Employees who work in one or other of the environments on the listed will receive a bonus of 8% applicable on their salary.

On Saturday Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann, deposited with the justice minister a Decree applicable to the province health and social services network, also including non-unionized salaried staff.

The decree modifies national and local collective agreements, below are the modifications regarding bonuses, meals and daycare expenses.

You can view the complete Decree (French) here.

Meal and daycare expenses.

• Employees who perform overtime work is offered, when a meal period is scheduled during this shift, financial compensation of $ 15.00, with the exception of the employee in telework and that which qualifies for the meal allowance during trips in accordance with the applicable provisions of collective agreements.

• the employee who works a full shift of overtime in the evening, night or weekend can benefit from an allowance equivalent to a fixed amount of $ 30.00 in compensation for childcare expenses for older children 13 and under, upon presentation of supporting documents.

Temporary Bonuses

Employee who works in one or other of the environments listed below receives a bonus of 8% applicable on the salary provided for at the scale of their job title for the hours worked in this environment:

• a) emergencies (except psychiatric emergencies);
• b) intensive care units, when at least one case of diagnosis with COVID-19 has been confirmed (except psychiatric intensive care);
• c) dedicated clinics (screening and evaluation) for COVID-19;
• d) the units identified by an establishment in order to group together the clientele presenting a positive diagnosis to COVID-19;
• e) accommodation units in residential and long-term care centers;
• f) other accommodation units, when at least one case of diagnosis with COVID-19 has been confirmed;
• g) Pneumology units;

Employees who do not work in either of these environments and ambulance technicians receive a bonus of 4% applicable on the salary provided for at the scale of their job title for the hours worked.

Employees, middle managers and the ambulance technicians will be paid a lump sum equivalent to the premium they would have received between March 13, 2020 and April 4, 2020.

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