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Nurses in skirts in Cádiz
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By h.b. - Mar 26, 2008 - 3:29 PM
Nurses wearing trousers at the San Rafael clinic will see a 30 Euro deduction from their monthly wages
Nurses in Cádiz in Spain have been told that they have to wear a skirt if they want to earn a full wage. Those at the San Rafael Clinic who choose to wear nurses trousers instead will lose a 30 € productivity bonus every month.
Now the regional government, the Junta de Andalucía, has promised an investigation into a possible breaking of equality legislation, and the nurses and other workers at the clinic, owned by the Pascual company, are also threatening to denounce the company.
The regional councillor for welfare and equality, Micaela Navarro, said it was ‘absolutely degrading’ that the nurses were being obliged to wear skirts, and said that it went against not only equality legislation but also common sense. One of the nurses affected said it was ‘a matter of personal and professional dignity’.
The Pascual company claims that nurses have worn a uniform of a skirt for the past 30 years, and they are in their right to deduct the 30 € a month from those members of staff who fail to meet the uniform requirements.
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Nurses in skirts in Cádiz
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By h.b. - Mar 26, 2008 - 3:29 PM
Nurses trousers at the San Rafael Clinic in Cádiz - Photo EFE
Nurses in Cádiz in Spain have been told that they have to wear a skirt if they want to earn a full wage. Those at the San Rafael Clinic who choose to wear nurses trousers instead will lose a 30 € productivity bonus every month.
Now the regional government, the Junta de Andalucía, has promised an investigation into a possible breaking of equality legislation, and the nurses and other workers at the clinic, owned by the Pascual company, are also threatening to denounce the company.
The regional councillor for welfare and equality, Micaela Navarro, said it was ‘absolutely degrading’ that the nurses were being obliged to wear skirts, and said that it went against not only equality legislation but also common sense. One of the nurses affected said it was ‘a matter of personal and professional dignity’.
The Pascual company claims that nurses have worn a uniform of a skirt for the past 30 years, and they are in their right to deduct the 30 € a month from those members of staff who fail to meet the uniform requirements.
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Readers' comments:
jakitron
26 Mar 2008, 18:30
26 Mar 2008, 18:30
sack the management,absurd ideas,what about concentrating on the health of
the patients & well being of staff or does that go against monotheist logic
Emma
12 Apr 2008, 22:04
12 Apr 2008, 22:04
This is a good idea. Skirts are smarter and more ladylike and I would
imagine patients feel more reassured when nurses project a more
professional image.
Deanna Tullisn
07 May 2008, 18:34
07 May 2008, 18:34
Well they tried that several years ago...when I got my nursing degree. It
didn't work...those nurses threathen to walk out; I think they did! There
was an older lady who was a diploma nurse and she was "old School" but the
younger females squashed it! She also tried to push the nursing cap and
they really went ballistic! It doesn't bother me! I like the skirts
better! So many times you can't discern from a proffesional R.N. or nurse
aide! They all look the same!
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