The rate of payroll deduction applied to retired pension fund members when they take medical leave is 25% if the report covers more than one week. For civil servants, when the sick leave exceeds one week, a payroll deduction method of 25% is implemented on their monthly pay. This 25% reduction applies to reports that reflect the health condition as determined by a medical board. However, the 25% cut does not apply to every component of a civil servant’s salary for the whole month—certain allowances and increments may be excluded. If the patient’s treatment requires hospitalization, the report period is not subject to this 25% deduction.
How Is the Retired Pension Fund Salary Report Deduction Calculated?
To calculate the amount of the retired pension fund salary deduction, the 25% deduction rate is used as a reference. For example, if a civil servant receives a monthly allowance of 900 TL, the daily rate is 30 TL. Using these figures, if 13 days are deducted, the base amount is 13 x 30 = 390 TL. Applying the 25% deduction to that 390 TL results in a deduction of 97.50 TL. Special service allowance is considered the highest allowance given to civil servants; therefore, when calculating a report-related salary deduction, the highest possible deduction is usually applied to the special service allowance.
In Which Cases Is the Retired Pension Fund Report Salary Deduction Not Applied?
There are certain circumstances in which retired pension fund members are not subject to salary deductions during their medically certified leave. Some medical board reports and specific illness types exempt the person from the 25% payroll deduction.
Some situations where the 25% report salary deduction is not applied include:
- When the medical board issues a report indicating a long treatment period, the 25% deduction is not applied.
- Patients with cancer, tuberculosis, or serious psychological illnesses that require prolonged treatment are exempt from the report salary deduction.
- Individuals who undergo extended inpatient treatment in a hospital are not subject to the deduction.
If a Civil Servant Has a Medical Board Report, Can They Still Receive Their Salary?
A civil servant who holds a medical board report will not face problems receiving their salary. If the person has a medical board report, they continue to receive their pay and no report-related salary deduction is applied.
How Does a One-Day Sick Report Affect Public Employees’ Salaries?
The effects on salaries for civil servants who take a one-day sick leave are listed below:
- For general directors with grade 1/4 and step with more than 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave does not affect their salary.
- For specialist physicians with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 57.93 TL.
- For engineers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 51.13 TL.
- For police officers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 46.59 TL.
- For lawyers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 42.90 TL.
- For revenue experts with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 47.52 TL.
- For branch managers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 42.53 TL.
- For statisticians with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 37.77 TL.
- For preachers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 42.10 TL.
- For statisticians (alternate figure listed) with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 41.90 TL.
- For court clerks with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 31.90 TL.
- For nurses with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 31.20 TL.
- For computer operators with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 18.87 TL.
- For chiefs with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 21.23 TL.
- For security officers with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 15.67 TL.
- For service staff with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 14.30 TL.
- For guards with grade 1/4 and step and over 25 years of service, a one-day sick leave reduces salary by 15.67 TL.
What Components Make Up a Civil Servant’s Salary?
The components that make up civil servants’ monthly pay include:
- Indicators and additional indicators,
- Base salary and seniority pay,
- Position (office) allowance,
- Representation allowance,
- Incremental allowance,
- Additional payments made,
- Social assistance.
Are There Limits on How Many Medical Reports Civil Servants Can Take?
There is no limit on civil servants obtaining a medical report if the report is issued by a single physician. However, if a civil servant obtains reports from different doctors, they may be allowed up to 40 days of report leave. Civil servants can take medical reports up to three times in succession, provided that each report does not exceed 10 days in those repeated cases. The Ministry of Health indicates there is no restriction on civil servants obtaining medical reports. If the illness lasts longer than one year due to its condition, civil servants may be eligible for double-duration reports. When a condition requires prolonged treatment, retirement legislation may apply; these rules are considered valid for all civil servants.
Can I Check the Report Salary Deduction Online?
It is possible to query report salary deductions online. Individuals can check deductions via the e-Government portal using their e-Devlet credentials. e-Devlet passwords can be created at PTT branches for a small fee. Users who have a password but do not remember it can renew it by selecting the “Forgot My Password” option on the e-Devlet sign-in page. To reset a password online, the user’s mobile phone number must be registered in the system. Those without a registered phone number should visit a PTT branch to reset their password; a fee applies for in-branch password services.
Query Report Salary Deduction via e-Government
How to Check Report Salary Deductions via e-Government
To check report salary deductions through the e-Government portal, follow these steps:
- Log in to the e-Devlet system with your Turkish ID number and password.
- From the “Institutions” section on the page, go to the “Social Security Institution” (Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu) page.
- From the online services provided by the Social Security Institution, click on “4C Retirement Monthly Payment and Deduction Information.”
- On the page that opens, you can complete your report salary deduction inquiry.