How much is the collective bargaining officer raise, when will it be determined?

As collective bargaining continued, the government, which recently presented its first offer as 24.2 percent for 2024 and 11 percent for 2025, delivered its second offer for civil servants as 15+10 percent for 024 and 6+5 for cent by 2025. Despite requests for welfare actions from civil servants, the government leaves the solution to the arbitral tribunal with low raise offers.

HOW MUCH DOES THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OFFER COST?

The government, which presented its first offer as 24.2 percent for 2024 and 11 percent for 2025, delivered its second offer for civil servants as 15+10 percent for 2024 and 6+5 percent for 2025.

The proposal provoked a reaction from the unions as it was well below the Central Bank’s forecast of 33 percent for 2024.

WHEN WILL THE ELEVATOR OF THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT OFFICER BE DEFINED?

The committee of public entrepreneurs presented the first proposal on August 14.

The government is expected to present the second proposal on August 17 and 22.

If the parties still cannot reach an agreement, an application will be submitted to the Public Officials Arbitration Board starting on August 23.

The government’s final offer will arrive on August 22. With the third proposal, either the process is signed between the parties and the process is completed, or the work of the table is left and it is transferred to the Arbitration Board of Public Officials. It will not be a surprise if the arbitral tribunal announces an increase parallel to the government’s proposal.

At this stage, the Board will announce the decision of the collective agreement for the increase in officials by the end of the month at the latest.

MEMUR-SEN’S RESPONSE TO THE OFFER

Memur-Sen Chairman Ali Yalçın reacted to the proposed figures in his statement after the meeting.

Yalçın’s words were as follows:

* First of all, I would like to express my astonishment. Although the inflation goal for 2024 of the Central Bank is located at 33 percent, it is not understood that the offers are circulating in numbers 23 and 25.

* The only optimistic side of the table is that there is a ruling on social rights.

* The social participation agenda should not be ignored at this table.

* There is no talk of social participation. No judgment was issued regarding our application for 1650 TL. Our rental contribution request was not discussed.

* We express that these offers should be reviewed and a suitable offer should be presented to us.

AGREED REQUESTS

On the other hand, Vedat Işıkhan, Minister of Labor and Social Security, who spoke at today’s meeting, listed some of the points that were agreed.

Accordingly, the pilgrimage permit for civil servants, the priority in TOKİ residences and the comfort in public accommodation for disabled civil servants will be consulted.

In addition, studies will be carried out to deliver 3,600 additional indicators to all public servants who reach the 1st grade. For disciplinary sanctions, amnesty will be provided under certain conditions.

OFFICER-SEN REQUESTS

Memur-Sen, which is the authorized confederation at the collective bargaining table, had requested an increase of 35% in the first 3 months, 10% in the second 3 months, 15% in the third 3 months and 10% in the fourth 3 months, including social participation, for the quarterly periods of 2024.

By 2025, the Confederation required a 25 percent increase in the first 6 months and a 15 percent increase in the second 6 months, including social participation, for six-month periods.

WELLNESS FORMULA

Memur-Sen, known for his closeness to the government, sits at the negotiating table. According to the information that SÖZCÜ has learned, Memur-Sen will not accept any increase offer below 33 percent, as it cannot even tell its own members. However, it is claimed that if Memur-Sen has an increase formula with the addition of ‘welfare share’, a compromise may be on the table. Consequently, for example; Even if an increase of 15+11 percent is proposed for 2024, the annual cumulative increase increases to 34 percent if an additional 5 point ‘welfare share’ is awarded. This relieves the pressure on Memur-Sen and makes signing easier.

The ‘offer’ accusation

It has been claimed that the local elections in March were behind the government’s offer to the negotiating table well below the expected inflation. It is claimed that the economic management did not want to submit an offer to the table first, and had to submit the 14+9 percent offer for show purposes. It has been claimed that the government intends to gain an advantage in local elections by leaving the collective bargaining increase to the arbitral tribunal and granting an additional electoral increase at the beginning of the year, thus trying to get off the table with as little increase as possible.