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Confusion and chaos appear to prevail with telecommuting and compulsory leave for vulnerable groups of public sector employees due to the coronavirus.
Alalum
According to ADEDY, the “alalum” prevails due to bureaucracy and it is difficult for public employees to provide the necessary documents, so those belonging to vulnerable groups are charged days off for their regular leave to miss work in order to protect your health.
In fact, this problem seems to arise from the difficulty of implementing the 40% mandatory teleworking measure in the public sector.
This problem arose drastically when On September 18, the two JMCs received the Official Gazette (one of the Ministries of Labor and Health and one of the Ministries of the Interior and Health) that defined the vulnerable groups of employees for the public and private sectors respectively.
Obvious example
In fact, there was confusion that resulted in clarifying circulars from the Ministry of the Interior. In particular, for the public sector, OLME denounced that, with these circulars, for teachers, “high-risk groups are redefined and the conditions for granting special permits to these groups are modified, in an effort to limit the number of employees who will be entitled to this leave. “
Teachers also carried ADEDY as a “shocking example” for the cutter in the licenses of employees belonging to groups vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Telework in the public sector is not applicable
ADEDY for his part described the situation as follows:
The government, in the context of measures to decongest public transport, but also congestion in the workplace, in order to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, announced a few days ago mandatory teleworking, at 40%, for private employees and public. perform office work or work that can be done remotely.
In the circular of the Ministry of the Interior (DIDAD / Φ.69 / 126/16316 / 20-09-20), mandatory teleworking was transformed into the possibility of providing remote work by employees, only if it is in accordance with the nature of their functions, starting with the territorial organization of the institutions, while, at the same time, conditions were introduced that made teleworking, finally, optional and discretionary for the administrations. In fact, in addition to the vulnerable groups that, in any case, performed “back office” work, a small percentage of the workforce was in a telework situation.
Inappropriate conditions
In essence, the government’s announcement was nothing more than an announcement, without substantive content, since the vast majority of public servants continue to work in inadequate conditions, without ensuring the required distances between employees and without even having the necessary means. personal protection.
It took two days to issue a new clarification (DIDAD / Φ.69 / 127/19682 / 09-22-20) of the clarification circular of September 20, which showed the widespread problem of confusion that existed.
At the same time, there is a real alalum in licensing vulnerable groups as a number of service reference documents and notes are required, which do not exist, so licenses are not yet granted (a shocking example in training) and are charged to regular employees. empty.
At the same time, preventive tests are not carried out anywhere in the state (with the obvious exception of medical personnel), while cases among employees multiply and services are closed.
The ND government essentially waives its responsibilities and at the same time transfers them to each employee separately. “
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the criticism it received against this JMC, responded that “the identification of the groups most at risk for the coronavirus and all the decisions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (circulars, etc.) are determined by the recommendations of the Public Protection Committee. Health vs. COVID-19, of the Ministry of Health “.
In this context, ADEDY requires:
• Immediately implement the government announcement of 40% mandatory teleworking in office services, in Attica, but also where there is an increase in cases.
• Grant licenses NOW to vulnerable groups.
• Perform diagnostic tests, charged to the service, periodically on employees, especially those who come into contact with the public.
• Provide immediate and free Personal Protective Equipment to employees.
• Legislate a strict framework for the protection of the labor and salary rights of those who are part of a teleworking regime. Provide the necessary technological equipment “.
Two underlying diseases for those under 65
If this is the case in the public sector, then one can imagine what is happening in the private sector for employees belonging to vulnerable groups.
In fact, as Nikos Hardalias had recently said about the center of Athens, the area of private companies is one of the main sources of increase in cases, calling on businessmen to observe the measures to protect public health.
However, other questions arise from the JMC for the definition of vulnerable groups in the coronavirus.
In particular, the questions arise from the fact that underlying conditions such as diabetes, chronic lung disease, hypertension, Parsinson’s, etc., alone are not considered sufficient to qualify for the coronavirus if the employee is under 65 years of age.
For example, an employee under the age of 65 will have to suffer two of these diseases to be included in the highest risk groups. 
What the JMC provides
More details the JMC provides:
Joint Ministerial Decision No. ΔΙΔΑΔ / Φ.64 / 420/16446 ΦΕΚ 4011 / Β / 18-9-2020
Identification of high-risk groups for severe COVID 19 infection.
