Nurses should not have to repay their premiums at the slightest unpaid leave, according to opposition parties who called on the government to back down on Thursday. The Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, instead tried to deflect attention by attacking the unions.
“I said that a change of culture, it takes to put aside this climate of confrontation there that there has been for a long time with the unions, then to go towards a collaboration, he said. asserted in the press. He accused them of having handed over a document to journalists containing falsehoods.
Gold, The duty revealed Thursday the content of the application guide for premiums for “the attraction and retention of nursing and cardiorespiratory care professionals” from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS). According to this guide sent to the health network on Tuesday, nurses will have to reimburse their premiums in full if they take a single day without pay during the year. The amount will also be cut in proportion to absences for sickness or maternity, in particular.
“I think both the union and the ministry need to make an effort. The two ! He exclaimed visibly angry. He indicated that a day of absence should not make a difference on the total amount of the premium, unlike a two-week sick leave which would be subtracted “as a proportion of his working year”.
The three opposition parties denounced Thursday the reimbursement of premiums by nurses at the slightest unpaid leave. Québec solidaire and the Liberal Party of Quebec have asked that the department eliminate these exclusions.
The bonuses of $ 12,000 to $ 18,000 were announced in September to encourage nurses to return to work in the public system and keep those already working there. However, the details were not given before the presentation of the MSSS application guide.
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