The CHP calls for a rally in response to the minimum wage.

The process for determining the new minimum wage, which directly concerns 7 million employees and indirectly affects the entire society, has concluded. Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan announced that the net minimum wage has been set at 22,104 lira, effective from January 1, 2025.

CALL FOR A RALLY FROM CHP

Following the announcement of the new minimum wage, many groups who found the wage insufficient reacted. The CHP, which has repeatedly expressed that the minimum wage should be at least 30,000 lira, made a notable move. CHP Deputy Chair Gamze Taşcıer called for a rally to protest the minimum wage.

"WE INVITE EVERYONE"

Taşcıer stated, "'We cannot live on this starvation wage,' we invite everyone who says this, unions, NGOs, to support the 'Citizens' Solidarity' rally at Tandoğan Square in Ankara on Saturday, December 28, at 1:00 PM, where our General Chairman Özgür Özel will also participate, and to respond to the civil call of those who say 'We cannot make ends meet'."

DETAILS OF THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE

The details of the new minimum wage shared with the public by Minister of Labor and Social Security Işıkhan have been clarified. Accordingly, the gross minimum wage of 26,005 lira and 50 kuruş consists of a net minimum wage of 22,104 lira and 67 kuruş, a social security premium of 3,640 lira and 77 kuruş, and an unemployment insurance premium of 260 lira and 6 kuruş.

When the gross minimum wage of 26,005 lira and 50 kuruş is added to the employer's social security premium of 4,030 lira and 85 kuruş and the employer's unemployment insurance premium of 520 lira and 11 kuruş, the monthly cost of the new minimum wage for an employer becomes 30,556 lira and 46 kuruş.

With the new minimum wage figure, the minimum wage support provided by the state to employers for each minimum wage employee has been increased from 700 lira to 1,000 lira. Additionally, with the new minimum wage, there will be changes in various areas, including unemployment benefits, General Health Insurance (GSS) premiums, severance pay, and internship wages, starting from January 1, 2025.