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Minimum wage meetings for 2021 continue. The first two meetings were held last week and the numbers that should have been delivered were communicated. The decision of the Minimum Wage Commission, which will meet 4 times in total, is scheduled for the end of the month. For the year 2020, employees were paid 2,943 gross lira and 2,324 net lira of minimum wage. With the increase that will be made in the new year, items such as the unemployment pension and the minimum life allowance will increase. TurkStat shared with the commission that in 2021 the minimum wage was calculated at 2,792 lire 10 kuruş for a single worker, 2 thousand 507 lire 70 kuruş for those who work in medium jobs, 2,339 lire 10 kuruş for those who work in light jobs . So what will the minimum wage increase in 2021 be?
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TURKSTAT MINIMUM WAGE EXPLANATION
The Commission for the Determination of the Minimum Wage held its third meeting in the field of negotiations to determine the minimum wage that will be valid in 2021, online, organized by Türk-İş.
At the meeting, which was closed to the press and lasted about 3 hours, the Türk-İş delegation presented their opinions and demands, while the minimum wage worker Özgül Assistant, who was in the delegation, expressed the problems of the minimum wage earners.
At the meeting, the TÜİK representative also announced the minimum subsistence amount for a single worker. TurkStat shared with the commission that the minimum subsistence amount for a single worker was calculated at 2,792 lira 10 kuruş for those who work in heavy work, 2 thousand 507 lira 70 kuruş for those who work in medium jobs, 2,339 lira 10 kuruş for those who work light jobs.
Meanwhile, it was learned that the commission will hold its fourth and last meeting next week at the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.
2021 MINIMUM WAGE RATES
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9 percent increase: TL 2,533.16
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10 percent increase: TL 2,556.4
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11 percent increase: TL 2,579.64
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12 percent increase: 2602.88 TL
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13 percent increase: TL 2,626.12
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14 percent increase: TL 2,646.36
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15 percent increase: TL 2,672.6
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16 percent increase: TL 2,695.84
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17 percent increase: TL 2719.08
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18 percent increase: TL 2,742.32
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19 percent increase: 2765.56 TL
WHEN IS THE THIRD MEETING OF THE MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINATION COMMITTEE?
The third meeting of the determination commission will this time be organized by the union. Final prices will be put on the table at the meeting, which will be hosted by Türk-İş on December 22.
If no decision is made from this meeting, the 2021 minimum wage increase will be announced between December 23-30.
MINIMUM TIME SALARY RATES IN RECENT YEARS
OTHER PAYMENTS WILL INCREASE
With the increase in the minimum wage, there will be an increase in the following concepts:
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Disability allowance
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Minimum allowance to live
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Maximum limit of compensation
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Birth and military debt
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Employee insurance premiums
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General health insurance premium
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Unemployment pay
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Old age income limit, home care, disability wage
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The short work allowance will have increased by as much as the minimum wage.
HOW MUCH DOES DİSK’S MINIMUM WAGE DEMAND?
The Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK), 2021 has announced that the net minimum wage should be 3,800 pounds.
DİSK President Arzu Çerkezoğlu and board members announced the minimum wage report at the meeting they held at the TMMOB Büyükkent branch in Karaköy.
Arzu Çerkezoğlu, “During the epidemic period, the minimum wage should be calculated differently, the tax burden and deduction should definitely be eliminated, the gross minimum wage should be paid net. The 2021 minimum wage should be calculated taking into account the loss of income and the new burdens that the Kovit-19 epidemic brought to households. The minimum wage must be completely tax-free and the minimum amount of all wages must also be tax-exempt. During the epidemic period, the minimum wage must be covered by budget SGK worker premiums. There is no doubt that all confederations may have different calculations regarding the figure. We made our determinations regarding the minimum wage with 3 different calculations: We calculated both the increase in national income, the poverty line and the minimum amounts determined by TURKSTAT. And as the average of these 3 calculations, we say that the minimum wage for 2021 should be 3 thousand 800 TL. gave.
HOW MUCH IS THE TURK-IS MINIMUM WAGE DEMAND?
Türk-İş President Ergün Atalay made a statement about the new minimum wage, which directly affects almost 7 million employees and indirectly all citizens. Atalay said: ‘We hope that the employer and the government will bring a number that makes us smile and say’ yes’. We have a number in our heads. The commission members will take the opinion of Hak-İş and DİSK in the coming days. said.
Atalay, the fourth meeting of the Turkey-Business headquarters press conference on the minimum wage negotiations will begin in December, the minimum wage should be the base rate in Turkey “living wage” What returned.
By stating that more than 7 million people are living on minimum wage today, Atalay drew attention to the fact that 99 percent of minimum wage employees are not unionized.
Stating that the general public is unaware of how the minimum wage is determined, Atalay said:
“The minimum wage is determined by the 15-person commission consisting of five people from the employee, the employer, and the government. The employer and the government determine the minimum wage figure they want, providing the majority. This year, management said: ‘Shouldn’t we join this commission?’ We also think. This commission is not a fair commission. Part of society does not understand this. “Unions can take it to a certain point if they want to.” We have many sanctions in public contracts or private sector contracts, but we do not have such sanctions on Minimum salary “.
HOW MUCH IS HALK-İŞ’S MINIMUM WAGE DEMAND?
Hak-İş President Mahmut Arslan stated that the minimum wage is a basic social policy tool that should be used to eliminate injustice in income distribution, “The minimum wage should be increased in a way that corresponds to expectations and realities. of our country “. found the evaluation.
Arslan, who wanted the minimum wage to be a wage that would allow the employee and his family to live humanely in accordance with the economic and social conditions of the day and compatible with human dignity, said:
“The minimum wage is a basic tool of social policy that must be used to eliminate injustice in income distribution. The minimum wage must be increased in a way that corresponds to the expectations and realities of our country. Our country is going through an extraordinary period due to pandemic conditions. Our government has implemented measures and measures for working life. However. In particular, there is a critical process in which employees in some sectors are victimized and lose their jobs and income. When determining the minimum wage, our insistence and basic demand is to eliminate these grievances, take into account that they concern all segments of society, and include family obligations. “
