KEM staff wants end to biometric attendance
The February salaries for KEM nurses, doctors has either not been released, or given with cuts.
Mumbai: The February salaries of nurses, medical officers and doctors working in civic-run KEM hospital have either not been released or have been given with cuts amidst protests by these employees. Nearly 150 paramedical staff protested outside the office of Dr Avinash Supe, dean, KEM Hospital, Wednesday afternoon, demanding stoppage of the biometric attendance system.
Kamble, secretary, Municipal Nursing and Paramedical Staff Union, said, “The attendance of most of the workers has not been recorded due to a technical fault in the biometric system. The civic body needs to upgrade the software due to which 705 workers’ salaries have been held.”
Ms Kamble also suggested that the biometric system be linked to Aadhar cards along with salaries. “Since employees work in shifts, their attendance is not recorded properly and leaves are also not recorded. Owing to this, salaries have not been released and the civic body has not said when they will release salaries.”
Dr Supe has shot off a letter to municipal commissioner Ajoy Mehta, and additional municipal commissioner Idzes Kundan.