00:00The Ministry of Finance says it respects the right of nurses to protest, but warns that essential health services must not be disrupted.
00:09In a statement today, it clarified that regional health authorities operate under their own act, and RHA employees are not part of the core civil service.
00:19As a result, the recent salary settlement between the Chief Personal Officer and the Public Services Association cannot legally be applied to all RHA staff.
00:30Only Ministry of Health officers who remain the Public Officers at the time of transfer will receive the revised terms.
00:37The Ministry also pointed out that the National Nursing Association became the recognized union for certain Eastern Regional Health Authority nurses in January,
00:48meaning salary adjustments for these workers must be negotiated directly between each RHA and its recognized majority union.
00:57The government says it remains committed to good faith, responsible wage negotiations, but these must take place through the correct legal channels.
01:07Despite assuming office just seven months ago, the government says it has already begun settling long-standing wage rounds
01:14and is urging health care workers to continue providing essential care, while their unions activate the proper negotiation process.
01:23Aksha Galston, TV6 News.
01:25One of the full-time reasons will be
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