MONTREAL – The Federation of Health Workers is asking the Quebec government to pay interest at the legal rate for each day of late retroactive payment under the new collective agreement.
In addition, the FIQ (Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec), which represents 76,000 nurses, nursing assistants and respiratory therapists, demands a formal apology from the Minister of Health and Social Services Christian Dubé.
The federation reproaches him for his “immorality” and his “imprudence in offering any form of compensation” to the members of the FIQ.
The Canadian Press revealed on Wednesday that the members of the FIQ would receive the late retroactive payments due to them under the new collective agreement concluded last June.
Payments are bonuses and lump sums that have been agreed upon between the parties and must be paid retroactively, on dates predetermined in the agreement.
Not only will these amounts be paid late, it is not known exactly when they will be paid.
On Thursday, the ministry confirmed the late payment of health workers. He attributed them to higher workloads, both in healthcare facilities and in private companies that provide payroll software.
Dubé also confirmed that all CISSS and CIUSSS are affected by these delays.
It was the Quebec Service Employees Union (SQEES), affiliated with the FTQ, which hoisted the flag on October 27, after being notified by some employers of these late payments.
– This report by La Presse Canadienne was first published in French on November 5, 2021.
“Travel aficionado. Twitter scholar. Writer. Extreme coffee guru. Evil pop culture fanatic.”