Category: healthcare worker

Ontario Hospital Workers Awarded More Pay After Bill 124 Found Unconstitutional

June 14, 2023
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Ontario hospital workers are set to get additional wage increases over two years, the latest in a series of similar arbitration decisions after the province’s wage-restraint law was found unconstitutional. An arbitrator has awarded 3.75 percent and 2.5 percent for last year and this year to hospital workers such as dietary aides, personal support workers…

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Over 8,500 Undocumented Foreign Health Care Workers Allowed to Stay in Canada Under Amnesty Program: Federal Record

January 23, 2023
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More than 8,000 undocumented foreign health care workers and their families were allowed to remain in Canada under a temporary amnesty program launched by the federal government in 2020, says a briefing note by the immigration department. “Over 8,500 individuals have received permanent residence through this pathway which includes family members,” said the Nov. 9…

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Doctors’ Union Criticises Labor Government for Health System Management

October 7, 2022
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The government of the Australian state of Victoria’s massive health budget is not delivering a positive outcome for workers, the state’s peak doctors’ union says in its Victorian election statement ahead of the Nov. 26 poll. The Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association says healthcare staff burnout continues to remain unaddressed in the post-pandemic…

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Aussie State to Re-Impose Restrictions and Vaccine Mandates As Omicron Numbers Rise

January 7, 2022
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The New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has introduced new COVID-19 restrictions, and vaccine mandates as the state’s Omicron COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise. “We’re dealing with a highly transmissible variant, but fortunately, it appears to be a much less severe form of COVID-19, and our high vaccination rates are clearly helping to keep…

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Coroner Probing Quebec Elder Care Deaths During Pandemic Says Workers Deserve Respect

September 15, 2021
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MONTREAL—The Quebec coroner investigating the deaths at elder care homes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic assured health workers they were not at fault and deserve respect for the working conditions they endured. “Rest assured that the coroner’s office doesn’t lay blame on health-care workers,” coroner Géhane Kamel said. “And each individual who…

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