Nurses, nursing assistants, emergency medical services, cleaners, doctors... The staff at Nice University Hospital have not been paid. Is this a bug from the Ministry of the Economy?

"We haven't been paid." There was great concern this Tuesday at the Nice University Hospital, one of the largest employers in the Alpes-Maritimes region. The approximately 7,000 employees—administrative staff, nursing assistants, cleaners, paramedics, emergency room staff, emergency medical services, and doctors—have not received their salaries. A transfer that should have been made the day before, on the 28th, according to the official payroll calendar for state civil servants for 2025.

"For now, it's only one day. We're not panicking. But it's unusual and it's one day too many for those on low wages, single mothers, the most vulnerable, those on low wages. A public holiday and a long weekend are looming, we're stressed," says an employee of the Nice hospital.

FO: "Have we all become volunteers?"

"An unacceptable delay, have we all become volunteers?" asks the Force Ouvrière union. "Scandalous!" denounces the CGT.

The hospital's HR department has been inundated with calls. The CHU management announced: "The head of the Nice Hospital Centers Treasury was informed, following our request, by the services of the General Directorate of Public Finances that a technical incident on April 25th is the cause of the delay in payroll payments. This technical incident affects several local authorities in France. Payroll processing was restarted by the services of the General Directorate of Public Finances on Monday, April 28th and should allow, according to the information communicated by these services to the Nice Hospital Centers Treasury, the payment of payrolls as soon as possible."

"The agents will be paid as soon as possible."

Basically: it's not us, it's the Ministry of Economy's fault. Bug, hack, how long will it take for salaries to be paid?

Nice-Matin asked the Ministry of Finance about this. The response: "The issue has been clearly identified, and the production incident has been resolved. The affected employees will be paid as soon as possible. Several local authorities are affected, with a very modest payroll volume across the country."

"The best timeframes are good, but when is it? I have a very low salary, I'm overdrawn and I'm paying bank charges," complains a nursing assistant. She adds: "I'm not the only one. For many, we work in hospitals for a pittance, and on top of that, we're not paid on time..."