Promotional negotiations concerning 13 million retirees will be held next month between the Social Security Institution and the Banks Association of Turkey.
The Social Security Institution (SGK) and the Banks Association of Turkey will determine the new promotion amounts retirees receive from banks in return for their pensions in February.
Three years have passed since the implementation of bank promotions for retirees, which was launched collectively for the first time with the protocol signed between SGK and banks in 2017.
In the bank promotion, which is applied as 300 lira for those who receive a monthly salary of 1000 lira for 3 years, as 375 lira for those who receive a monthly salary between 1000 and 2 thousand lira, and as 450 lira for those who receive a monthly salary of over 2 thousand lira, the contract period of many retirees will expire as of February.
Negotiations concerning 13 million retirees will begin next month between SGK and the Banks Association of Turkey. As a result of the negotiations, the new promotion amounts that retirees will receive in return for their pensions will be determined.
“Banks should not be allowed to impose”
Gazi Aykırı, Secretary General of the Turkish Pensioners Association (TÜED), said in his statement to the AA correspondent that they were the first to bring up the issue of giving bank promotions to retirees.
Reminding that their rightful demands were implemented in 2017, Aykırı emphasized that they continue to follow this right of which they are the architects.
Stating that the promotion amounts have lost their appeal after the economic developments and the passing of 3 years, Aykırı said:
“Banks should not be allowed to unilaterally impose promotions. As TÜED, we want to be at the table in the negotiations that will start next month. The social aspect of a promotion amount determined without retirees will be missing.”
Aykırı added that they especially want the payment rates made to public employees to be taken into account when determining new promotion amounts.
300 billion liras were paid to 13 million retirees
SSI, which paid around 300 billion liras to approximately 13 million retirees last year, is expected to pay 350 billion liras to retirees this year.
Last year, the institution paid 21.4 billion lira to retirees within the scope of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha bonuses.
Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/emekliler-yeni-banka-promosyon-miktari-subatta-belirecek/1709002
