Staff at Belfort hospital who will not be vaccinated against Covid-19 on December 15 will not be made redundant but will remain suspended without pay and without being able to resume their work as long as their vaccination status is not up to date, said Friday. December 10 establishment.
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The hospital announced Thursday in a press release that, contrary to what was said on Tuesday during a press briefing, the twenty staff (including a minority of caregivers) still reluctant to be vaccinated would not ultimately be removed from the hospital. hospital on December 15, date set to be up to date with their vaccines.
The management then invoked the triggering of the “
white plan
” at the Nord-Franche-Comté Hospital (HNFC) “
since last Tuesday, following the seriousness of the epidemic crisis
” and the need to preserve a “
social climate (.. .) as serene as possible
”, in a context of“
strong tensions on the workforce
”.
Without vaccine, the suspension
This announcement was however interpreted by the media as the possibility for these personnel to resume their work at the HNFC, and this whatever their vaccination status, explained Friday the HNFC. "
The North Franche-Comté Hospital denies any information aimed at admitting that the agents suspended from the establishment due to non-compliance with the vaccination obligation would be reinstated,
" insisted the establishment in a press release. As long as they have not been vaccinated, these staff will therefore not be able to return to work at the Belfort hospital and will remain suspended without receiving their salary, it was added. "
The director general of the HNFC will discuss with each of the agents concerned all the means that will enable them to get out of this inextricable situation, in compliance with the vaccination obligation
, ”the management already indicated in its statement on Thursday.
On Friday, nurses in the operating room of the HNFC also went on strike, the Inter-Blocs Collective said on Twitter.
This movement was decided after the launch of the "
white plan
", explained to the regional daily
L'Est Républicain
Rachid Digoy, the president of this national collective.
"
We send the incumbents to the services in tension and it is interim nurses who ensure the operations,
" he said.
With a capacity of more than 1,200 beds and places, the HNCF employs 3,800 people, according to its website.
It is located in Trévenans, in the Territoire-de-Belfort, where the incidence rate is currently 494 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the CovidTracker site.