Payouts coming for hundreds of Alberta health workers impacted by COVID-19 vaccine rules
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Hundreds of Alberta health-care workers unvaccinated against COVID-19 are being financially compensated after filing grievances with their union.
Hundreds of Alberta health-care workers unvaccinated against COVID-19 are being financially compensated after filing grievances with their union.
This week, 696 Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Precision Laboratories employees are set to be paid out, with some receiving as much as $5,000 for their pandemic labour interruption.
This comes after a recent settlement between the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) and AHS.
A mediator was brought in to rule on the dispute, which involved more than 1,000 grievances from union members who refused to be vaccinated.
The arbitrator's binding recommendations will see AHS pay those who were forced into workplace leaves $5,000 each.
The employees who were allowed to come into work but who had to pay for regular COVID-19 tests will receive full compensation for all documented test expenses.
And those who were forced to work from home will be "made whole," according to the ruling.
