The Práva editorial staff received an internal letter from the employees of the covid department at the Kladno Regional Hospital, which falls under the Central Bohemian Region. The hospital management states in it that the hospital has no money for rewards.
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“The hospital is not in the best position. From the current trend, it is very likely that in February we will announce to all employees that the salary will be paid only in the amount of 60%. There will be no money for more in our accounts, “says Libor Zahradníček, Deputy Minister for Medical and Preventive Care, to the health professionals from the covidarium. According to him, the hospital is facing a significant increase in costs and a drop in income.
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“We will owe you”
In October, the Ministry of Health issued a measure ordering hospitals to limit so-called elective care and planned services, so that medical facilities lost money. At the end of November, the government repealed this measure, and elective care begins to be renewed in hospitals.
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In the letter, Zahradníček asks the covidarium employees for leniency and understanding, but now the hospital will not pay their rewards.
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“No one will take your fair reward, but we cannot pay it in full. From December 1, we will now pay only half of your reward, and we will owe you the other half. And we will pay off this outstanding money as soon as a financial injection comes. Whether it is a subsidy from the region or a bill by insurance companies, “writes Zahradníček. “I’m very sorry, we don’t find another option at the moment,” he added.
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“Modification of the method of payment of rewards”
Hana Plačková, a spokeswoman for the Kladno hospital, confirmed the authenticity of the letter to Práva. “This internal letter was intended only for employees of the covid departments. With this letter, the hospital wanted to inform them about the modification of the method of payment of non-entitlement extraordinary rewards, which are provided in addition to the standard evaluation, “wrote Plačková.
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“It’s not about paying or reducing wages. Extraordinary remuneration will continue to be paid to employees of covid departments on an ongoing basis, with the additional part of remuneration being paid after the settlement of the billing of health services for 2020, “she added.
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She no longer responded to the question of whether there was a real risk of a wage cut for all employees.
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The Ministry of Health distributed money to hospitals for extraordinary rewards for the first, spring wave of coronavirus, in early November. It set aside 11.5 billion for them, and paramedics who worked full-time from March to May can receive a maximum of 75,000 crowns gross.
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