The Quebec government is asking workers to opt-in to work in a hospital setting as service aides. (CBC / Radio-Canada - image credit)Quebec Premier François Legault is asking government employees to volunteer to work in hospitals, as staffing shortages continue to hamper the province's health-care system. Bureaucrats are being asked to opt-in to work in a hospital setting as service aides, taking over non-medical tasks normally performed by nurses. They will be paid their usual salary, and may also be eligible to premium pay incentives, meant to encourage workers to stay in the public health-care network. "The assignments offered to public service employees who come to lend a hand vary.

Source: CBC News January 18, 2022 02:52 UTC