In the midst of decisive discussions and negotiations, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection is preparing to redefine the sector, with plans to initiate an agreement with the sector’s unions by the end of January 2024.
Union sources have revealed that crucial meetings will be held with representatives of the government and the Ministry of Economy and Finance to finalize the details of a preliminary agreement, the result of three days of dialogue deemed constructive by the unions.
According to Lhbib Kerroum, a member of the Organisation Démocratique de la Santé (ODS), Friday’s discussions focused primarily on the overhaul of the law governing the public health service. Currently being drafted, this reform will introduce major changes to variable pay and allowances.
Discussions also explored various calculation scenarios, highlighting three distinct approaches: individual, collective or performance-based compensation for the healthcare institution.
At the heart of the discussions were crucial issues such as incentives linked to occupational risks, promotion criteria, the introduction of new steps for all categories, and the upward adjustment of promotion quotas. A bold proposal emerged to reduce the period required to move from one step to another, from six to four years, and to base promotion on seniority after eight years instead of ten.
In addition, Kerroum emphasized the importance attached to senior executive nurses and auxiliary and preparatory nurses, who should benefit from exceptional promotion. This long-neglected demand aims to correct the disparities in terms of rights within this category. The unions also called for the extension of benefits to technicians and administrative staff outside the salary grid.
The consultations also revealed a lack of compensation for professional risks for assistant teachers at nursing and health technician training institutes, a shortcoming which the unions submitted to the government.
As for sanctions or disciplinary measures, the unions expressed the need to do away with salary suspension, in favor of more humane and social measures. A health official confirmed that the total cost of the health staff’s demands amounts to 22.8 billion dirhams, highlighting the financial stakes of the social dialogue underway.
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