Alberta sees 143 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths connected to outbreaks The union proposes that if employees have to self-isolate, they should not lose income as a result.The concern is that regular RNs will burn through their sick days because they’re isolating.“We don’t want people being reluctant to self-disclose that there’s an issue.
Building a disincentive for that, we think, is the exact wrong thing to do,” Harrigan said.A serious problem is that AHS is not posting vacancies, which means staff is stretched thin, he said.“They’re working a lot of additional shifts, they’re working overtime and to say to them, ‘By the way, you’re going to suffer financially in addition,’ we just think it’s the wrong thing to do,” Harrigan.