A coalition of private healthcare workers is calling for a review of the continuing professional development law as it wants to pass the burden of paying training program fees to hospitals. | kdevillaINQ /PDI
Ignacio, also a member of the Ugnayan ng mga Nagkakaisang Manggagawa at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, stressed that the law could be revised to require medical institutions to shoulder the fees of CPD programs, adding that hospitals also “benefit from the advancement of our careers.”According to Aileen Jabilon, also a UPHUP convenor, nurses like her need to shell out around P15,000 to complete 15 units every three years.
While Jabilon recognized the gains the CPD policy would have on her career, she lamented how the constant demands of her job while being “overworked and underpaid” has taken a toll on her health and overall well-being.A measure that lapsed into law on July 21, 2016, Republic Act No.
Since its implementation, the CPD law has been met with negative feedback from workers and professionals, among them teachers, engineers, accountants, physicians, and nurses.
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