This is hundreds of thousands of employees! A novelty in collective agreements

In the written statement of MESS, it was recalled that the Collective Labor Agreement of the MESS Group, which determines the economic and social rights of metalworkers in the period 2021-2023, expired on August 31, 2023, and Türk Metal, United Metal- İş and Özçelik-İş unions agreed on the new temporary contract and it was stated that negotiations began on September 26 and 28.

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE IN ADVANCE

The statement emphasized that advance payments will be made to employees, taking into account the demands of workers and the schedule of contract negotiations, which may take up to 4-5 months, and the following information was shared:

*Schedule that must be followed by all parties in group collective agreements; It consists of stages that may require additional time, such as reaching the union authorities, preparing proposals and making the call, a negotiation process that lasts up to 60 days, and mediation in case of conflict.

*Therefore, the negotiation may take up to 4-5 months to conclude. DISORDER; The Group aims to conclude the Collective Agreement process in a positive manner for workers, members and the entire industry as soon as possible.

*In this process, MESS signed an important decision together with its members at the beginning of the group collective agreement negotiations, since contract employees would normally wait without receiving a raise.

*In order to protect the level of well-being of employees in the metallurgical sector, MESS; While negotiations for the new collective bargaining agreement continue, it has been decided to make an advance payment to its employees within the scope of the contract during the period until the process is completed.

160 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE AN ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME

He specified that for the first time in the history of the MESS, advance payments will be made to pre-contracted employees and added: “The advances will be paid until the contract is signed, starting in September.” When the contract is signed, the payments in question will be offset against the accumulated differences. “As negotiations continue in this direction, approximately 160,000 employees within the scope of the group collective bargaining agreement will receive advance payments for the first time in history.” He used the expressions.

UNCONDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN

In the statement, it was highlighted that MESS will always continue to support its colleagues, as in many pioneering practices in the sector, including supplementary health insurance, unconditional scholarships for the children of its employees studying in vocational secondary schools, the MESST Advantage Program that offers Cash Back on purchases, free vacations, and hotel training opportunities. (AA)