The recent years of rearmament of the Armed Forces have apparently not solved the problems of staff shortages and employee flight in the Navy.
More than every tenth position in the Navy is unfilled. This is described by DR, which has an internal document.
It is further stated that the situation is particularly bad in the unit that sails and operates the Armed Forces' frigates. Here, every fifth soldier and every sixth sergeant are missing.
TV 2 also has a document from the Navy that describes the staff shortage, which is described as "very worrying" in the document.
The staff shortage should be included in negotiations
Almost every fourth position on the inspection ships is unfilled, according to TV 2. The ships' primary task is to patrol the North Atlantic and the sea around Greenland.
The internal document is from the navy's cooperation committee, which consists of representatives from both management and employees.
The personnel shortage should be included in the ongoing government negotiations. This is according to the largest union in the Armed Forces, the Central Association of Personnel (CS).
CS Chairman Jesper Korsgaard Hansen specifically points out that this is because salaries in the Armed Forces are too low.
- It is particularly affecting the navy right now, where it is tiring for the soldiers to cover for each other and be ordered out on extra voyages, he tells TV 2.
Negotiations for millions have not been successful
In February, a settlement was reached in the defense sector as part of the collective bargaining negotiations for government employees.
Here, 275 million kroner were allocated for higher salaries in the Armed Forces, which had to be negotiated locally.
But this has not yet been achieved.
And Jesper Korsgaard Hansen recommends his members to vote no to the collective agreement, which is up for a vote until May 1. He tells TV 2.
The Defence Command has refused to comment to both DR and TV 2 due to operational considerations.
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