Announcement of civil servant increase by the Minister of Labor

Vedat Işıkhan, Minister of Labor and Social Security, made remarks to civil servants and retirees after the rate of increase to be realized in 2024 and 2025 was determined.

Within the scope of the Collective Agreement of Seventh Validity, which determines the economic and social rights of public servants and retirees in the 2024-2025 scope, the Arbitration Commission was convened on 5 occasions; however, the proposal presented by the government in the previous meetings was accepted.

Despite the rate of increase demanded by Memur-Sen and the rate of increase that fell below the Central Bank’s inflation forecast, Işıkhan’s statements called attention: “We will continue to protect our employees against inflation”.

The Central Bank’s inflation forecast for 2024 was increased to 33 percent, while the forecast for 2025 was raised to 15 percent.

HE SAID ‘WE WILL NOT PRESS INFLATION’ BUT…

isikhan said:

“In the scope of our Collective Agreement of Seventh Validity, which determines the economic and social rights of our officials and retired officials for the years 2024-2025; It has decided to increase the rate to 15+10 percent by 2024 and 6+5 percent by 2025.

I hope that our Collective Agreement, in which we have made significant progress in terms of other social rights and the acceptance of the 50 articles requested by our public officials, be beneficial for all the actors in our working life, especially for our public employees . , public pensioners and their families.

I would like to thank our Confederations and our chartered unions in general, all the negotiating commissions and committees for carrying out the process within the framework of our principles of mutual understanding, consultation and courtesy. We will continue to protect our employees against inflation with our understanding of the social status.”

WHAT DID THE OFFICER WANT, WHAT HAPPENED?

The negotiation process, which began on August 1 in the framework of the negotiations of the Public Collective Agreement of the seventh legislature on civil servants and retired civil servants, ended before an agreement could be reached between the authorized union of civil servants Memur-Sen and the government; The Arbitration Commission of Public Servants entered the circuit.

The delegation met five times, but the government’s proposal for an increase presented at previous meetings was accepted.

officer-you, 2024 quarterly for 35 percent in the first 3 months, including participation in social assistance, 10 percent in the second 3 months, 15 percent in the third 3 months, 10 percent in the fourth 3 months.

Confederacy, 2025 for periods of six months. He had requested a 25 percent raise in the first six months and a 15 percent raise in the second six months, including the welfare portion.

In its first proposal on Aug. 14, the Public Employers Committee offered a 14 percent raise in the first six months of 2024, 9 percent in the second half, 6 percent in the first six months of 2025 and 5 percent in the second semester. ; On Aug. 17, it revised its offer to 15 percent in the first six months of 2024, 10 percent in the second six months, 6 percent in the first six months of 2025, and 5 percent in the second six. months of 2024.

The final decision today was to increase 15+10 percent for 2024 and 6+5 percent for 2025.