All newsSTU Flash, 29 September 2014STU/66th Council/14/013
THE MEDICAL BENEFITS FUND
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO IT? WHO IS MANAGING IT? WHY ARE WE NOT BEING INFORMED?
The short answer to those questions is that NOTHING is happening and NOBODY is sure who is managing it - and that is a matter of major concern for ALL participants – the co-owners of this Fund.
Some facts
This situation could have serious consequences for all the participants in the Fund, i.e. all active staff who are compulsory participants and the many retired staff who remain as voluntary participants.
Do you know what percentage of your net salary or pension is taken to provide you with this most essential social security cover? It varies from 3.16% to 6.50%, depending on how many members of your family are covered. So have a look at your payslip to see how much you are paying for your health insurance. Since it is not clear who is managing the MBF, decisions could be taken unilaterally to raise and change contribution rates, as well as drastically reduce reimbursement rates.
STU has written on several occasions to the Director-General expressing its concern about the governance of the Medical Benefits Fund, but to no avail, and so we are drawing your attention to this total lack of respect for staff, for the Rules of the MBF, and especially to the absence of any attempt to inform us about what is being done with our funds.
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