The hiring conditions for contracted personnel to be applied in 2021 at state economic enterprises (KİT) and their subsidiaries have been established. Under the decisions taken, the three-year rule will continue to apply to personnel recruited on contract, and they will not be able to request appointment before the three-year period has elapsed.
KİT Personnel Recruitment Conditions Announced
The recruitment and employment conditions for contracted personnel at state economic enterprises (KİT) and their affiliates for 2021 have been announced. According to the new rules, employees who start duty as contracted personnel will not be eligible to request transfer or appointment to other institutions until three years have passed. The communiqué published by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance specifies that for joint-stock companies in which more than 50% of the capital belongs to a KİT, personnel separations considered when determining the number of vacancies will include transfers outside the institution, retirement, death, and termination of employment contracts. Personnel appointments at KİTs and affiliated companies that will receive capital transfers from the ministry in 2021 will also require the ministry’s approval. In this context, KİTs will need to submit a personnel request form to notify the ministry of planned recruitments. Hiring may proceed only after the ministry grants the necessary permissions.
Planned hires for 2021 will also include placements arising from public employment-guaranteed training courses. For these courses, the status and job titles will be defined and the number of positions guaranteed by the program will be determined, offering trainees assured job opportunities. In such cases, support from İŞKUR will be obtained where required.
Three-Year Requirement for Contracted Personnel Continues
From 2021 onward, those appointed as contracted personnel will not be transferred to their current organizations or other public institutions until three years have passed. Exceptions to this restriction include appointments made through institutional recruitment methods, positions filled through profession-specific competitive exams, personnel who entered into auxiliary positions via such exams, and those whose current role requires a different educational background. Appointment permissions granted by the ministry in 2021 that were approved but not finalized due to pending exams or appointment procedures may be used in 2022 without requiring an additional permit. Enterprises must also ensure that the total number of temporary workers and the cumulative months they work do not exceed the ceilings announced by the ministry when engaging temporary staff during 2021.
Loans Will Be Available to Enterprises
The announced measures also allow for access to credit for enterprises. Operating budgets prepared by public enterprises must comply with the financial targets and ceilings set in the program, and budget lines should be detailed to demonstrate conformity with those targets and limits. If enterprises need financing, they must first implement measures to increase revenues and reduce expenses, applying effective working capital and fixed capital management practices.
If those measures prove insufficient and exceptional circumstances require it, enterprises may seek other financing options, including commercial bank loans, provided they remain within the predetermined financial size limits of their programs. The ministry’s statement clarifies that loan amounts will be determined taking into account the KİTs’ 2020 profit expectations and outstanding debts from previous years. Thus, the enterprises’ existing liabilities will be considered when determining allowable borrowing amounts. Public enterprises will also submit the financial statements they are responsible for under applicable regulations to the ministry according to the specified schedule.