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Salary delays at Asmet Salud hit workers' income and strain the health system's operation
Union reports five-month delay in meal vouchers for employees. Photo: Portafolio Archive
TL;DR
- Sindisalud Asmet reports significant salary and benefit payment delays at Asmet Salud EPS.
- Workers are owed two months of salary, five months of meal vouchers, and two months of vacation pay.
- Unpaid social security contributions are impacting healthcare services, leading to canceled appointments.
- Hundreds of employees are in a critical financial state, struggling to meet basic needs.
- The union has engaged in dialogue with authorities but has seen no fundamental solutions.
- A delegate assembly will be convened to discuss a potential temporary work stoppage.
- The union urges the Ministry of Health, Superintendencia Nacional de Salud, and Ministry of Labor to intervene.