The contracts of those employed in the Special Employment Program are extended for another year 4.000 unemployed in OAED Health according to exclusive information of Dikaiologitika News.
In particular, the continuation of this program is a government option and the service of the public interest has contributed significantly.. Moreover, the beneficiaries of the program have already acquired specific skills and the required experience, to be able to meet the increased human resource needs of structures and actors in the sensitive public health sector.
In terms of positions, the 3.000 from the 4.000 correspond to nursing staff for General Hospitals, General Hospitals-KY, University General Hospitals, Health District Administrations, their Central Services, the PEDY and for Health Centers and 700 positions in various specialties. Others 300 positions concern organizations, supervised by the Ministry of Health, such as EOF, the EKAB, the EKEA, the KETHEA, OKANA.
Thus, in essence, the beneficiaries' contracts expire 2021 will be extended for another year according to information from Dikaiologitika News.
From 2016 and with successive renewals of their contracts, 4.000 employees of the special community service program of OAED (Government Gazette B 3888/2-12-2016), staff key positions in the public health sector of about one hundred specialties: scientific, nursing and paramedical staff, rescuers, administrators of all categories technical guides, etc..
The beneficiaries who, according to the final ranking of the unemployed, placed in the Host Institutions may not for any reason request their relocation throughout the duration of the program.
Also in cases of important official reason the beneficiary may be deleted from the Register of beneficiaries of the program following a decision of the Board of OAED or other body designated by decision of the Governor.
It is reminded that the gross monthly salaries of the employees correspond: a) for the category P.E.. to 1.087,00 euro, b) for the category T.E.. to 1.032,00 euro,c) for the category D.E.. to 853,00 euro, d) for the category Υ.Ε.. to 775,00 euro.
These salaries are increased by the allowances provided by specialty(hazardous and unhealthy work, night working days, night and day Sundays and exceptional days, on duty).
It should be noted that on this issue in May of this year a question was submitted to the Ministers of Health and Labor by KINAL MPs asking to know the intentions of the government regarding the future of employees employed through a special program of OAED in the public sector of health.
According to the deputies, the crisis that arose with the new coronavirus COVID-19 has emerged, other than that, the need for permanent strengthening of the public health sector.
Because the employees through this program cover permanent and ongoing needs and because the OAED commander Spyros Protopsaltis himself had recognized that the beneficiaries of the program have already acquired specific skills and the required experience, to meet the growing human resource needs of structures and actors in the sensitive public health sector asked the relevant ministers how they intend to secure their jobs 4.000 employees through the special community service program of OAED in order not to deprive the National Health System of the specific human resources, which is experienced and covers permanent and ongoing needs, but also not to be exposed 4.000 families in the beginning 2021.
Source: Dikaiologitika News
