Salary system in the public sector from scratch: Details of the new model have been announced

According to the data in the 2027 Program, the total number of employees in the public sector in Turkey reaches 5.4 million. It is planned to simplify the wage system of permanent, contracted and employee personnel and restructure salaries on the basis of duty and responsibility.

According to TRT Haber, within the scope of the study, the current wage systems of public personnel working in different statuses will be examined. The new model aims to analyze the differences in personnel legislation and create a simpler wage system.

THE PUBLIC WAGE SYSTEM WILL BE CONSIDERED AGAIN

According to the data shared in the 2027 Program, 3 million 582 thousand permanent personnel work in the public sector. There are more than 1 million 267 thousand workers and approximately 420 thousand contract employees in the public sector. The number of personnel in other types of employment is around 148 thousand.

Wages of public employees are determined within the framework of different legislation and payment rules depending on whether they are permanent, contracted or employee status.

Within the scope of the new study, in addition to titles, authority and responsibility levels will also be evaluated. It is envisaged that salary levels will be restructured on the basis of duty and responsibility.

APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE

The program also includes legislation studies for career professional personnel. In this context, it is planned to rearrange the duties, appointment processes and promotion conditions of the personnel in question.

The aim of the regulation is to continue the employment of trained and qualified personnel in public institutions.

FOUR INSTITUTIONS WILL TAKE PART IN THE STUDY

The General Secretariat of the Presidency, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Directorate of Strategy and Budget will take part in the work on the wage system of public personnel.

There is no definitive schedule yet on which employee groups the planned change will affect and to what extent, whether there will be an increase or differentiation in salaries, and when the new system will be implemented.