New employees receive their July salary.

Regarding the collective work stoppage by staff and lecturers of Quang Nam Medical College due to prolonged unpaid salaries, on December 30th, Mr. Huynh Tan Tuan - the school's principal - stated that the institution had just transferred July salaries to the employees.

According to Mr. Tuan, regarding the remaining five months of unpaid wages, the Provincial Party Standing Committee will meet early next week to discuss and propose a solution.

For nearly two weeks, many staff and lecturers at Quang Nam Medical College have decided to stage a collective work stoppage due to prolonged unpaid salaries.

Meanwhile, a lecturer at Quang Nam Medical College confirmed that they had just received one of the six months' salary that the school owed them. The amount received was less than 5 million VND and was entirely used to pay off living expenses over the past few months.

As reported by VTC News, on December 14th, 17 staff and lecturers working in the Nursing Department and the Primary Healthcare Department of Quang Nam Medical College announced they would cease work starting December 18th.

The reason for the collective work stoppage is that the school has failed to pay their salaries and allowances for six months (from July 2023 to the present). The Nursing Department and the Primary Healthcare Department have met and agreed to stop working until the school resolves the issue of salaries and allowances.

It is understood that, specifically in the Nursing Department, the suspension of teaching activities will affect 6 classes: D17A, D17B, D18A, D18B, Y26, and D6S. The affected courses are Endocrine Movement, Psychology - Communication Skills, on-campus practice, and internship at Quang Nam General Hospital.

Not only the faculty and lecturers of the Nursing and Primary Healthcare departments, but Quang Nam Medical College currently owes six months' salary to 114 employees, totaling over 5.7 billion VND. In addition to salary arrears, the college has also been late in paying social insurance contributions for several months.

By December 18th, two lecturers from the Department of Primary Healthcare had stopped teaching, causing 30 students to miss classes.

Regarding the operations of Quang Nam Medical College, the Chairman of the Quang Nam Provincial People's Committee has requested the college to report and explain the responsibilities of the collective and individuals involved in directing its operations and allowing the prolonged shortcomings that have caused public outrage.

THANH BA

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