Healthcare Unionists Threaten With Full-Blown Strike Over Wage Raises
Doctors’ wage raises might be only on paper, therefore, unionists in the healthcare sector threaten with protests after their calculations show the wage raises promised by government members actually are insignificant.
Trade union leaders think the healthcare sector lacks money, therefore, there will be no wage raises.
The European income spread around by government officials could only be an illusion, according to doctors, nurses and unionists. (puterea.ro)
Romania’s Flu Death Toll Climbs To 86
Romania’s flu death toll climbed to 86 on Wednesday after two men in Caras-Severin and Hunedoara counties died, the National Center for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases announced.
The two men were aged 46 and 47, respectively. Neither had been vaccinated against the flu and they were suffering from pre-existing conditions.
Health minister Sorina Pintea said that specialists agreed the situation does not present itself as an epidemic and added that the pace of the infection has been slowing down.
Romania saw 300 new cases of flu between February 19 and February 25 and the total number exceeds 1,000, the country’s National Institute for Public Health announced on March 1.
Most cases of flu have been registered in Bucharest (324 cases) and the counties of Iasi (131 cases) and Constanta (97 cases).
Over 970,000 people had been vaccinated against the flu by February 25. (cotidianul.ro)
Rafo Can Be Put Up For Sale For $59M
Oil refinery RAFO Onesti, which has been insolvent and nonoperational for several years, could be put up for sale starting today, by its judicial administrator, at a starting price of $59.5 million, VAT not included, according to the company’s reorganization plan.
Nearly 97% of Rafo Onesti shares are held by Petrochemical Holding, a group based in Austria and controlled by Russian businessman Iakov Goldovski who also holds 92.5% of the refinery’s receivables. Rafo’s debts amount to RON300 million.
In 2017, the refinery was visited by several businesspeople from Iran, Iraq, Italy, Georgia and the USA, who expressed their intention to take part in the tender to be organized for its sale.
The refinery has a refining capacity of 3.5 million tons of crude oil annually. (jurnalul.ro)
Wage Raises Of Up To 15% For Several Categories Of Employees
The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday adopted government emergency ordinance no. 91/2017 which raises by up to 15% the wages of several categories of employees.
The law also sets overtime pay for police officers by 75% of their base pay, capping it at 3%, and doubling the wage of staff with the Elie Wiesel Institute.
The emergency ordinance no. 91/2017 amending frame law no. 153/2017 regarding the salary system of staff paid from public funds was adopted with 175 “pros”, 83 “cons” and 14 abstentions.
The Chamber of Deputies is decider on the matter. (romanialibera.ro)