Critical Shift Fee Circular from the Ministry to Healthcare Personnel: 'Weekly' for Incremental Payment 40 Moment’ Condition Clarified
Ministry of Labor and Social Security, medical staff on night shifts %10 published the official opinion that will resolve the hesitations in the field regarding the possibility of receiving increased wages.. Presidency, As a result of the high-level meeting attended by representatives of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and the Strategy and Budget Directorate,; In order to pay the increased shift fee, you must first 40 It was ruled that the hourly legal working hours must be completed.
ANKARA – It closely concerns thousands of personnel in the health sector. “increased duty fee” Procedures and principles regarding its implementation, It was clarified by a commission decision with the highest level bureaucratic participation..
Ministry of Health General Directorate of Public Hospitals, His official application to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security was concluded upon different interpretations of the provisions of the collective agreement in the field.. Ministry; published a comprehensive opinion article in order to prevent loss of rights of healthcare personnel who are subject to different working hours and shift patterns and to ensure unity in financial practices..
Different Practices and Hesitations in the Field Were Expressed
In the official request letter sent by the General Directorate of Public Hospitals; 8. Term Collective Agreement “Collective Agreement for Health and Social Services Branch” In accordance with the articles titled, moment 20.00 – 08.00 held between (Except for the caller and house duty) Paid for duty hours %10 Gray areas regarding incremental fees were presented with examples.
Especially in the article;
Start of monthly working hours 16:00 Status of personnel who are employed and do not work overtime,
Monthly employees who start working in the middle of the month or have different shift hours, not counting from the beginning of the month 192, 224 or 240 Entitlements of personnel who complete intensive shifts such as hours,
In cases where the first day of the week coincides with a public holiday, weekly 40 How to calculate the hourly threshold,
frequently encountered in the field, such as 4 The opinion of the Ministry was requested under the main heading.
Five Institutions Gathered, The decision was taken unanimously
A critical commission on development was established, hosted by the General Directorate of Labor of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.. 22 June 2026 At the joint meeting held on;
Presidential General Secretariat (General Directorate of Personnel and Principles),
Ministry of Labor and Social Security,
Ministry of Treasury and Finance,
Strategy and Budget Directorate,
Representatives attended. at the meeting; 657 regulating the working hours of the Civil Servants Law no. 101. Annex containing article and on-call fee indicator table 33. article and the provisions of the Inpatient Treatment Institutions Operation Regulation were discussed together..
Decision of the Ministry: “Weekly 40 No Increases Can Be Made Before The Time Is Filled”
As a result of the joint evaluation, The following final decision was reached, which completely eliminated the hesitations:
”Shift pay for staff and increases related to this wage (especially 20.00 – 08.00 between the hours %10 of the increase) In order to be paid, you must first 40 hourly legal working hours must be completed in full. Weekly 40 Work that exceeds the hour and is in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement, only for night hours (20.00 – 08.00) for corresponding slices %10 Payment can be made by making an incremental calculation.”
Regulations and Chief Physician's Powers Reminded
In the conclusion section of the published decision, Reference was also made to the relevant articles of the Inpatient Treatment Institutions Operation Regulation.. day of health services 24 In the article, it is reminded that it is essential for the; Chief physicians' personnel availability in order to ensure continuity and non-interruption of service., Reaffirmed full authority to determine shift or on-call schedule based on work situation and hospital type.
However, in these plans made by the administrations,, In order to calculate financial rights and increased wages, personnel “weekly 40 Having completed the normal hourly working hours” The condition will be applied as the most basic criterion.
After this consideration, Shift pay payrolls in all public hospitals across Türkiye are expected to be updated in line with this joint decision..
