Millions of private sector and public employees who will work on July 15 are wondering about details about overtime pay during the public holiday. "Is 15 July double shift? Is overtime paid when working on 15 July?" While the question comes to the fore in search engines, details regarding whether additional wages will be paid to employees on public holidays, double daily wage application and legal rights are frequently questioned by citizens.
July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day is among the days accepted as a public holiday in Türkiye. For this reason, July 15 is legally a public holiday for private sector employees as well as public institutions. However, employees who have to work on this date due to the nature of the job are wondering how the wages they will receive will be calculated.
According to the Labor Law No. 4857, workers working on public holidays continue to receive their wages for that day without any deduction. If working on a public holiday, employees are entitled to receive another day's wage in addition to their normal daily wages. Therefore, on July 15, employees receive additional payment for that day.
The payment, popularly referred to as "double salary" or "double daily wage", is actually an additional daily wage for activity on a public holiday. A person working on a monthly salary will receive one more day's pay in addition to his normal salary if he works on July 15. For this reason, employees who work on public holidays are paid extra for that day.
July 15, Democracy and National Unity Day, is a public holiday not only for public employees but also for private sector employees. If the employer employs the employee on this date, the public holiday activity wage provisions specified in the Labor Law apply. The employee's approval and the provisions in the employment contract may also be taken into account in this process.
Employees working on public holidays continue to receive their wages without any reduction in their salaries. However, workers working on July 15 will be paid another day's wage in addition to their normal daily wages. Thus, the employee earns additional income for the day he works on a public holiday. If a higher payment is stipulated in the employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, provisions favorable to the employee may be applied.