What is the rate of increase of public employees? How much is the salary of a public worker?

The negotiations of the Framework Protocol of the Public Collective Convention 2023, which involve more than 700,000 workers who work in public institutions and organizations, including highways, railways, special provincial administrations, sugar mills, power generation plants, Ministries of National Education and of the National Defense, hospitals and universities, have come to an end.

HOW MUCH IS THE RAISE OF THE PUBLIC WORKER?

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “With this collective agreement, we are achieving a 45 percent increase in wages, including social participation. We are increasing the minimum wage to 15,000 TL,” he said.

“With this agreement, we are introducing a bonus payment of 4 to 6 percent for our workers who have no other employment bonuses,” Erdogan said, continuing as follows:

“We also add 10% to the minimum wage for our workers who are veterans, victims of terrorism, and family members of martyrs. We are going to increase overtime wages by 70 percent. We anticipate night worker wages to be paid an 8 percent increase. We update the figures for clothing and food aid and increase them at the rate of wage increases. We are also making increases in titles such as additional payment, social assistance payment, service increase, bonus for non-payment, number of days. I want the collective agreement to be beneficial for our workers and institutions”.

EXPLANATION OF THE INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, THE EMPLOYEE AND THE PENSION

“We will make new arrangements that will increase the income of all our citizens and raise the level of welfare,” Erdogan said, continuing as follows:

“We will continue the work we did at the beginning of the year on this issue, from the increase in the minimum wage to the increase in civil servants and pensions. In this regard, we have preparations for July based on the inflation gap and the welfare share. Especially our officers. It is also our duty to waive your rights.”

Hak-İş President Mahmut Arslan said: “We have passed an important stage. I hope the resulting image is beneficial.” Türk-İş President Ergün Atalay said: “My duty and Mahmut’s is to protect the interests of the workers.”

AT LEAST 15 THOUSAND TL ARE DEMANDED

The joint demand of TÜRK-İŞ and HAK-İŞ, representing the workers, came out as “increasing the monthly gross base salary to 15 thousand lira and adding 15 percent social participation to all salaries after this “.

After adding the base salary increase and welfare allowance, a 45 percent increase was requested for the first 6 months, and a 5 percent increase and inflation difference for the second, third, and fourth 6 months. each.