(NER, “Nemzetközi Együttműködés Rendszere”, or the System of National Cooperation, is the informal network of Fidesz-aligned and – often informally – affiliated businesses and political actors. Among critics of Orbán and his government, the term has become synonymous with corruption and theft of public funds.)
Those not transferring to the mentioned company will no longer have the opportunity to work – according to our sources, this was the essence of the message conveyed to the cleaning staff of the Fejér County Saint George University Teaching Hospital. As per our understanding, employees have so far only received verbal notifications, but these have already revealed that everyone must transfer to an external company by December 31. According to our information, the hospital settles with employees through mutual agreement, essentially ‘forcing them to resign,’ as stated by our source. It is rumoured among those affected that on December 31, 220 cleaners will be let go, only for the external company to take over on January 1.
The mentioned external company is B+N Referencia Plc., whose rapid expansion can be considered staggering, even by NER standards. The company, whose main profile is the cleaning and maintenance of buildings, has been winning one state contract after another for years. Their biggest achievement so far dates back to 2021: the firm secured a 300 billion HUF contract entailing the gradual takeover of disinfection and cleaning tasks, from operating rooms to warehouses, in 107 hospitals across the country.