Preparations are nearing completion for a long-discussed plan in Turkey to grant permanent positions to temporary workers. Work on a cadre regulation for temporary staff is continuing at full speed. Following the recent retirement-age reform (EYT), solutions addressing permanent positions for roughly 60,000 temporary workers are expected.
Insider sources indicate that the technical work on the cadre arrangement for temporary workers is almost finished. Temporary employees currently serve for periods ranging between 5 months 29 days and 9 months 29 days. Many temporary workers are employed at institutions such as TCDD, the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) and state-owned sugar factories.
GOOD NEWS MAY BE COMING FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS!
The reform that could affect about 60,000 temporary employees is now approaching its final stage. As part of the work focused on the duration of employment, a model that allows 12 months of continuous work is expected to be developed.
After legal work on the long-debated Retirement Age (EYT) issue reached its final stages, attention has turned to granting permanent positions for temporary workers. The ongoing technical preparations are expected to conclude soon, followed by a new regulation addressing both permanent positions and employment durations for temporary staff. More detailed announcements about this reform are expected in the coming days.
IMPROVEMENTS TO SOCIAL RIGHTS EXPECTED
The new regulation on granting permanent positions to temporary workers is expected to come into force soon, with work reportedly reaching its final phase. The plan aims to convert many of the 60,000 temporary staff into permanent employees. The reform is also expected to include significant improvements to social rights. New details about the changes are likely to be released in the near future.
Matters such as changing employment durations and increasing social benefits have been widely discussed. Recent momentum behind the EYT reforms made retirement-age changes a priority for the government and Parliament. After the EYT bill passed the Plan and Budget Committee, it now awaits parliamentary approval. It is hoped that the issue of regularizing temporary workers will be brought to Parliament soon, and that the matter will be resolved as quickly as possible.