What will the minimum wage be? How much will the civil servant and pensioner raises be?

President was re-elected in the second round of elections Recep Tayyip Erdogan In the cabinet appointed by the Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan it happened. Işıkhan’s agenda includes issues such as minimum wage hike, pensioner and civil servant salary increase, and the new pension system, among the files that need to be addressed within the first 3 months.

A MINIMUM WAGE SETTING COMMISSION WILL BE COMBINED

While the first 5 months of 2023 are behind, the 5-month inflation rate was 15.26 percent. The countdown has begun for the determination of the minimum wage. The Minimum Wage Determination Commission is expected to meet this month.

Vedat Iışkhan, Minister of Labor and Social Security, will invite the Commission to the meeting. 5 worker representatives, 5 employer representatives and 5 ministry representatives will participate in the commission. Along with the 6-month inflation and welfare share, an increase of 30-40 percent in the minimum wage is on the agenda. On the other hand, Vedat Bilgin, former Minister of Labor and Social Security, stated that the minimum wage would be approximately 500 dollars. The new minimum wage to be determined will be valid from July to January.

HOW MUCH WILL SSK AND BAĞ-KUR PENSION RISE BE?

One of the files waiting for Minister Işıkhan is the rate of increase to be made for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees. SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees receive a raise every 6 months. The raise rate of retirees is determined according to 6-month inflation. According to 5-month data, the increase of SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees has already been 15.26 percent. With the regulation made in April, the lowest pension was increased to 7 thousand 500 liras. In addition to this increase, President Erdoğan stated that the pensions of SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees would be increased gradually, starting from the base salary. It is expected that the Assembly will arrange for incremental increases, base salary hikes and welfare share increases. A significant increase is on the agenda for SSK and Bağ-Kur retirees, who receive salaries of more than 7,500 TL in June. With the increase to be made according to the amount of salary, a welfare share will also be created for retirees.

MINIMUM OFFICER’S SALARY WILL BE 22 THOUSAND LIRA

The raise rates that the civil servants will receive in accordance with the collective agreement will finally be clarified when the inflation rates in June become clear. In the last 5 months, inflation was announced as 6.65 in January, 3.15 in February, 2.29 in March, 2.39 in April and finally 0.04 in May. President Erdogan, in many statements, said that the lowest salary of civil servants will be increased to 22 thousand liras. In order to raise the lowest civil servant salary to these levels in the current salary table, a raise of at least 94 percent is required. The difference that civil servants will receive with inflation in June will be clear. Welfare share will be added on this difference.

HOW MUCH WILL THE KURBAN DAY BONUS BE?

The holiday bonus, which was 1,100 TL in the interim period, was increased to 2 thousand TL with an increase of 82 percent. Erdogan, in his statement for the pre-election holiday bonus, “We are in the process of increasing this figure even higher.‘ he used the phrase.

In case of an increase in the Eid-al-Adha bonus, EYT members whose transactions have not been completed will also see these payments in their accounts when their salaries are tied, as they are also entitled to the Eid-al-Adha bonus. More than 1 million EYT beneficiaries have started to receive pensions since March. From March 3 until July, those who submitted their retirement petition will have the opportunity to benefit from salary increases even if the retirement process has not been completed.

Those who apply after July will receive an increased salary. The pension increase of EYT members subject to the Pension Fund will be applied as indexed to the salary increase of actively working civil servants. Pension support will come to housewives. One of the files that Minister Işıkhan is expected to handle will be the Family Protection Program.

This program includes support for retirement and social security, especially for housewives. Within the framework of the program, one third of the premiums of housewives will be paid by the state, and mothers will be given support such as early retirement, remote work and flexible working.