Health workers concerned due to unpaid overtime

Concerns have been raised stating that the worries of workers in the health industry was not factored into the government's decision on issuing allowances to employees assuming work on the last ten days of Ramadan to provide services essential to the people following the designation of this period as a public holiday.

A statement released by the Maldives Health Professionals Union (MHPU) remarked that health workers are mandated to work without due remittance in violation of the new payment framework implemented by the State which stipulates the manner in which overtime allowances must be disbursed for employees of the health industry as well.