TÜRK-İŞ announces minimum wage demand! How much will GSS premiums, severance pay, and unemployment benefits be?

TÜRK-İŞ has announced its demand for the minimum wage by stating a net figure for the first time. President Ergün Atalay requested that the minimum wage be increased to 29,583 TL, based on a 45 percent inflation rate and a 20 percent welfare share. This demand will significantly affect unemployment benefits, severance pay, GSS premiums, and intern salaries. So, how will unemployment benefits, severance pay, GSS premiums, and intern salaries change after the minimum wage adjustment? Here are the details...

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TÜRK-İŞ announces minimum wage demand! How much will GSS premiums, severance pay, and unemployment benefits be?

No figures were discussed at the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which held its first meeting on December 10, its second on December 16, and its third on December 19.

The labor representative, TÜRK-İŞ, was expecting figures from the employer and government representatives. However, as no figures were discussed, TÜRK-İŞ held a press conference to announce its wage demands for the first time.

TÜRK-İŞ'S WAGE HIKE DEMAND IS 29 THOUSAND 593 LIRAS

TÜRK-İŞ President Ergün Atalay stated that the purchasing power of the minimum wage has fallen to 11 thousand liras.

Stating that the minimum wage is a subsistence wage, Atalay said, "As minimum-wage workers, we want a welfare share added to the minimum wage on top of the 45 percent inflation rate. Our demand is for the figure to be increased to 29,583 liras by adding a 20 percent welfare share."

74 PERCENT HIKE

TÜRK-İŞ's minimum wage demand is equivalent to a 74 percent hike. Political parties had also announced their minimum wage demands as 30 thousand and above.

WHAT WILL CHANGE WITH THE MINIMUM WAGE HIKE?

The minimum wage is a fundamental criterion that shapes not only employees' salaries but also state support, insurance premiums, and social benefits.

With the minimum wage hike, severance pay, unemployment benefits, General Health Insurance (GSS) premiums, the 65-year-old pension, disability pensions, and intern salaries will also change.