PTT Personnel System Overhauled, Job Security and Wages Left to Board Decision: Workers Face Uncertainty

Turkey's state-owned postal service, PTT, is undergoing a significant transformation that will fundamentally alter its personnel system. Under a new "package bill" submitted to parliament by the ruling AKP party, all PTT employees will transition to administrative service contracts.

This shift mandates that current civil servants and contract employees either accept the new administrative service contract terms or face reassignment to different institutions. However, the number of available administrative service contract positions is limited, and selection will be based on specific criteria, raising concerns about job security.

Upon the bill's enactment, key employment aspects such as salary and the renewal of service contracts will be determined solely by the PTT's board of directors or through regulations issued by the board. This concentration of power in the board's hands signals a potential reduction in employee guarantees and a move towards more flexible, board-determined employment conditions.