Payment date for 14-day salary difference for civil servants and retirees is being determined

Following the announcement of the six-month inflation data by the Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, the new salary amounts eagerly awaited by millions of civil servants and civil service retirees have been finalized. This new regulation, which closely concerns all contracted and tenured public workers, came into effect with the coefficients enacted at the beginning of July. The new salaries, formed by the combination of the inflation difference and collective agreement increases, created a retroactive receivable for those who receive their salaries in the first days of the month. Although it varies depending on cadre, degree, and title differences, these retroactive difference payments can reach thousands of liras per person. Citizens and public workers are currently waiting with great excitement for the definitive calendar and payment date announcement to be made by the official authorities.

According to official announcements, the six-month inflation rate was realized as 17,76 percent, and this situation directly affected the raise rates of civil servants and retirees. The 6,09 percent inflation difference calculated over this inflation data was combined with the previously determined 7 percent collective agreement increase. As a result of adding the two different rates, the total raise rate to be applied to civil servants and civil service retirees was calculated as 13,52 percent. With this significant increase, the lowest civil servant salary was raised from 61 thousand 890 liras to 70 thousand 224 liras, thus slightly relieving the economic situation of workers in the lower income bracket. Similarly, the lowest civil service retirement pension was also raised from the previous period's level of 27 thousand 772 liras to 31 thousand 527 liras.

The salary payment dates for public personnel are distributed according to a specific calendar based on individuals' statuses and working conditions. Public personnel employed and retired under the 4C status generally have the opportunity to withdraw their salaries between the 1st and 5th of every month. On the other hand, salary payments for tenured civil servants who are actively on duty are deposited into their accounts on the 15th of every month. This established calendar schedule will apply exactly the same for the increased salary payments to be made in July. Accordingly, civil servants on duty will have the opportunity to see their increased salaries for July in their bank accounts on 15 July.

The start of paying salaries with an increase in July has also brought about a 14-day difference receivable covering the period between 1 and 14 July. The salary differences accumulated for that 14-day period before the increased salaries went into effect must be paid retroactively to public workers. In order for these difference payments to be credited to accounts, the relevant public institutions first need to complete complex payroll and accrual processes that can take months. When examining the payment routines followed in past years, it is observed that some institutions deposited this difference payment directly along with the main salary on 15 July. However, due to administrative delays or technical difficulties experienced in some institutions, this process can extend up to the third week of July, and workers receive their additional payments later.

The eyes and ears of public workers and retirees are on the official announcements to be made by the Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı and the Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı regarding the matter. As in past years, the relevant ministries will publish a detailed payment calendar this year that includes the exact dates for difference payments. Following the publication of this calendar, all public institutions will adhere to these dates according to their own internal procedures and execute the payments. Citizens will have the opportunity to check both the difference payments and their new increased salaries for the new period at the same time by checking their bank accounts. These salary increases and additional payments, which have not fallen off the economic agenda, will provide significant relief to the tightening budgets of millions of public workers and retirees.