It's shortly after 12 noon, when Rudolf Henke passed the chairmanship of the MB general meeting to Dr. med. Andreas Botzlar hands over. He has an urgent phone call to make, explains the chairman, with the cell phone to his ear. The approximately 200 delegates forgive him for this distraction. After all, it is matter of averting the labor dispute planned for November 7th by the doctors at the university clinics. And indeed: During the lunch break, the Great Tariff Commission agrees to the compromise negotiated by the negotiating commission in the previous 20 hours, so that Henke can seal the tariff agreement at 3 p.m. - with handshake with Lower Saxony's finance minister and TdL chairman Hartmut Möllring. Shortly after 4 p.m., Henke and his negotiator Lutz Hammerschlag returned to the general meeting and announced the collective bargaining agreement: The strike of up to 20,000 doctors at the 23 university clinics in the area covered by the TdL has been canceled.
The result of the negotiations: The salaries of university clinic doctors will increase by 3.6 percent from November 1st, 2011. For the months of July to October 2011 there is one-time payment of 350 euros. Doctors' night shifts are also paid better: for full night work, doctors will receive an hourly time supplement of 20 percent per hour from January 1, 2012 instead of the previous hourly supplement for night work of 1.28 euros. As of January 1, 2012, time surcharge of 20 percent per hour will also be paid for night on-call duty. Specialists with long professional experience will also benefit from structural change in the remuneration table: From 2012, an additional level 5 will be added to remuneration group Ä 2, which will exceed level 4 after the linear increase of 3.6 percent by 120 euros. From 2012, doctors in the penal service of the federal states will also be included in the scope of the collective agreement. However, this still does not apply to the company doctors in the university clinics - bitter pill for the MB. The new collective agreement with the TdL has very long minimum term until February 28, 2013.
It's shortly after 12 noon, when Rudolf Henke passed the chairmanship of the MB general meeting to Dr. med. Andreas Botzlar hands over. He has an urgent phone call to make, explains the chairman, with the cell phone to his ear. The approximately 200 delegates forgive him for this distraction. After all, it is matter of averting the labor dispute planned for November 7th by the doctors at the university clinics. And indeed: During the lunch break, the Great Tariff Commission agrees to the compromise negotiated by the negotiating commission in the previous 20 hours, so that Henke can seal the tariff agreement at 3 p.m. - with handshake with Lower Saxony's finance minister and TdL chairman Hartmut Möllring. Shortly after 4 p.m., Henke and his negotiator Lutz Hammerschlag returned to the general meeting and announced the collective bargaining agreement: The strike of up to 20,000 doctors at the 23 university clinics in the area covered by the TdL has been canceled.
The result of the negotiations: The salaries of university clinic doctors will increase by 3.6 percent from November 1st, 2011. For the months of July to October 2011 there is one-time payment of 350 euros. Doctors' night shifts are also paid better: for full night work, doctors will receive an hourly time supplement of 20 percent per hour from January 1, 2012 instead of the previous hourly supplement for night work of 1.28 euros. As of January 1, 2012, time surcharge of 20 percent per hour will also be paid for night on-call duty. Specialists with long professional experience will also benefit from structural change in the remuneration table: From 2012, an additional level 5 will be added to remuneration group Ä 2, which will exceed level 4 after the linear increase of 3.6 percent by 120 euros. From 2012, doctors in the penal service of the federal states will also be included in the scope of the collective agreement. However, this still does not apply to the company doctors in the university clinics - bitter pill for the MB. The new collective agreement with the TdL has very long minimum term until February 28, 2013.
" You, the doctors in the university clinics, who voted in favor of the labor dispute in the ballot and made it clear that they wanted to go through with the indefinite labor dispute for the devil, have ensured that the TdL has moved away from its collective bargaining dictate " , the visibly tired negotiator Hammerschlag called to the delegates of the 120th Annual General Meeting. Background: The TdL had previously insisted that the total volume of the collective agreement should not exceed plus of 3.75 percent over period of 24 months (which is the collective agreement of the TdL with Verdi corresponds) .The compromise that has now been found - 3.6 percent linear, plus time allowances, plus an additional level for the specialists - should, however, be total volume on the order of almost five percent. Hammerschlag: "Without the doctors' clearly articulated willingness to strike, the TdL would not have moved away from the collective bargaining dictate." The aim of the TdL was to force the MB back into the period before 2006, "when other than us concluded collective agreements for us" / p>
"We are not in the mood for joy, but we can live with what we have achieved," said MB chairman Henke on the conclusion. It was important for the association to achieve substantial improvements in night shifts in addition to an acceptable linear salary increase, emphasized Henke: “With the time bonuses of 20 percent, we have set new standard. We will continue on this path in future collective bargaining rounds. "
The central topic of the 120th MB general meeting - in the shadow of the collective bargaining - was the demands on the medical workplace in the hospital. "The working conditions of the staff employed in the hospital are becoming more complex and demanding, which leads to considerable stress and frustration, and in the most serious cases to illnesses, for example burn-out syndrome," says resolution that was submitted to an application by the federal executive board going back. In order to counteract the burdens, prevent an increasing shortage of doctors, increase job satisfaction and thus maintain the quality of patient care at high level, the hospital workplace must be made more attractive for doctors.
