IQALUIT, NUNAVUT —Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of support. The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Sciences, the professional body that represents about 14,000 lab technologists in Canada, provided the news agency with the letter, written by deputy health minister Colleen Stockley. Five of Iqaluit’s eight lab technologists would resign in November and December. Four of them said they had long-standing issues with their work at the hospital before the bonus came about. All four former employees said they would like to see mandatory breaks of at least eight hours between shifts and hope more staff are hired to run Iqaluit’s lab.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2022 10:37 UTC