(Montreal) Nurses in Quebec will see their income decrease in two weeks, if nothing changes by then.
Three bonuses will in fact expire on March 30, including a 3.5% bonus for all healthcare professionals. This bonus had been obtained during the last negotiation of the collective agreements.
Two other bonuses, a 4% evening bonus and a 2.5% night bonus, for those working full-time in the 24/7 centres, will also expire on the same date.
These bonuses will not continue like wages when the collective agreement expires on March 31.
In an interview Thursday, the president of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ), Julie Bouchard, said she feared the repercussions of this reduction in income, while Quebec was seeking precisely to keep nurses in the public network, or even to bring them back. those of the private sector.
Moreover, Quebec rightly states that it is the evening and night shifts that are more difficult to fill.
When contacted, the office of the President of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel, indicated that the bonuses are “negotiated and discussed with the unions” and that “as we are in negotiation, we will not comment further”.
