18 May 2020 18:14

The Agency has paid 11.7 million manat in temporary allowances to medical and non-medical workers involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic during March, proportional to working time

In accordance with Decree No. 1947 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 18, 2020 and Resolution No. 112 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated March 25, 2020, the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance (Agency) has paid temporary allowances in the amount of 11.7 million manat to 21,462 medical workers and 2,372 non-medical workers employed by 145 state health facilities in Baku and by 118 regional public health facilities, who are involved in the fight against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during March. The payment was made according to working time/hours.  

In accordance with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, temporary allowances were paid to employees of public health facilities with working conditions in connection with the coronavirus infection in proportion to their working hours as follows:

1.  4.9 million manat, i.e. three times the monthly salary of 15,113 medical workers carrying out preventive medical works, was paid.
Rasim Hasanov, head of the Agency's Finance Department, explains the calculation with the following example: “The monthly (base) salary of a local pediatrician working in a polyclinic for the 13th category is 406 manat. If a doctor is involved in the fight against the coronavirus infection for six days, then he/she will be paid an allowance of 292 manat 32 qepiks. 292.32 = ((406 / 25) x 6) x 3. Please note that all salary deductions payable by the employee will be calculated from the final amount.”
Calculation formula: temporary allowance = (Base salary according to the Single Tariff Schedule/number of monthly working days) x number of days worked by employee x double allowance amount

2. A total of 4.7 million manat was paid to 4,967 medical workers providing emergency medical services, as well as 378 laboratory workers engaged in the examination of biological material, in the amount of four times the monthly official (base) salary. R. Hasanov explains the calculation with the following example: “The monthly (base) salary of an ambulance doctor working in emergency and urgent medical care for the 13th category is 406 manat. If a doctor is involved in the fight against the coronavirus infection for six days, then he/she will be paid an allowance of 389 manat 76 qepiks. 389.76 = ((406 / 25) x 6) x 4. Please note that all salary deductions payable by the employee will be calculated from the final amount.”

3. 1,004 medical workers providing inpatient medical services were paid a total of 700 thousand manat in the amount of five times the monthly official (base) salary.
An explanation by the head of the Finance Department: “The monthly (base) salary of an infection disease doctor working in the hospital for the 13th category is 406 manat. If a doctor is employed for six days to fight the coronavirus infection, then he/she will be paid an allowance of 487 manat 20 qepiks. 487.20 = ((406 / 25) x 6) x 5. Please note that all salary deductions payable by the employee will be calculated from the final amount.”

It should be noted that 2,372 non-medical workers were paid an allowance of 1.4 million manat in the amount of three-to-five times their salary. Example: The monthly (base) salary of a driver working in emergency and urgent medical care for the 3rd category is 271 manat. If a driver is involved in the fight against the coronavirus infection for six days, then he/she will be paid an allowance of 195 manat 12 qepiks. 195.12 = ((271 / 25) x 6) x 3. Please note that all salary deductions payable by the employee will be calculated from the final amount.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the lists sent by state health facilities, the Agency will pay temporary allowances for April.