Panevėžys Hospital to sue its doctors for supplements for working with suspected COVID-19 patients



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In November, the LRT.lt portal announced that 135 doctors from the Resuscitation and Intensive Care Unit of the Republican Hospital of Panevėžys had obtained a victory against the administration of the medical institution in the Commission on Labor Disputes.

Doctors work with patients who have not yet responded to coronavirus tests. It was later revealed that some patients were infected with coronavirus.

In April, the government introduced a procedure under which, under quarantine in the country, doctors working with patients with particularly serious communicable diseases can receive between 60 and 100 percent. salary supplements.

The administration of Panevėžys Hospital has prescribed such supplements only for those doctors who are already working with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

The Commission on Labor Disputes ruled that the requirement for doctors working with patients who had not responded to tests was justified and ordered the hospital administration to pay not only supplements, but also interest on late payment.

This week, the Republican Panevėžys Hospital appealed the decision of the Labor Disputes Commission to the court.

The hospital “welcomes this active position of hospital staff”

Hospital spokesperson Vytautas Riaubiškis was asked to comment on this 15 minutes sent an elegant reply, from which it is only clear that the administration is reluctant to speak on the matter.

“The administration of the Republican Panevėžys Hospital respects its employees and is sincerely grateful for their professional work. We are proud of them because they are some of the best in the country, ”he said in a written response.

Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Vytautas Riaubiškis

Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Vytautas Riaubiškis

According to him, the administration, respecting the law and the right of citizens to have and express their opinion, to actively participate in the discussion of issues related to public life and labor relations, appreciates this active position of the hospital staff.

“There are not only cases of disagreement, but also differences of opinion on issues related to labor relations and other areas of life. These cases are not a manifestation of opposition or prejudice on the part of any of the parties, but rather a free discussion between the parties based on the laws and regulations in force in the country. Sometimes, due to a difference of opinion, the parties do not reach a consensus, then they turn to a third party who, in accordance with the procedure established by law, resolves these disagreements ”, writes the hospital representative.

He stressed that we live in a state governed by the rule of law. I will not comment.

“Following the announcement of the final decision of the competent authorities, the administration of the Republican Hospital Panevėžys is ready to answer all questions of interest to you and the public,” writes the hospital representative.

The question of the hired lawyers is silence

Information is shared on the social network that the Republican Hospital Panevėžys hired lawyers to litigate with its employees. Such a contract in the central procurement portal 15 minutes It could not be found.

V.Riaubiškis did not answer the question whether it is true that the hospital hired lawyers from outside the country.

Panevėžys Hospital also has its own lawyers: two lawyers work in the Department of Law and Personnel.



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