THE MINISTERS OF HEALTH – INTERIOR
Taking into account:
1. The provisions:
a) of article twenty-fifth of the Legislative Content Law of 14.3.2020 “Urgent measures to address the need to limit the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19” (A ’64), which was ratified by Law 4682/2020 (A ’76), b) of pd 83/2019 (A ‘121) “Appointment of Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Undersecretaries”,
c) of pd 121/2017 “Organization of the Ministry of Health” (A ‘148),
d) of pd 133/2017 (Α ‘161) “Organization of the Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction”, e) of pd 84/2019 (Α’ 123) “Establishment and abolition of General Secretariats and Special Secretariats / Unified Administrative Sectors of Ministries” , f) of the DIDAD / Φ data. 64/315 / οικ.8030 / 18.3.2020 (Β ‘928) of the joint ministerial decision on: “Extension of the installation of special permits to other vulnerable groups / increased risk of serious infection by COVID 19”,
g) the joint ministerial decision DIDAD / Φ.64 / 341/9188 / 11.5.2020 (Β ‘1800) on the subject: “Extension of the installation of special permits to other vulnerable groups / with greater risk of serious infection by COVID 19 “,
h) the joint ministerial decision according to the data DIDAD / Φ.64 / 346/9011 / 14.5.2020 (Β ‘1856) on the subject: “Determination of groups with higher risk of serious infection by COVID 19”,
2. The pertinent recommendations of the National Committee for the Protection of Public Health against the coronavirus COVID -19 of 8.9.2020 and 11.9.2020,
3. The urgent need to take measures to protect the health of public servants, which fall within the scope of application of article twenty-fifth of the Legislative Content Law 14.3.2020 (A ’64), which was ratified by the Law 4682/2020. (A ’76) and especially those belonging to groups with a higher risk of severe COVID 19 infection, in the context of addressing the negative consequences of the emergence of the COVID-19 coronavirus and preventing and limiting its spread,
4. The fact that the provisions of this decision do not cause any expense to the state budget.
We decided
1. We define the groups with the highest risk of serious infection by COVID 19 following the recommendations of the competent committee of 8.9.2020 and 11.9.2020 as follows:
1.1.People with solid organ transplants receiving two or more immunosuppressive drugs.
1.2.People who have had a bone marrow transplant in the last year or who are taking two or more immunosuppressive drugs.
1.3.People with a diagnosis of neoplasia, who are receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy.
1.4 People with hematological malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma) undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy.
1.5 People with severe lung disease (cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – COPD, patients on permanent oxygen therapy for other respiratory diseases), who present the following or the same symptoms: 2 patients with paroxysmal year, despite maximum treatment (with β-stimulant and inhaled corticosteroids), COPD patients undergoing home oxygen therapy or had 2 exacerbations in the last year and / or one hospitalization.
1.6 People with hereditary immunodeficiency or sickle cell or multinuclear anemia (one or more transfusions per month).
1.7 People receiving high doses of corticosteroids or two or more immunosuppressive drugs.
1.8 Pregnant women.
1.9 People with HIV infection and CD4 <200 ^ L.
1.10 People with severe heart disease or chronic cardiovascular disease who present the following symptoms: left ventricular ejection fraction: <40%, active myocardial ischemia, over-moderate stenosis or insufficiency of the mitral or aortic valve, pneumonia, history of heart surgery recent (before the trimester), as well as cardiomyopathies, or symptoms of another cardiovascular disease of equal severity.
1.11 People with end-stage kidney disease undergoing extrarenal dialysis.
2. Employees who belong to at least two of the following cases will also be designated as members of the highest risk groups:
2.1 People over 65 years of age.
2.2 People with unregulated diabetes, as shown by the following indicative values: HbA1c in the last 3 months:> 8.0% or MO blood glucose values> 200 mg / dl in the last 7 days and patients with micro / macro vascular complications , or symptoms of equal severity.
2.3.People with chronic lung disease (asthma, COPD, emphysema) who do not fall within the definition of severe lung disease in paragraph 1.5.
2.4 People with severe neurological / neuromuscular disorders (severe Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis being treated, cerebral palsy).
2.5 People with severe liver failure (irreversible cirrhosis).
2.6 People with a high body mass index (BMI> 40).
2.7 People with persistent hypertension despite maximal treatment.
2.8 People receiving chronically low doses of corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs.
2.9 People with a transplant, or a diagnosis of neoplastic disease in the last five years, who do not fall within the terms of paragraphs 1.1 – 1.4.
3. Employees who fall into the above groups of higher risk can be absent with a special leave, if they have not yet been absent from the Service for this reason.
4. As of the entry into force of this document, the joint ministerial decision with the data DIDAD / Φ.64 / 346/9011 / 14.5.2020 (Β ‘1856) on the topic: “Designation of groups with greater risk of severe COVID 19 infection “.
This decision will be published in the Government Gazette. Athens, September 17, 2020 “.
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