The Saskatchewan government is providing temporary financial support to some workers helping vulnerable citizens during the coronavirus pandemic.
Salaries are being topped up by a cost-shared $400 per month for workers earning less than $2,500 per month. The new supplement applies to those working at senior-care facilities including private care homes, licensed child-care facilities, group homes run by community-based organizations along with emergency shelters and transition shelters.
It includes caregivers, cook and cleaners both full-time and part-time. “Workers at these facilities have been helping many of Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable citizens get through the COVID-19 emergency,” Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said. “This new wage