Life savers pay equals two cauliflowers

Paramedics showed the “contracts of horror”. 21 PLN gross - this is the amount for which an hour of work of one of rescuers, who revealed in the network his earnings - writes portal Rynekzdrowia.pl.

On this basis, the portal says that the rates of paramedics range from 21 to 36 PLN gross per hour. “An hour of work of a paramedic, a man on whom often depends someone’s health and even life - the greatest value, ripped from the clutches of death in sweat, rain, heat and frost, in a suit and mask, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is valued in conversion into.... 2 cauliflowers and 2 kg of potatoes!!!” - writes the Emergency Medical Technicians Protest Committee on social media.

In addition, paramedics point out that a paramedic who has completed a qualified first aid (KPP) course is entitled to a higher hourly rate than a paramedic (after a three-year bachelor’s degree).
(businessinsider.pl)