07.04.2025 09:21
In the public sector, the Turkish Heavy Industry and Service Sector Public Employers' Union (TÜHİS), which represents the public employer in the negotiations for the Framework Protocol of Public Collective Labor Agreements that will determine the wage increase for approximately 600,000 workers, is expected to present its initial offer to the workers' side in the coming days.
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The negotiations for the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreement Framework Protocol, which includes nearly 600,000 workers in public institutions and organizations such as highways, railways, electricity generation plants, ministries, universities, and hospitals, are ongoing.
The discussions, which began with the joint wage demand of TÜRK-İŞ and HAK-İŞ submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security on February 27, have seen a significant portion of the administrative articles negotiated.
The workers' side is pushing for a daily minimum wage increase to 1800 lira, followed by a 50% raise for the first six months of 2025 and a 25% raise for the other six-month periods, along with a 10% welfare share. TÜHİS is conducting a cost analysis regarding this demand. After the completion of the cost analysis, TÜHİS is expected to present its initial offer to the workers in the coming days. Following the public employer's initial offer, the negotiation process between the parties is expected to accelerate.
IT ALSO AFFECTS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
On the other hand, the 8th Term Collective Agreement negotiations, which will determine the wage increase rate for approximately 4 million civil servants and 2.5 million retired civil servants, will begin on August 1, covering the years 2026-2027. In this context, the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreement Framework Protocol, which concerns public workers, is also significant for collective agreements to be signed in the private sector, especially the Group Collective Labor Agreement of the Turkish Metal Industrialists' Union (MESS).
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