The Prime Minister announced, Thursday, October 15, a salary increase for caregivers who will give up their All Saints' leave. The latter will receive an allowance of 110 to 200 € gross per day.
During his press conference, Thursday, October 15, 2020, Jean Castex, Prime Minister, announced compensation for All Saints leave not taken, of 110 to 200 euros gross per day for the caregivers concerned, reports The echoes. This bonus is used to "Recognize in advance the commitment of the agents who will be mobilized out of need for service in the days and weeks to come". A financial plan to restore the morale of caregivers. And the general salary increase for hospital staff (excluding doctors) will finally be paid "before the end of the year", and not March 1, 2021. In September, already, an increase of € 90 has been paid or is in the process of being.
Strong reactions
"It is no more and no less than a carrot to make up for the shortage of staff! And at a time when caregivers are exhausted. This is really not the right solution.", says Christophe Le Tallec, one of the managers of the Inter Urgences collective, can we read in West France.
"This is absurd. The caregivers are already tired and, on top of that, we want to take their leave away, which will increase their exhaustion" , explains, for its part, to the newspaper Eve Rescanières, secretary general of the CFDT social health.
Unions ask Ségur de la santé for a target of 15,000 recruitments "fill vacant jobs and better ensure replacements. But there are not enough staff: temporary agencies and hospital management cannot find anyone. We repeat: there is a problem with the attractiveness of these professions " , repeats Christophe Le Tallec to West France.