More nepotism revealed

[NewsWhore]

Minister of Education Melanio Paredes said a commission has been set up to investigate the accusations that the Seguro Medico para Maestros (Semma), the health insurance provider for state sector teachers is also plagued by high levels of nepotism, with as many as 15 employees said to be directly related to the company's director, according to a report in Hoy. This is just the latest accusation of nepotism in a Dominican government institution and is further proof of how entrenched this practice is in the system. According to the newspaper's source, Semma's ex-president Francisco Cruz Pascual, its financial director Marcelino Rijo Guzman and educational director Belgica Diaz all hired family members. Official payroll records from Semma reveal that their relatives receive monthly salaries of between RD$12,000 and RD$44,200 per month. Of particular concern troubling is the fact that they are employed in the areas of treasury, sales, auditing and invoicing, contravening company policy, which prohibits family members of the administrator from being employed in financial areas of the company.

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