The 6th Term Collective Agreement negotiations, in which the financial and social rights of millions of civil servants and retired civil servants in 2022 and 2023 were determined, ended with a verbal agreement. Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor and Social Security, said, “Compromising with the unions is not an easy task. We came here with a big compromise. We have reached an agreement on general issues," he said. Accordingly, civil servants and retired civil servants were increased by 5 percent + inflation difference for the first half of 2022, and 7 percent + inflation difference for the second half of 2022. In 2023, an increase of 8 + 6 percent and an increase in the rate of inflation will be achieved.
A WORKING GROUP WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR 3600 ADDITIONAL INDICATORS
The 6th term collective bargaining negotiations, in which the financial and social rights of millions of civil servants and retired civil servants in 2022 and 2023 were determined, ended with a verbal agreement.
Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor and Social Security, "Compromise with unions is not an easy task. We came here with a big compromise. We agreed on general points," he said.
Minister Bilgin noted that a working group on 3600 additional indicators will be established and will be implemented within the next year. Bilgin said that the collective bargaining bonus, which was 135 TL, was increased to 400 TL, so that the scaling increase would not turn into an economic problem rather than compromise.
“COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT PERIOD SHOULD BE EXTENDED”
Making statements in front of the ministry building after the meeting, Ali Yalçın, Chairman of the Civil Service Confederation, called for changes in the collective bargaining law in the statement he made after the last meeting of the 6th term collective agreement, noting that the time given was insufficient, "The time given for interviews is not enough. Collective agreements for civil servants require a two-month process. More arrangements can be made by extending the period," he said.
THE OFFICER WANTED 21 PERCENT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND 17 PERCENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR
In previous meetings, Memur-Sen and Turkey Kamu-Sen labour unions demanded an increase of 600 liras, an increase of 21 percent in 2022 and 17 percent in 2023. While the government offered 5 percent for the first six months of 2022, 6 percent for the second six months, and 6+6 percent for the first and second six months of 2023, the civil servants were not satisfied with this offer. Then Memur-Sen gave time to submit a second offer and the time had expired.