What does Quang Nam Medical College say about the news that many lecturers have stopped teaching?

On the afternoon of December 19, speaking with Thanh Nien reporter , Mr. Huynh Tan Tuan, Principal of Quang Nam Medical College, said that in the afternoon of the same day, the school's leaders held a meeting with staff, lecturers and all employees to find a solution to resolve the prolonged wage arrears situation.

"In the meeting this afternoon, the majority of staff and lecturers agreed to continue working until December 31, waiting for support from the Provincial People's Committee to have funds to pay salaries," said Mr. Tuan.

According to Mr. Tuan, there are some personal opinions but they do not affect teaching and learning. The school is arranging for students to continue their studies so as not to affect their learning process.

The Party Executive Committee has also submitted a report to the Provincial Party Committee and is waiting for the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee to meet to give instructions to resolve this long-standing salary arrears issue.

Giảng viên ngừng việc vì nợ lương: Chính thức 27 cán bộ, giảng viên ngưng dạy - Ảnh 1. — Quang Nam Medical College

"The information that 27 staff and lecturers officially stopped working collectively is incorrect. A total of 27 staff and lecturers from 3 faculties including Nursing, Basic Medicine and Medicine of the school had previously met and sent a record to the Board of Directors to propose that they would stop working on a specific day, not that they would stop teaching at this time. However, after the meeting this afternoon, I finished handling it, everyone agreed to work again until December 31, no one took a day off," Mr. Tuan informed.

According to Mr. Tuan, at the meeting this afternoon (December 19), there were a few individuals absent for some reasons but it did not affect the overall progress of the school.

Mr. Huynh Tan Tuan said that the reason why the school has been owing salaries for a long time is because since 2017, the enrollment work has encountered difficulties and has not met the target assigned by the Provincial People's Committee. This year, the school basically met the target (target of 200 students, enrolled 195 students).

Notably, this year, the school was granted 8.6 billion VND by the Provincial People's Committee, but 3.8 billion VND was deducted due to budget debt from previous years (due to not meeting targets), so the remaining amount is not enough to cover salary expenses.

Another reason is that currently the whole school has about 500 students, but 5/6 majors are classified as hazardous and toxic, so only 70% of the tuition fee is collected; not to mention that Lao students studying at the school are also exempt from tuition fees.

According to Mr. Tuan, if one or two teachers take a break, it is simple, but if the whole group takes a break at the same time, it will definitely have a big impact on the students' learning. In an educational environment, if this (collective work stoppage - PV) happens, it is extremely painful.

Faced with the news that lecturers had collectively stopped working, many students studying at Quang Nam Medical College were extremely worried.

"The news that teachers are stopping collective work makes me and my friends very sad and worried. I only have one more year to graduate, I'm afraid the study time will be longer," the final year nursing student said sadly.

As reported by Thanh Nien Newspaper , on December 14, 17 officers and lecturers of Quang Nam Medical College sent a notice of collective resignation to the school's leadership.

In the announcement, 17 staff and lecturers of the Nursing and Basic Health departments said they will stop working from December 18 until the school resolves the salary and allowance regime.

According to the lecturers, the school has not paid their salaries and allowances for 6 months, from July 2023 to present. The staff and lecturers still try to go to class because they do not want to affect the students' studies. However, due to the long period of unpaid salaries, the lives of many staff and lecturers have fallen into a very difficult situation and they cannot continue working.

The issue of unpaid wages for employees of Quang Nam Medical College has been going on for a long time. Up to now, the school owes 6 months of wages to 114 employees, with a total amount of more than 5.7 billion VND. In addition, this unit has been late in paying insurance for many months.

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