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Ontario government expands coronavirus ‘pandemic pay’ to paramedics, public health nurses
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The Ontario government has expanded coronavirus-related “pandemic pay” to additional health care sector workers, including paramedics and public health nurses.
The announcement comes days after Premier Doug Ford announced various frontline workers would receive an extra $4 per hour as of Friday.
Also, those working more than 100 hours per month will receive $250 monthly lump-sum payments until mid-August. The initial list of eligible employees included those who work at long-term care homes, shelters, social services, jails and some staff in hospitals. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] However, there were calls from some unions to expand that list to cover other frontline workers.
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