NAPE Home Care Workers
330 Portugal Cove Place A1B 3M9 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

Home support workers can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine. You can register here: https://covidvaccine.nlchi.nl.ca You can also register by calling:... 1-833-668-3930. Once you click Pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine you will be taken to a page with a drop down menu asking Are you 70 years of age or older on or before December 31, 2021? Select no and then you’ll be taken to the page for home support workers, where you select yes and continue with the registration process.

Dear Home Care and Youth Care Members of NAPE, The following message was sent to Home and Youth Care workers via email but we are posting it here in case it did not reach everyone. Please update your info on our files here to ensure get all future updates: https://www.nape.ca/membe/nape-membership-card-application/...Continue reading

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Hi Everyone I have been getting a lot of calls from Home Care workers with regards to essential services pay and how it is being calculated by your employers, this is the answer I received from government officials David Good afternoon.... In response to your email please be advised. Designated essential workers will be eligible for the lump sum payment based on the total number of hours they worked over the eligibility period of March 15, 2020 to July 4, 2020 and their gross monthly income. To determine if each employee is potentially eligible for the lump sum payment you will need to calculate both their total hours and total monthly income. Based on your payroll records, calculate the total number of hours each employee worked over the 16 week period from March 15, 2020 to July 4, 2020. To calculate the monthly income for each employee, take the total gross income for the employee over the 16 week period (March 15, 2020 to July 4, 2020) and divide by 4. Example: John Smith worked a total of 315 hours from March 15 Jul 4, 2020. John’s total gross income over the 16 week period was $5,400. To determine his monthly income, take his total gross salary of $5,400 and divide by 4 = $1,350. Based on John working 315 hours and his average monthly salary being $1,350, he would potentially be eligible for a $900 lump sum payment, as per the chart below. As John’s monthly income is less than the Maximum Monthly Income of $1,400, he is eligible for the benefit and would be included in your application. Please note however, had John worked the same 315 hours and his monthly income was $1,600 (which is above the Maximum Monthly Income of $1,400) he would not be eligible and would not be included in your application. See highlighted section below.

Essential Worker COVID-19 Top-Up This announcement just happened and we have a number of questions about how this will work and will be seeking answers to those questions immediately. The details of the program can be viewed at the link below. ... It is encouraging to see those essential workers at the lower end of the income spectrum receiving financial support for their invaluable efforts and the vital work they perform in our society, especially during this pandemic. These workers deserve better pay for the work that they do not just during a time of crisis, but every single day. This funding provides a much-needed boost for these workers. It is unfortunate, however, that those above the threshold who put themselves in harm’s way to provide vital care, protection, support, and goods and services to the people of the province in the past few months will receive no additional financial compensation for the work that they’ve done. It’s not that these workers are doing their jobs for the recognition, but there was an opportunity here to do more than say, ‘thank you for your service’. https://www.gov.nl.ca/aesl/essential-workers-program/

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The president of the province’s largest public sector union says home care workers were the very last considered when it came to the supply of personal protective equipment despite their essential role. Your union worked incredibly hard from the early stages of the pandemic to ensure that all workers had access to the needed PPE, training, and protocols - including home care workers, who are an essential part of our healthcare system and social safety net. It is sad that w...e had to push so hard (continuously) to get the powers that be to pay attention to this group of workers and include them in the province’s overall coordinated pandemic response. Home care workers are a vital part of our province’s healthcare system and should never be treated as an afterthought. Your union will continue to work hard to ensure the voices of home care workers are always heard and your interests protected. https://vocm.com/2020/06/13/home-care-ppe/

Minister of Health and Community Services John Haggie in the COVD-19 press conference update happening now: "The phrase I use - essential workers - is in terms of whether you are necessary to the functioning of the healthcare system and the short answer is - You Are. We cannot manage without you." We are pleased to see the Minister and this government see the essential role that home and youth care workers in the same was we do.

JUST ANNOUNCED! Essential Worker Child Care Service Application Form During the COVID-19 pandemic public health officials advise that children are safest when cared for at home. However, it is realized that essential workers who are providing health and related public services during this pandemic may not have access to private child care.... Therefore, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is permitting the operation of regulated child care services for children (one to 13 years) in order to support and enable essential workers to provide critical services if they have no other options available. Important Facts: Essential workers include all health care workers, paramedics, firefighters, police and correction workers, early childhood educators providing essential worker child care services, and other public servants required to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child care services will be available for children ages one to 13 years in existing child care centres and family child care homes, subject to availability. Existing health and safety requirements will apply but reduced child care group sizes will be implemented in order to protect the safety of staff and children as recommended by public health. Regulated child care services typically operate between 7:30am-5:30pm, Monday-Friday. Please fill out this form as soon as possible. We will have more information for you soon and someone will be in contact. Note: Please be sure to provide an email address when you complete the form, as this will be the primary means of contact. https://www.gov.nl.ca//essential-worker-child-care-servic/

Hi everyone, there is a lot of misinformation, rumours and such flying around the internet at the best of times, but it is especially pronounced now. Please check with trusted sources for information on the COVID-19 situation. https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/... The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador site that has a lot of useful information and resources particular to this province.