The government says 3710 local workers would benefit from the salary increments brought to health sector wages.
This comes after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih yesterday announced via a televised broadcast that the payment structure of the health sector would be modified starting today.
In his address, the President stated that the combined changes to the pay structure of the health sector employees and the remaining employees beginning to receive the 35 percent allowance would benefit 9,838 government employees and that MVR 482 million is required annually to support the pay increments.
Last night, Minister of Health Mohamed Nasee, Minister of Gender Aishath Mohamed Didi, and Secretary General of the National Pay Commission Dr. Mohamed Fazal met with the media to give more details about the salary increments.
Detailing the changes brought to the pay structure, Dr. Faizal stated that improvements would be observed in all allied health fields with the changes being brought under the pay framework.
He stated that the structure would differentiate staff pay according to their qualifications to encourage professional development and cater to the requirements in areas most challenging to employ trained local staff.
He added that the pay framework also addresses the challenges of seeking trained professionals specializing in areas such as oncology in the regional hospitals in the atolls.
The new pay structure is set to benefit 3,710 local health sector employees, and would not apply to expatriates working in the sector.
