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Travel nurses in Saskatchewan say staffing agency owes them months of pay
Travel nurses say EZ Care has not paid them for months after they worked at health-care facilities in Canada.
Shalu, an emergency room nurse at Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, says she is owed about $50,000 for work and expenses.
The nurses were hired through an Ontario-based staffing agency to fill temporary staffing gaps, including in rural hospitals.
EZ Care warned nurses of pay delays around the end of July, citing an agency transition, but Shalu says the new company named in the letter never took over.
About 25 nurses were left without pay, according to Shalu, who says the agency has stopped responding.
Some nurses temporarily stopped working, creating staffing problems and adding pressure on nurses who remained at the hospital.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is aware of payroll issues but cannot intervene; no resolution is stated.
Travel nurses in Saskatchewan say staffing agency EZ Care has left them unpaid for months.
Shalu, an emergency room nurse working in Shellbrook, says she is owed about $50,000 for work and expenses.
She and other nurses say the agency warned of pay delays in a letter around the end of July, then stopped paying them.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is aware of payroll issues but cannot intervene.
CBC says it contacted EZ Care by phone and email but received no response.
- Who
- Travel nurses contracted through EZ Care, including Shalu and Esther Nagaga.
- What
- They say the agency has not paid them for months and owes them wages and expenses.
- When
- Shalu says she started her EZ Care contract on April 18; the reported unpaid work covered June 14 to Aug. 4.
- Where
- Rural Saskatchewan, including the Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook.
- Why
- The agency’s letter cited pay delays because of an agency transition; the nurses say the promised change did not happen.
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Shalu says she started a three-month contract with EZ Care.
Shalu says she worked during this period without receiving about $50,000 in pay and expenses.
Shalu says EZ Care sent a letter warning of pay delays because of an agency transition.
CBC published its report on the nurses’ claims.
- Agency
- EZ Care, an Ontario-based private staffing agency
- Amount claimed
- Shalu says she is owed about $50,000
- Unpaid period
- June 14 to Aug. 4
- Contract site
- Parkland Integrated Health Centre, Shellbrook, Saskatchewan
- Hourly rate
- Shalu says she earns $86 per hour
What people are saying
We just would like to get paid for work
It is depressing some days. It hits me that I've worked for two months, and for nothing.
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