Home Care Workers

• Unions say better working conditions needed for Nova Scotia’s home care sector

  Union leaders are calling for improvements to working conditions and safety for Nova Scotia's home and community care workers.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2023
  
• WRHA’s move to train uncertified home care workers isn’t without concerns: experts

  'These are people that aren't going to be working side by side after the four weeks with somebody. They'll be on their own,' said CUPE 204's president of the WRHA home-care plan.

  Health

  Mar 14, 2023
  
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• B.C. government continues the pandemic wage top up for care home workers

  The province began the temporary wage increases for non-unionized clinical staff in long-term care and assisted-living facilities shortly after the pandemic began.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Some home-care visits cancelled in N.S. due to COVID-19 staff shortages

  "I was too afraid to have workers come in at night who have been on the road all day without clear protocols."

  Health

  Apr 3, 2020
• NSGEU says home-care workers in isolation due to potential COVID-19 exposure

  Jason MacLean, president of the Nova Scotia General Employees Union, told Global News the union learned of possible exposure on Thursday.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020