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Waiting for pandemic pay unfair to long-term care workers, union says

The union representing a number of employees at long-term care facilities say many members have yet to receive their extra pandemic pay announced by the provincial government in April. The Tories announced April 25 they would be providing a temporary pandemic pay of $4 an hour as well as a monthly lump sum payment [...]

2020-05-21T13:28:40-04:00May 21st, 2020|News|

Pandemic Pay Provides Support for Frontline Workers Fighting COVID-19

To provide additional support for frontline workers fighting COVID-19, the government is providing a temporary pandemic pay of $4/hour worked on top of their regular wages. In addition, the government will be providing monthly lump sum payments of $250 for four months to eligible frontline workers who work over 100 hours per month. The [...]

2020-04-27T13:33:18-04:00April 25th, 2020|News|

Ontario Taking Emergency Measures to Support Long-Term Care Homes During COVID-19

Funds, resources and flexibility for the sector to support staffing and continue to protect province’s most vulnerable Today, the Government of Ontario is implementing a new emergency order to ensure that staffing and resources are available to help care for and protect long-term care residents during the COVID-19 crisis. These temporary measures provide further [...]

2020-03-30T13:34:58-04:00March 28th, 2020|News|

COVID-19 Update 2020-03-18

Wed, March 18, 2020 Good afternoon.  I am trying to keep our daily updates brief and succinct, but today the federal government announced a significant economic relief package, and I encourage you all to read through the details.  We recognize that many of your businesses are going to be impacted by the measures [...]

2020-03-18T18:37:40-04:00March 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|

PSW shortage poses crisis in long-term care

With the shortage of personal support workers (PSWs) approaching a crisis, Extendicare and Collège Boréal have teamed up with the aim of creating an incentive for more people to enrol in that program.Through this agreement, the Extendicare network in Timmins has committed to offering a job and a $1,000 bursary to four graduates upon [...]

2019-10-09T18:17:22-04:00April 14th, 2019|News|
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