Increase of salaries did not convince the doctors

Increasing of the salaries by € 300 did not convince most of the doctors in hospitals. According to them it is just a formal modification, but in reality, the salaries would increase by only about half that amount. Doctors are concerned, that after the increasing of salaries hospitals will reduce all of the contributions, which are not guaranteed, such as bonuses for services or personal assessment. Their doubts were not dispelled even by the assurance of Minister of Health Ivan Uhliarik that their management can not cut these contributions. Medical trade unions claim, that once the collective agreement expires, managements of hospitals will not agree with the increased contributions beyond the Labour Code.