– We created a Spleis so that she does not have to pay the legal fees herself. That’s what Anne-Gjertrud Lund Svendsen says. She is the sister of Gro-Anita Olsen Sætrum. Earlier this autumn, Sætrum was called on the carpet at Finnmarkssykehuset after she shared an news article on Facebook. In this post, she wrote a text in which she strongly criticized her own employer, Finnmarkssykehuset. Anne-Gjertrud Lund Svendsen created a joint to help her sister. Photo: Amelie Lund Svendsen / Private Felt that she had to have a lawyer Svendsen reacts to the fact that the lawyer at Finnmarkssykehuset attended the clarification meeting. According to the sister, Sætrum brought his own lawyer to the meeting. She paid the expenses out of her own pocket. After the meeting with Finnmark Hospital, she sat with a bad feeling, her sister says. – She felt that everything was unclear. Gro therefore wants legal assistance further in the process. I think it is unfair that she as an individual has to cover the costs herself, says Svendsen. This summer there were reports of several critical conditions at the ambulances in Finnmark. Photo: Christina Gjertsen news has been in contact with Sætrum, but she does not want to comment on the case until it has been fully processed. According to Svendsen, it has been very difficult for her sister to be in this situation. But she has not been alone, Svendsen says that her sister has received several messages from both current and former colleagues who support her. – We see at Spleisen that her colleagues and several others have sent in money, she says. The aim of the splicing was to collect NOK 60,000. They have already managed that. Not receiving assistance However, Svendsen believes it is unfair that Sætrum does not receive assistance from a lawyer through the Trade Union. The Trade Union does not agree with that. – It is not automatic that the Trade Union provides a lawyer just because the other party does. That’s what union representative for the Trade Union in Finnmarkssykehuset, Julia Sandnes Thomassen, says. Company representative for the Trade Union in Finnmarkssykehuset, Julia Sandnes Thomassen says that if the case changes, Sætrum will get legal assistance from the Trade Union. Photo: Julia Sandnes Thomassen And adds: – When we received the request, Sætrum was called to a clarification meeting to explain the post. According to Thomassen, the Trade Union considered it sufficient that there was already a shop steward at the meeting. – If the case develops further and changes character, we will reconsider whether we should contact a lawyer, she says. In addition, Thomassen says that it is possible to put a big question mark on why Finnmark Hospital initially involved a lawyer in a clarification case. Having to endure criticism Svendsen now believes that her trust in Finnmark Hospital has been weakened. – How can trust be created when things like this happen, that they call in a meeting with their own lawyer present? Trust does not grow. It weakens considerably, she says. In addition, she claims that if the healthcare company treats employees who give feedback in such a way, then soon none of them will dare to criticize the management. The new hospital in Hammerfest. The hospitals in Kirkenes and Hammerfest are under the Finnmark hospital. Photo: Allan Klo – Then Finnmark Hospital will never improve, she says. According to Svendsen, it is rather sad that we live in a democratic country, and still experience some major consequences of expressing ourselves freely. – We should think that those who run a health enterprise had better values and more humanity than this. Finnmarkssykehuset has been presented with the case, but is not willing to be interviewed. However, the head of communications, Eirik Palm, responds by e-mail: – As a responsible employer, we do not wish to interview an employee at Finnmarkssykehuset. Information officer at Finnmarkssykehuset, Eirik Palm does not wish to comment on the case Photo: André Bendixen / news Published 14.11.2024, at 13.16
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Had to set up a Spleis to pay the legal fees – news Troms and Finnmark
