Ergün Atalay: 39 TL a day does not work

Ergün Atalay: 39 TL a day does not work

  Confederation of Trade Unions of Turkey (Türk-İş) President Ergun Atalay, who has criticized the government's free permit applications and 1177 TL, said he said the minimum wage should be raised to the level. During the coronavirus epidemic, the government banned layoffs and it was decided to pay 39 lira a day and 1177 lira a month. However, Ergün Atalay explained that employers do not work too short, but use the unpaid vacation method. During this period, which was set by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as 3 months and which could be extended to 6 months under his authority, he was also granted unpaid leave in addition to short-term wages. When this was the case, employers gave their workers unpaid leave instead of paying short wages. Ergün Atalay, who criticized this government method, used the following statements on the subject: "39 lira per day, 1177 lira per month are useless. There can be no easier calculation than that. The allowance of 1177 TL should be raised to the minimum wage level." Atalay stated that wages to be paid to workers on unpaid leave should not be below the minimum wage and called for a minimum short-term work allowance of at least 1,750 lira. Ergün Atalay announced his wishes to Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister for Family, Work and Social Services, and said that this situation should be reversed. In addition, Atalay added that unpaid leave should be completely abandoned.