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Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe

Learn about the impact of austerity measures on health care recruitment in South-Eastern Europe since 2010, leading to staff shortages, migration, and poor working conditions. Discover trade union strategies to recruit and retain members and improve working conditions.

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Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe

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  1. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe Brussels February 2016 SANITAS Federation of Romania Razvan Gae Vicepresident

  2. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe 1) Framework conditions for organising and recruiting After introducing austerity measures in 2010 - underfunding of the health system - low wage level - poor working conditions - high migration flow - staff shortages - affecting the quality of the services

  3. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe 1) Framework conditions for organising and recruiting • From 2010 until now • 14.000 doctors from 45.000 are left the country • 20.000 nurses from 200.000 are left the country • Only in 2011 16,500 doctors and nurses left Romania to get employed in other EU states • 90% of the young graduate nurses are ready to go and work abroad • in some facilities the deficit can be as high as 50%

  4. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe 1) Framework conditions for organising and recruiting • After implementation of the austerity measures 70% of the nurses have expressed their intention to work abroad • 35% have already done • 25% are still in the country to consolidate their CV • 40% give upfor personal reasons • From 30% who do not intend to work abroad • 31% have family problems • 11% are afraid of the unknown or concerned job security • 28% find it difficult to learn a foreign language • 30% work part time

  5. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe 1) Framework conditions for organising and recruiting • Four important factors which contribute to the loss of membership • Newlegislation has taken away a lot of the union power • Mandatorymembertoregulatorybodies of theprofession • Decentralizationof health system • Yellow trade unions

  6. Organising and Recruiting in the Health Care Sector in South-Eastern Europe 2) Trade union strategies to recruit/maintain members • negotiate an annual 25% increase in wages until 2017 • organising members in the social care sector • recruitment plan for the existing 14,000 health workers employed in the private sector • Identifying and solving members needs • More involvement in the basic level • Campaigns and promote positive results

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