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Matulas: Here is an unconstitutional repressive measure
Antanas Matulas, chairman of the Seimas Health Affairs Committee, said on Delfi TV that he did not support the proposal not to grant sickness benefit.
“I think there is an unconstitutional repressive measure here,” he said.
“Already in 2013, the Constitutional Court carried out a detailed analysis of the budget, contributions and services of the PSDF and said unequivocally that absolutely everyone must pay the mandatory contributions to health insurance or, in parallel, to Sodra. Contribution may vary based on income, but everyone must receive absolutely the same services. Now it is said that if a person is not vaccinated, the sickness benefit will not be paid, I think it would be clearly contrary to the Constitution, “he explained.
Antanas Matulas
Algirdas Sysas, a member of the Seimas Social Affairs Commission, takes a similar position: old age and other things. The further you go, the more you realize that you can’t normally make those decisions. “
In his opinion, the debate on the intention to take such measures is more preventive in nature.
“When they talked about it, the number of vaccines really increased. I think this is a preventive measure and the law will not reach the Seimas anyway, ”said A. Sysas.
At the time, Dan Arlauskas, president of the Employers’ Confederation, said he would support decisions on sickness benefits and transferring responsibility for testing to the employees themselves.
“The government has made a very good decision and I can say that absolutely all employers’ organizations support all of this. Of course, this issue is quite complicated, we do not know how much it is going to cost a person or if it is going to be raised at all, ”said D. Arlauskas.
I don’t understand if they can go to work
Raimondas Tamošauskas, president of the food union, spoke about the changes planned from September 13 and emphasized that the fact that production workers must also be evaluated is changing. True, according to him, it is not yet clear which employees should be classified as such.
“It just came to our knowledge then. This is what works on the machine, the machining, everything else. Now there are very large fields here, even the repair of wagons in the field is also included in the production. It is not clear if they should or should not or should not, but it is the employer’s duty to determine who is a worker in production, make a list, verify who needs to be tested, who is exempt from testing, “he said.
According to R. Tamošauskas, it is not yet clear which order will come into force as of September 13.
“Nobody knows, we also talk to employers, we say what to do. Nobody explains or tells us,” said the president of the Food Union.
“It is written that if you don’t have proof, you can’t be caught. <...> Today the businessmen are already putting together lists, informing the employees, we call 1808, they say that we don’t know anything, they will only be able to register as of September 13 ”, he emphasized.
Raimondas Tamošauskas
According to R. Tamošauskas, if a large flow of employees from production companies collapses to register for tests on the same day, the system simply will not hold up.
According to him, there are currently no clear changes regarding the tests: “There is a Communicable Disease Control Law, which establishes that such periodic inspections are carried out under the state budget, as well as under the budget. For now, employers may not be afraid, because neither that nor that has changed. “
In declarations to the representatives of the Ministry of Health, D. Arlauskas affirmed in the program that the requirement to test the employees of the production companies can still be eliminated.
“We talked about it in a meeting with SAM officials. In fact, what we are talking about may be more preventive in nature. As we have explained, we may not need all these restrictions, we may only be in the social and educational realm and manufacturing companies will be excluded, “he said.
D. Arlauskas and R. Tamošauskas stated that it is not yet clear whether those who work in production and without vaccination will be able to come to work without a test after September 13. According to Sys, there will be such an opportunity.
“I answer that he can come, but it is not yet clear who will control him, who will punish if he punishes,” said the member of Seimas.
At that time, A. Matulas assured that there would be no chaos. “It just came to our notice then. It’s about whether the manufacturing companies are valid. Last week I had to talk to the owner of a large Vilnius company with maybe 600 employees, he said very kindly: maybe there are 20 percent. people who want to do things are not vaccinated, but you trust us more, they give us tasks, what we can do, maybe legalize rapid tests, etc. to make it cheaper. Obviously you will have to go that way, but I cannot disagree with my colleagues that manufacturing companies are unlikely to get involved in this way, ”the president of the Health Committee told Delfi TV about Facts and Opinions.
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