In the face of the government’s attempt to turn severance pay into the fund, it raises the voice of the workers. Türk-İş called the presidents’ committee to meet today to discuss severance pay. On Monday, a press conference will be held in 81 provinces and will be called “no fund in severance pay”.
Union buildings, workplaces, houses, cars will be equipped with posters. Türk-İş will also highlight “We are in front of it” by emphasizing that “fixed-term contracts” to be brought under the age of 25 and over 50 will also eliminate severance and notice pay.
The Turkish-Business Board of Presidents will meet today at 10.00. There is severance pay on the agenda of the meeting. After the meeting, the presidential board statement is expected to be published. In a letter he sent to Türk-İş, regional and provincial representatives, he gave information about press conferences to be held on Monday, June 29 at 11.00.
A wide participation was requested in the meeting with the heads of branches, managers and representatives of the workplace, paying attention to the epidemic measures. He also sent an explanation text to the regional and provincial representatives for use at the Türk-İş press conference. In this text, which will be read at press conferences on Monday, it was pointed out that in recent days, there has been a troubled situation in working life and some arrangements regarding severance pay have been made.
It was emphasized that the unemployment insurance fund deductions are intended to be increased, and it is pointed out that severance and notice pay will be eliminated by bringing flexible work to employees under the age of 25 and over 50, and a complementary pension system will be replaced instead of a draft in the middle.
‘We DO NOT ACCEPT’
In the text, which pointed out that there was no demand from social partners for the amendment and there was no agreement, it was stated that the solution was sought in the worker and the invoice was cut to the worker in order to overcome the existing problems in the economy. In the text, where the right to severance pay is asked to be put on the table and a more flexible working order is tried to be accepted, “We do not accept any of these. Severance pay, the working class of Turkey and the Turkish-Business red line “the statement said.
18 YEARS SAME STORY!
It has been learned that the government will establish a “science committee” to compromise in converting severance pay into funds. The “science committee” is not new for seniority. The discussions on the Fund came to the agenda after the preparatory works of the Labor Law No. 4857 and afterwards. The fund was included in the Draft Labor Law prepared by the Scientific Committee in 2001.
The draft law on severance pay fund prepared by the Scientific Board was brought to the agenda in June 2002. According to the draft, the fund would be a public institution affiliated to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, subject to private law provisions, financially and administratively autonomous, with a private budget and legal entity.
The Fund Board of Directors will consist of a representative to be appointed by joint decree upon the proposal of the Minister of Labor and Social Security, and a member selected by the confederation of the workers representing the most employers, and two selected by the employer confederation. This draft prepared by the Scientific Committee in 2002 was put on the shelf especially due to criticisms from the workers.
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