20.12.2024 15:10
In the meetings where the minimum wage will be determined, Türk-İş, representing the workers, announced their demands as 29,583 lira. This proposal, which means a 74% increase on the current minimum wage, has also led to changes in the figures for unemployment benefits, severance pay, GSS premiums, and intern salaries.
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Another important threshold was crossed yesterday in the minimum wage negotiations. In the commission that held its first meeting on December 10, its second meeting on December 16, and its third meeting yesterday, no figures were discussed until now. The worker representative TÜRK-İŞ expected a proposal from employer and government representatives, but this expectation was not met. Following this, Türk-İş shared its demand for the minimum wage for the year 2025 with the public.
FIRST FIGURE FROM TÜRK-İŞ: 29 THOUSAND 593 LIRA
TÜRK-İŞ General President Ergün Atalay stated that the purchasing power of the minimum wage has fallen to 11 thousand lira. Emphasizing that the minimum wage is a living wage, Atalay said, "Those who should provide a figure did not, but we are expected to provide one. Mr. Mehmet Şimşek says, 'The country is improving.' If the situation is improving, announce a good wage so that we can all be satisfied. As minimum wage workers, we want a welfare share to be added to the minimum wage based on a 45% inflation rate. Our demand is to increase the figure to 29 thousand 583 lira by adding a 20% welfare share." he said.
TÜRK-İŞ'S PROPOSAL MEANS A 74% INCREASE
TÜRK-İŞ's demand for the minimum wage is equivalent to a 74% increase. With this move, TÜRK-İŞ raised expectations significantly, and a figure that had not been discussed until now emerged. Only political parties had announced their minimum wage demands as 30 thousand and above.
ITEMS THAT WILL CHANGE WITH THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
The minimum wage is a fundamental criterion that shapes not only the salaries of employees but also state supports, insurance premiums, and social aids. With the increase in the minimum wage, severance pay, unemployment benefits, GSS premiums, 65-year-old pensions, disability pensions, and intern salaries will also change.
NEW SALARIES ACCORDING TO THE 74% INCREASE
So, if TÜRK-İŞ's demand for a 74% increase is realized, how much will the relevant items be? Here are the new salaries according to the 74% minimum wage increase:
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
Maximum: 27 thousand 632 lira (Current 15 thousand 880 lira)
Minimum: 13 thousand 816 lira (Current 7 thousand 940 lira)
SEVERANCE PAY FOR MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS
Annual: 34 thousand 803 lira (Current 20 thousand 2 lira)
GSS PREMIUM
Monthly: 1,045 lira (Current 600 lira)
Annual: 12 thousand 529 lira (Current 7 thousand 200 lira)
INTERNSHIP SALARY
8 thousand 875 lira (Current 5 thousand 100 lira)
PENSION DEDUCTION (3% of the current gross minimum wage)
1,044 lira (Current 600 lira)
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