The meetings where the minimum wage will be determined for 2022 are followed with interest by millions of workers and employers. The Minimum Wage Determination Commission is meeting for the third time today. The Commission will meet today at 10:00 at the Confederation of Turkish Employers’ Unions.
Foreign exchange and inflation, which increased in 2021, especially in the 3rd and 4th quarters of the year, significantly reduced the purchasing power in a very short time, causing the money in the pocket to melt. Therefore, it will be determined for the year 2022. minimum wage It is also the hope of many that it will be increased at a rate against this meltdown. The decision to come out of the minimum wage meetings, which started with the beginning of December, is eagerly awaited by millions of citizens.
The Minimum Wage Determination Commission, after the first meeting held last week and the second meeting held two days ago, today will meet for the third time at 10:00. Host of today’s meeting Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TİSK) it will be. So, what will happen at today’s meeting?
Data from the General Directorate of Labor and TurkStat will be presented:
The meeting, which started at 10:00 am, will be chaired by Nurcan Önder, General Manager of Labor. At the meeting Data and reports from the General Directorate of Labor and TurkStat will be discussed. After these reports, it is expected that the worker and employer will pronounce the first numbers in the bargaining process.
What happened at previous meetings?
Prior to the first minimum wage meeting held on 1 December, Minister Vedat Bilgin stated that they conducted a survey with workers and employers. There is an expectation of 3.750 TL. had explained. This situation did not particularly satisfy the employers, and he stated that the result would be to lay off workers due to the increase in labor costs. Workers’ side at the meeting Between 3.750 – 4.000 TL the employer side when making an offer, Between 3.500 – 3.750 TL submitted an offer.
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In the meeting on December 7, the President of Türk-İş, before the meeting TurkStat says inflation is 21%.However, he stated that the price hikes are in the middle and that the inflation is at a higher level than this.
TİSK had previously announced that the minimum wage could be determined after the third meeting, that is, after today’s meeting.