Nurses on maternity leave concerned $10K bonus will affect EI benefits
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Claudia Chender, MLA for Dartmouth South and leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, said the nurses' predicament is "just the latest example of the ways in which this incentive was not properly researched before it was rolled out."
She called the bonus "hasty" and said the government should be focusing more on long-term strategies for retaining nurses.
"You're dealing with a reduced income if you're receiving those benefits, and so it feels incredibly unfair that this 'thank you' would put someone in a compromised financial position," said Chender.”