Bolzano – Süd-Tiroler Freiheit sharply criticized the medical company’s decision not to insure employees against serious medical errors in the future. All employees must now be insured.
“This will frighten even the last motivated doctors and nurses in the South Tyrolean health system. Four years ago, when the then General Manager Thomas Schael wanted to cancel his insurance, his employment contract was terminated for ‘gross negligence’.” , criticizes Sven Knoll, member of the state parliament. Now Director General Zerzer and the responsible State Councilor Arno Kompatscher would do exactly the same thing. “Are Zerzer and Kompatscher fired for incompetence?” Knoll asks provocatively.
Low pay, overtime, contempt and now without insurance – according to Libertà dell’Alto Adige, it should come as no surprise that more and more employees turn their backs on the South Tyrolean health system and emigrate. Already during the Crown crisis, some of his employees were treated as “lepers” and were suspended from work unnecessarily. “Now you also cancel your employees’ insurance, exposing them to the risk of damage claims,” says Knoll.
“The conclusion of this insurance is not voluntary, but a legal obligation. If employees now have to insure, this means not only additional costs, but probably worse conditions and, in the worst case, even worse protection. In Austria, Germany and Switzerland, employees not only benefit from better working conditions and wages, but in some cases also from apartments and crèches, while in South Tyrol they no longer even want to pay their employees’ insurance. How can the South Tyrolean health system remain competitive and attractive in such circumstances? ” the Freedom of South Tyrol is asked.
The movement expresses full solidarity and support for the employees of the South Tyrolean health system and calls on the provincial government and the health director to immediately ensure that employees are insured again. “If you can’t or don’t want to do it, you should also apply to yourself the same standards that applied to Thomas Schael. South Tyrol can do without two incompetent administrators, but certainly not the many hard-working doctors and nurses in the health service. “laments Knoll.
From: mk
