers nor employers, for the minimum wage for 2023 was 7,845 lira,” the statement said.

TÜRK-İŞ SAID ‘AT LEAST 7 thousand 785 TL’

Türk-İş President Ergün Atalay spoke ahead of the minimum wage negotiations that will start today.

Atalay said: “We will not sit at the table with 5,500 liras, we will sit at the limit of hunger (7,785 liras). Let’s see what figure puts the employers and the government. If there is a figure that we do not agree with, we will not be at that table and we will not sign it,” he said.

HOW IS THE MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINED?

The Minimum Wage Determination Commission, consisting of 15 people, each of whom is five representatives of the employee, the employer and the government, determines the minimum wage. The Commission meets four times in December, based on custom, as part of the work to determine the new minimum wage.

The commission, chaired by one of the members determined by the Ministry, meets with the participation of at least 10 members and decides by majority vote. In case of equality of votes, the president’s side is considered to have the majority.

PRESIDENT OF TÜRK-İŞ: WE HAVE NO MINIMUM FEES OFFER

Türk-İş President Ergün Atalay responded to reactions directed at him after he mentioned 7,785 TL in the minimum wage commission.

Underlining that the figure of 7,785 TL is the hunger limit for November, Atalay pointed out that his statements were falsified by “non-benevolent people.”

Recalling that the hunger limit set by Türk-İş exceeded 7,785 lira and the poverty line exceeded TL 25,000 in November, Atalay said, “We went before the public and said: ‘Türk-İş will speak above the limit 7,785 lira starvation.’ But some non-benevolent people are judging us because ‘Türk-İş demanded 7,785 lira.’ We don’t have a minimum wage proposal. We are talking about the poverty line,” he said.

‘WE WANT FIRST THE EXPLANATION OF THE BUSINESSMAN AND THE GOVERNMENT’

Atalay attended the 12th Ordinary General Assembly of the Yol-İş Turkish Union held at a hotel.

Emphasizing that where the union is located, not only the minimum wage should be discussed, but also the Christmas bonus, the per diem, the child benefit and the food aid, Atalay said: “We have not made a proposal on the minimum wage for 4 periods. First, we want the employer and the state to explain. Because the public knows that when a number comes out of Türk-İş’s mouth, it will not go below that number.”

‘THE MINIMUM CHARGE AT THE TABLE’

Atalay said: “Everyone not at that table is expressing their opinions and contributing to us, but we pay the price for it,” Atalay said. they say. We’ll talk about it, it’ll be 8-9, the offer will come before us. I hope this is the last one, there will be a minimum wage at that table, ”he said.

Atalay said: “There is a system presented for September 12. He says; ‘The Minimum Wage Determination Commission will be made up of 15 people. 5 government officials, 5 employers, 5 workers.’ This system has been running for 41 years. He said there should be minimum wage on the table.

ECONOMIC DATA WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE MINIMUM WAGE NEGOTIATIONS

In the second meeting, which is important to determine the negotiation framework, basic economic data will be discussed.

At the meeting, where representatives of the Treasury, Finance and Trade ministries and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) will share economic data and reports with the commission, the parties are expected to deliver the first figures.

REQUEST FOR REGULATION OF INCOME TAX SCHEDULE

On the other hand, it became known that TÜRK-İŞ, representing the workers’ section in the Commission, will raise at the meeting the issues of regulating the income tax rate in favor of employees and eliminating obstacles to the organization union.

At the first meeting, closed to the press under the chairmanship of Director General of Labor Sadettin Akyıl, the employers’ committee was chaired by Akansel Koç, General Secretary of the Turkish Employers’ Union Confederation (TİSK), and the workers’ committee The committee It was chaired by Pevrul Kavlak, Secretary General of TÜRK-İŞ.

At the meeting, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security shared with the parties the minimum wage survey it had commissioned, and it was stated that the common expectation of those who occupy various occupations, who are not workers or employers in the survey, for the salary minimum salary in 2023 is 7 thousand 845 liras.