Increase in minimum wage caused a crisis in work quotas

Preparations for a 34% increase in the minimum wage to be reflected in apartment and site dues at the same rate were met with a reaction from the facilities management sector.

Yahya Sağır, president of the Confederation of Facilities Managers, said: “The 34 percent increase in the minimum wage, effective from July, does not mean that there will be the same increase in rates for apartments and sites. While personnel expenses make up the majority of site and apartment budgets, energy, maintenance and repair, and other expenses also determine the rate of increase in the overall budget.

’34 PERCENT OF REFLECTORS MADE VERY TALL’

50-65 percent of the expenses of a main building or collective structure are related to the number of employees, 20-35 percent are energy expenses, 5-12 percent are technical maintenance-repair and contractual expenses , 3-25 percent are other expenses Pointing out that these expenses are determined and these expenses may vary, Sağır said:

“Expenses vary depending on the demographic structure of the owners and their expectations of management, whether the structure is in a metropolitan area, province or city, including the district where it is located, the variety of services, compliance with standards and qualifications, whether the requirements of laws and regulations are met, and many other factors.”

Noting that the operating budgets are made for one year, Sağır said, “We have been working on this issue for a week. An average increase of 20-25% is observed in the fee of 1000 lira, and an increase of 20 percent in the fee of 4 thousand lira. Those who directly increase rates by 34 percent will have made an exorbitant increase,” he said.

“THE MEETING MUST BE DONE”

Sağır stated that in the site management plan, the authority of the management can be written to increase the share of common expenses and advance payments to a certain extent within the period without holding the general assembly, saying that it is possible to increase the project business if the management is authorized in the event of an increase in expenses higher than expected and the decision of the general assembly is notified to the owners of the flats.

Sağır said: “If the board of directors is authorized to make an additional budget in the management plans of the sites and apartments or in the last general meetings of apartment owners, it has the authority to make an additional budget. If management is not authorized to collect additional advances at the general meeting or if such power is not included in the management plan, an extraordinary meeting must be called urgently to increase the fee.

“CONFIRMED BY THE OWNERS OF THE APARTMENT”

Reminding that the board of directors, which has the authority to make an additional budget, must notify all owners and users of the new operating budget, Sağır used the following statements:

“If the project is challenged within 7 days, the situation is reviewed by the owners’ committee and a decision is made on the project, and a new project is prepared if necessary. The business project is one of the most important tools of apartment management and to claim a loan, it must be finalized and approved by the apartment owners.

It is important that the business project prepared by the managers is notified by certified mail or against signature, regarding the start of the opposition period of 7 days and to be able to request a credit. Business projects that are not contested within 7 days become binding on everyone.

The operating budgets that will be in force as of July for contracted outsourced services and expenses such as maintenance of elevators, hydrophores, generators, and swimming pools, must be compared with the operating budgets in the January-June period. (AA)