Description: The Saskatchewan government recently announced a wage top-up for some front line workers, but most health care workers were noticeably absent from the list of eligible employees.
The Saskatchewan government recently announced a wage top-up for some front line workers, but most health care workers were noticeably absent from the list of eligible employees.
All Health Care Providers are taking incredible steps to fight the COVID pandemic and flatten the curve of infection. Our members are cohorting in single facilities, being redeployed to other facilities or communities, answering the call for emergency shifts, volunteering by the hundreds to go to outbreak communities, working long hours and going the extra mile every day.
They are providing professional care and compassion to long-term care residents and acute care patients whose families can’t visit. They are isolating themselves from their families and friends to keep the public safe.