Healthcare bait and switch from Legault
When we were deep in the first wave of Covid, the Legault government promised employment at $26/hr to people willing to be trained as patient attendants. Thousands signed up, but now they’re being told to sign contracts for no more than $20.55/hr and that they’ll have to repay their training fee of $9,120 if they don’t comply.
In addition, it seems like many CHSLDs hired people under the table to clean during that first wave. There’s an investigation.
Meezly 12:14 on 2020-09-15 Permalink
Funny, I just saw this tweet which applies just as well here as it does in the US:
https://twitter.com/kate_manne/status/1301519097973428228
Anything that involves prioritizing or throwing more money for “women’s work”– caring for the vulnerable & the elderly, giving “handouts”, improving health care, educating children and providing a SAFE environment in schools, etc. will always be akin to pulling teeth for any male-dominated government, esp. the Legault one.
JP 16:52 on 2020-09-15 Permalink
I didn’t read the article…but $9,120…$20.55/hr. It just seems ridiculous. Ugh..of course, they’d reduce the hourly wage from what they had initially stated. It might be too much to expect any sort of integrity. And, now the recruits have got the $9,120 hanging over their heads. And, this is where the resentment starts…