She left Morocco with hopes of building a career in the French public healthcare system. Today, she nearly regrets that decision. A doctor with a degree from outside the European Union (Padhue), she has been practicing in Seine-et-Marne for several years. Like around 50 of her colleagues at the Grand Hôpital de l’Est Francilien (GHEF), she now finds herself in an absurd and distressing situation: she is being asked to repay €60,000.
The issue centers around a «differential bonus» that was paid out for years to make hard-to-fill positions more attractive. The hospital now claims the payments had no legal basis. They were suspended at the end of 2024, and management has since demanded reimbursement of the sums paid…