A round issued by the Ministry of Well being to the affected civil servants and authorities retirees, from whom the Parliament reduce off the extra well being advantages they obtain, past these provided by the NHS, is inflicting a disturbance. With the round (dated 6/17), the Ministry of Well being informs that the free well being companies, along with these provided by the NHS, will finish on July 1.
These are primarily dental companies supplied by state hospitals, dietary dietary supplements for the aged and a few specialised laboratory exams. The most important reactions are because of the finish of granting dietary dietary supplements to retired civil servants, as the particular preparations are costly.
Just a few days in the past, the Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos, in the course of the assembly he had with PASYDY, assured it that the entire matter shall be dealt with politically and shall be introduced earlier than the Council of Ministers, with the purpose of submitting a differentiated invoice to the Parliament, which is able to restore the rights of civil servants that have been all of a sudden eliminated by a choice of the Parliament, with the purpose of equal therapy between civil servants and different staff within the state and the non-public sector.
The matter was additionally mentioned within the Joint Personnel Committee (JPC), with these affected receiving assurances that the laws could be amended.
The round that upset
Alternatively, nonetheless, the Ministry of Well being, in a round, knowledgeable civil servants that the restrictions on their medical care shall be carried out from July 1.
Particularly, in a round dated June 17, it’s acknowledged that “the workers and pensioners of the Public Service, in addition to their members of the family, is not going to be entitled to medical therapy, in accordance with the provisions of the Authorities Medical Establishments and Providers Common Laws”.
In accordance with the round, the particular restriction authorized final March by Parliament, after a related modification by DISY, shall be carried out from July 1. In accordance with the round, lively and retired civil servants, in addition to dependents of presidency staff and pensioners, are excluded from further well being advantages.
In accordance with the laws, the extra well being advantages, past these of the NHS, will proceed to be obtained by the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Parliament, ministers and MPs. They will even be obtained by the president and members of the EDY, the Training Service Committee, lively and retired cops and members of the Nationwide Guard, academics, in addition to specialist docs in a authorities establishment.
A reliable authorities supply instructed “F” that the political choice has not but been taken on the degree of the Council of Ministers to revive the rights of civil servants with a brand new choice of the Parliament.
There’s an uproar amongst these affected and strain is being exerted on the Authorities and the Ministry of Finance to advertise selections.
It’s recalled that each one the unions of the State have warned that if the acquired proper of further care is just not restored, they won’t hesitate to embark on dynamic mobilizations. Commerce unionists instructed “F” that they may attraction to the related ministry once more, to name on it to amend the regulation authorized by the Parliament, in order that they proceed to obtain all well being advantages, in any other case they may implement their warnings. Nevertheless, the time frames are suffocating, because the Plenary Session of the Parliament is scheduled to fulfill three extra instances and can then shut – in mid-July – for the summer season holidays.
