Hospital staff from 40 departments will receive the maximum amount of the bonus promised by the government as a reward for their efforts during the coronavirus epidemic, or 1,500 euros net, the ministry of health told AFP on Wednesday.
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These departments are essentially those of the north and east of the country, where the regions hardest hit by the Covid-19 are located. All those from Île-de-France (8 departments), Grand Est (10), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (8) and Hauts de France (5) are thus included in the list. Four departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Drôme, Loire, Rhône, Haute-Savoie) are also included, as well as Eure-et-Loir, Bouches-du-Rhône, the two departments of Corsica and Mayotte.
Pay rules for May or June
The Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, and the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced in mid-April a bonus of 1,500 euros “net of everything” - without contributions or taxes - for hospital staff “ in the departments most affected "
Outside these zones, " the agents who worked in the Covid + departments of the reference hospitals will also receive the premium of 1,500 euros ", while those " of the other departments will receive a bonus of 500 euros ", recalls the ministry.
Olivier Véran had affirmed that these sums would be paid " as of May ", but the payment remains suspended with the publication of a decree specifying the modalities This text " is about to be signed ", assured Wednesday the government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye, referring to regulations " on May or June payroll ".