After teachers, healthcare staff also secures pay rises as of August

Following negotiations with the new Government, Sanitas, the healthcare trade union in Romania, obtained pay rises for all categories of  health employees they represent, to be granted as of August 1.

According to a Sanitas press release, the representatives of Sanitas had another meeting with Marcel Ciolacu – Prime Minister, and Marian Neacsu – Deputy Prime Minister on Wednesday, to agree on the content of the emergency ordinance on the rights negotiated and obtained for employees in the public health system.

Following the negotiations, Sanitas obtained, among other things, the inclusion of all employees from Annex II and Annex VIII to Law 153/2017 (both Health and Social Assistance employees) at the maximum basic salary provided for by law.

At the same time, the trade unionists obtained income increases for all categories of health workers, and the funding source for these increases should be the Single National Health Fund (FNUASS), not the budgets of medical institutions.

According to Sanitas, these increases will be granted starting on August 1 and represent the partial payment, in advance, of the income increases that will be provided for in the new Salary Law.

All the documents ensuring the pay rises will be approved in this week’s Government meeting.