Health of Ivaí responds to allegations of moral harassment and labor abuses

The Municipal Health Secretariat of Ivaí expressed itself on the complaints of systematic moral harassment and labor abuses made by a group of public servants in the health of the municipality. Seven officials have filed Fact News with Ponta Grossa’s Prosecutor’s Office/Prosecutor’s Office of Labour (MPT), reporting a scenario considered unsustainable in local health units.

In a note sent to the Portal Boca no Trombone, the municipal secretary of Health, Álan Grégori Mocelim, stated that the Secretariat is aware of the complaints and that the facts are being investigated by the competent bodies.

"I stress that the due clarifications have already been provided to the Public Prosecutor's Office (MPT), with this Secretariat remaining available to provide any additional information that may be necessary," the secretary said.

Álan also reaffirmed his commitment to legality, ethics, respect for public servants and the transparency of administrative acts.

"Considering that the investigative procedure remains ongoing, being prudent, we will not anticipate statements on the merits of the allegations, in respect of the regularity of the investigations and the people involved," he added.

What the servers say

According to the whistleblowers, who sought the report, the group is led by nursing professionals and faces persecution for about a year. The complaint was directed to the MPT of Ponta Grossa due to the apparent inertia of the Forum of the District of Imbituva, jurisdiction to which Ivaí belongs, as the complainants claim.

What the Fact News Says

The News of Fact was issued on the basis of a confidential complaint filed in front of the Municipality of Ivaí and the health coordination, reporting the alleged practice of the following labor irregularities:

I) Practice of collective moral harassment in the workplace, with aggressive, hostile conduct, public humiliation, screaming, intimidation and use of low-key words against servers;

II) Use of lots, transfers and changes of workplace as a form of punishment or retaliation against servers;

Imposition of arbitrary operational restrictions on the server, including prohibition of the use of municipal fleet vehicles and impediment to register a point in a location closest to the residence;

IV) Immediate and arbitrary removal of the workplace of the social worker, with aggressive verbal order and removal of documents, medical records, technical materials and belongings before witnesses;

V) Pressure on lactating servers for transfer to the interior of the municipality;

Absence of adaptation of working conditions for professionals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, despite the report indicating the need for a quieter environment;

VII) Constant change of location of worker with diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, without consideration of the need for functional adaptation;

VIII) Retaliation against servants who participated in a meeting with the mayor, through negative evaluations in the probationary stage.

Who the servers point to

The servers point out that the abusive practices and persecutions would start directly from the Municipal Mayor, the Secretary of Health and the Coordination of Primary Care.

The purpose of bringing the case to the public, according to the complainants, is to give visibility to the daily suffering of these professionals and to collect immediate action from the competent authorities.

Report: persecution for about a year

In a statement, one of the officials said the case began about a year ago. The persecution is due to the fact that some officials do not accept impositions that are not within the legality.

He reports that he has already changed sector four times and that, on December 4, he received another memorandum determining new sector change to the hospital, on a 12x36 scale, to start on November 15, national holiday.

The server also states that it was called the Coren-PR, the nursing supervisory body, to ascertain the situation in the municipality.

Lack of materials

According to the report, several times there were missing materials in the units, such as dressing material, cutting punch box — which would have had to be improvised with cardboard, with the risk of contamination —, gloves in the appropriate size for use and biological material to test the autoclave.

“When you confront them, they persecute these officials. They want to be wrong and let us pass that everything is right," the server said.

Whistleblowers claim to have copies of the Fact Sheet sent to the MPT and say they are available to provide the documents, grant interviews, even on condition of anonymity to avoid further retaliation, and detail the content of the investigations requested.

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