The doctors' union sees an urgent need for action especially in five areas:
- Further improve tariff conditions.png "> Agreement shortly before the gate closes: Rudolf Henke (left) and Hartmut Möllring announce the collective agreement for doctors at the university clinics. The planned strike has been averted. Photo: dapd
" You, the doctors in the university clinics, who voted in favor of the labor dispute in the ballot and made it clear that they wanted to go through with the indefinite labor dispute for the devil, have ensured that the TdL has moved away from its collective bargaining dictate " , the visibly tired negotiator Hammerschlag called to the delegates of the 120th Annual General Meeting. Background: The TdL had previously insisted that the total volume of the collective agreement should not exceed plus of 3.75 percent over period of 24 months (which is the collective agreement of the TdL with Verdi corresponds) .The compromise that has now been found - 3.6 percent linear, plus time allowances, plus an additional level for the specialists - should, however, be total volume on the order of almost five percent. Hammerschlag: "Without the doctors' clearly articulated willingness to strike, the TdL would not have moved away from the collective bargaining dictate." The aim of the TdL was to force the MB back into the period before 2006, "when other than us concluded collective agreements for us" / p>
"We are not in the mood for joy, but we can live with what we have achieved," said MB chairman Henke on the conclusion. It was important for the association to achieve substantial improvements in night shifts in addition to an acceptable linear salary increase, emphasized Henke: “With the time bonuses of 20 percent, we have set new standard. We will continue on this path in future collective bargaining rounds. "
The central topic of the 120th MB general meeting - in the shadow of the collective bargaining - was the demands on the medical workplace in the hospital. "The working conditions of the staff employed in the hospital are becoming more complex and demanding, which leads to considerable stress and frustration, and in the most serious cases to illnesses, for example burn-out syndrome," says resolution that was submitted to an application by the federal executive board going back. In order to counteract the burdens, prevent an increasing shortage of doctors, increase job satisfaction and thus maintain the quality of patient care at high level, the hospital workplace must be made more attractive for doctors.
The doctors' union sees an urgent need for action especially in five areas:
- Further improve tariff conditions. Appropriate remuneration for work at unfavorable times, the reduction of the workload that is still too heavy (especially due to too many on-call duties per month) and the extension of the scope of collective agreements to all doctors are goals that will be achieved in the upcoming collective bargaining should.
- Compatibility of private life and work. The MB has set itself the goal of promoting the compatibility of work, family and leisure time in medicine and especially in hospitals. They say that working hours are family-friendly if they can be planned and are reliable. The childcare times are also important. These must cover the actual medical service hours.
- New management and employee culture. The MB calls for the dismantling of hierarchical structures in the clinics. This also means that the management style and interaction among doctors in the department become more participatory on case-by-case basis. For example, departmental goals should be discussed and set together, believes the MB Document patients, but serve exclusively billing and other administrative purposes.
- Health management in the hospital. The MB calls on the hospital operators to implement company health management across the board for the purpose of maintaining and expanding the To introduce work-management skills of employees.
The doctors' union appeals to the legislature not only to improve structures in the outpatient area but also to ensure high quality inpatient care: “While for outpatient medical and dental sector within the framework of the Supply Structure Act, improvements in financing g, the inpatient area is not only not taken into account, but has to accept noticeable and permanent cuts as result of the regulations provided by the GKV Financing Act of 2010 ”, criticize the delegates. They are therefore calling for the planned reduction in rates of change by 0.5 percentage points for 2012 to be withdrawn and for the introduction of link between the base rate and the benchmark that was promised in 2009 with compensation for the wage increases in personnel costs.
The call for more money However, this is not without its dangers for the clinics: "Because whenever we give the impression that the hospitals are underfunded, the clinic employers knock us out in the collective bargaining negotiations," reported Henke. Appropriate remuneration for work at unfavorable times, the reduction of the workload that is still too heavy (especially due to too many on-call duties per month) and the extension of the scope of collective agreements to all doctors are goals that will be achieved in the upcoming collective bargaining should.
The doctors' union appeals to the legislature not only to improve structures in the outpatient area but also to ensure high quality inpatient care: “While for outpatient medical and dental sector within the framework of the Supply Structure Act, improvements in financing g, the inpatient area is not only not taken into account, but has to accept noticeable and permanent cuts as result of the regulations provided by the GKV Financing Act of 2010 ”, criticize the delegates. They are therefore calling for the planned reduction in rates of change by 0.5 percentage points for 2012 to be withdrawn and for the introduction of link between the base rate and the benchmark that was promised in 2009 with compensation for the wage increases in personnel costs.
The call for more money However, this is not without its dangers for the clinics: "Because whenever we give the impression that the hospitals are underfunded, the clinic employers knock us out in the collective bargaining negotiations," reported Henke.After reaching an agreement with the TdL, he hopes that compromise will be found quickly in the negotiations with the association of local employers' associations: relieves the hospital budget for the next year. ”
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