Hospital Official Calls for Wage Freeze
Josh Pringle
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Chief Financial Officer of Bruyere Continuing Care is calling for a province-wide public sector wage freeze to help stop the red ink at hospitals.
Ottawa-area hospitals are forecasting a $51 million deficit for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, even with a two per cent funding increase from the province.
CFO at Bruyere Continuing Care Daniel Levac tells CFRA News a wage freeze would make it easier for hospitals to absorb budget cuts without cutting staffing positions.
Levac says drastic action is needed from the Ontario Government to make it "easier" to absorb cuts without cutting service.
But Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson tells CFRA News a wage freeze isn't on the radar for the Ontario Government.
Watson says the province will respect collective agreements with unions that were negotiated in good faith.
Hospitals must balance their books by the end of March.
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