The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, proposed to the unions an additional envelope of 400 million euros to improve the remuneration of paramedical and non-medical hospital staff, we learned Thursday from concordant sources. This sum, which brings to 6.4 billion euros the amount of salary measures (excluding doctors and interns), was proposed Wednesday at the end of a meeting of nearly 10 hours as part of the "Ségur de la santé" , FO-Health said in a statement.
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A second union source confirmed to AFP the amount of this budget extension. Contacted, the Ministry of Health did not wish to confirm the information, stating that "the discussions" were "still in progress" with the unions.
At a previous meeting on June 24, Olivier Véran had proposed an envelope of six billion euros to increase the salaries of non-medical hospital staff. The minister also put on the table 500 million euros in revaluations for doctors, interns and health students, who have an appointment with the ministry on Thursday for a new negotiation session.
Staff are demanding an increase in remuneration of 300 euros net
For non-medical staff, the envelope is still deemed insufficient by the unions, which are demanding a pay rise of 300 euros net for all public sector employees. "Despite the announcement of an additional envelope of 400 million euros, the claim of 300 euros for all is clearly not conceivable as it stands," said FO, adding that "the minister's proposals were not not up to the claims. "
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"The minister wished to be able to have a few more days in order to return to the President of the Republic to obtain new financial arbitrations (...) The ball is again in the court of the executive," insisted the union.