Turkey plans retirement premium changes for contracted staff

A new regulatory framework is being developed in Turkey to address retirement premium gaps for contracted personnel who utilize part-time work rights for parenting. Currently, while permanent civil servants and workers can pay for missing insurance premiums to protect their retirement calculations, contracted staff are excluded from this benefit.

The proposed regulation, which has reached a principle agreement between relevant ministries and was discussed by the Population Policy Board, aims to allow contracted employees to pay for missing premium days later. This would enable them to include those periods in their retirement accounts, preventing delays in retirement eligibility.

There are over 400,000 contracted personnel in Turkey, with approximately 22,000 currently utilizing part-time work arrangements. Once the draft is finalized, it is expected to be submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a legislative proposal.