Ford agrees to $5,000 retention bonus for front-line nurses in Ontario

[mentalfloss]

Supporting our public services.

Now that's respect for the taxpayer.

Ford agrees to $5,000 retention bonus for front-line nurses in Ontario​

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has agreed to a retention bonus for all front-line nurses in publicly funded facilities, a union representing nurses and health-care professionals says.

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) said in a statement Friday that union president Cathryn Hoy negotiated the bonus in a meeting with the premier.

“The retention bonus negotiated today is for a lump-sum, $5,000 payment and the premier indicated that this will go to the Treasury Board as early as next week for approval and further details on implementation,” Hoy said in the statement.

Doug Ford agrees to $5,000 retention bonus for front-line nurses in Ontario, union says | Globalnews.ca

 

[Johnnny]

Like a one time lump sum that is probably taxed would be considered better than nothing and a short term cheaper solution.

Repealing bill 124 would be the better choice here. Capped at 1% is a joke and the nurses end up losing money every year because of it. Inflation on a good year is higher than 1%.

This is a cheap vote buying tactic

 

[harrylee]

Election year..

 

[mentalfloss]

Like a one time lump sum that is probably taxed would be considered better than nothing and a short term cheaper solution.

Repealing bill 124 would be the better choice here. Capped at 1% is a joke and the nurses end up losing money every year because of it. Inflation on a good year is higher than 1%.

This is a cheap vote buying tactic

For a Conservative government - this is sacrilege.