Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor and Social Security, Özgür Burak Akkol, Chairman of the Board of the Confederation of Turkish Employers' Unions (TİSK), and Ergün Atalay, Chairman of the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş) at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security to determine the working schedule of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission. met with.
Before the meeting, Bilgin met with Akkol and had a discussion about EYT. Meeting with Minister Bilgin before the meeting, Akkol stated that there is a need for solutions that meet the expectations of both employees and businesses at the same time on EYT, and said, “Our Minister has been receiving our opinions since the beginning of the process. It takes the opinions of not only TİSK but also other employer organizations. Today, we presented a comprehensive study on the expectations of employers to our Minister. I can summarize this study under three main roofs. One of them is about our friends who will retire and continue to work; SSI premium and employer costs are increasing. TİSK conducted a survey with the participation of many EYT employees in July and August. Here we saw that; More than 80 percent of our colleagues within the scope of EYT want to continue their business life, they want to receive the state pension but at the same time continue to work in their business. When we ask the employers, again, a very large proportion of the employers want to continue the employment relationship. We see a harmony here, and we want this harmony not to be lost. If you continue to employ a retired person, there will be a cost increase in SGK. Of course, this poses a risk both for the continuation of employment and for employers.”
“SGK Premium Difference Between Retired and Retired Persons Will Be Eliminated”
Expressing that Minister Bilgin had given them the good news at a closed meeting in the past weeks, Akkol said, “The SSI premium difference between retirees and those trying to retire will be eliminated. Therefore, the employment relationship will continue without any additional cost to employers. This issue is very valuable not only for employers, but also for employees who want to retire and continue their working life.
“We Have Received the Good News from KGF that Employers Will Not Be Left Alone With the Favorable Loan Opportunity”
Noting that if employees who will retire at the same time retire, it will cause a serious financial problem for employers, Akkol said, “Consider large enterprises and small enterprises, we are talking about a large number of retirees. If severance pay is received on the same day, there will be a financial problem. In this case, there is a possibility that the worker may be a victim, and this issue has been among our demands for a long time. Our Minister has just given the good news; He also stated that our Minister of Treasury and Finance is very supportive of this process. We have received the good news that employers will not be left alone with suitable loans from the Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF). In this sense, employers will be supported with appropriate loan interest related to severance pay.” shared his knowledge.
“We will organize retirements within a planning without hindering the continuation of production and exports”
Akkol continued as follows:
“In case of retirement of some departments, occupational health and safety risks may arise, especially in sectors where seniority is important. We, too, need to organize retirements within the framework of a plan, without making our colleagues aggrieved, but also without hindering the continuation of production and exports. Apart from these 3 titles, we had additional suggestions and we conveyed them to our Minister. At the moment, the process is going well, we expect the matter to be formalized soon.”
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