January 28, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
Headwaters Health Care Centre is apologizing to the community following an incident where a staff director had one of their elderly relatives vaccinated against COVID-19 at a recent clinic solely designated for health care workers.
The incident happened on January 12 and the staff director in question retired on January 19, after being on paid leave while an investigation was carried out.
Headwaters CEO and President Kim Delahunt said that the vaccination of a non-health care worker was an isolated incident and procedures are in place to prevent it from happening again.
“This was an error in judgement by one staff director and is not part of our hospital’s protocols. We have implemented additional processes to ensure that we follow provincial and public health guidelines,” she noted.
14 Thunder Bay District Jail staff, 9 inmates positive for COVID-19: union president
More than 30 inmates at the Thunder Bay District Jail were transferred to Southern Ontario on the weekend, as part of an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the facility.
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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 26
There were 23 active COVID-19 cases at the Thunder Bay District Jail as of Monday.(Marc Doucette / CBC)
More than 30 inmates at the Thunder Bay District Jail were transferred to Southern Ontario on the weekend, as part of an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the facility.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine ratifies collective agreement with OPSEU
Provincial legislation limits pay increases to one per cent.
Jan 25, 2021 3:54 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
The contract covers a four-year period, from May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2024.
Under provincial legislation (Bill 124) that limits compensation in the public sector, 132 OPSEU members who work at NOSM will receive annual salary increases of one per cent.
Union bargaining chair Jason Lind said The big demand that we had was a better workplace. Life-balance. So we looked at a little bit better vacation, some better wording around special leaves and such.
In light of COVID-19 measures requiring staff to work from home, the parties agreed to work together to establish a new
Northern Ontario School of Medicine staff and the Board have ratified a new four-year contract.
The deal impacts 132 members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.
It’s retroactive to May 1, 2020, and expires April 30, 2024.
Negotiations were subject to Bill 124, which limits overall compensation increases.
Both parties agreed to enhancements of pension and benefits, all in compliance with provincial legislation.
In light of COVID-19 measures requiring staff to work from home, both parties agreed to work together to establish a new Alternative Working Arrangements Policy during the term of the agreement. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );