Unions want action on health workforce

Spain

(October 2016) Unions want an end to restrictions on recruitment in the health service and a review of the staffing needs of the service in the light of population change and ageing. The imposition of replacement rates in 2010 led to falling staff numbers and an increase in the use of fixed term contracts to around 35% of all workersin the health service. Following the court ruling (see epsucob@NEWS 13) on temporary contracts unions want to negotiate measures to deal with precarious employment.