Kayseri City Hospital Female Healthcare Workers' Struggle for Vacation

Female healthcare workers employed at Kayseri City Hospital state that they have had to postpone their rights to rest and vacation for years due to intense work tempos, home and childcare responsibilities, education expenses, and rising living costs.

Heavy Workload and Leave Planning

For female healthcare workers serving within Kayseri City Hospital, using annual leave has to be planned by taking into account the balance of a busy work environment and staff shortages.

Employees state that when requesting leave, they have to consider that the workload of their colleagues left behind will increase, which makes it difficult for them to exercise their right to rest.

Childcare and Education Expenses

Children's health problems, educational expenses, and daily care responsibilities directly affect the personal time planning of female healthcare workers.

Female employees express that they have had to give up their own vacation and rest plans for many years in order to cover their children's expenses and prioritize their needs.

Installment Vacations and Limited Days

An employee who has served in the healthcare sector for fourteen years explains that she uses her leaves in the winter due to the intensity she experiences and her child's surgery.

She states that during the summer period, they can only plan a five-day vacation with early reservation opportunities and try to pay this expense in installments throughout the year.

Rising Costs and Social Space Criticism

A healthcare worker with thirty-one years of service reports that she had to spend approximately fifty thousand liras for a modest five-day vacation.

On the other hand, the initial announcements of an aquapark that recently went into service in Kayseri being targeted exclusively at men were criticized by female healthcare workers in the context of the inclusivity of social spaces.