“Minimum Wage Determination Commission” meeting today
Minimum Wage Determination Commission will hold the 4th and last meeting at 11.00 today. The new minimum wage is expected to be announced after said meeting at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
The Minimum Wage Determination Commission, consisting of representatives of employees, employers and the government, has held three meetings so far as part of its work to determine the minimum wage, which will be effective in 2022. Türk-Iş President Ergün Atalay stated that the purchasing power had fallen too much and stated that the red line of the worker was 4 thousand pounds, while TISK President Özgür Burak Akkol said that they had proposed a minimum wage increase of at least 21 percent.
CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE AT 2,825 TL NET
The minimum wage is currently applied as 3 thousand 577 liras 50 cents per month gross for a single worker and 2 thousand 825 liras 90 cents net (when taxes and deductions are reduced).
