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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1990
FUNDS APPROVED FOR PART-TIME NURSE SCHEME
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF PART-TIME APPROVED THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
REGISTERED NURSES IN THE GENERAL STREAM IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, HOSPITALS AS AN THE
SERVICES HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT INTERIM MEASURE TO RELIEVE THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE IN THE NURSING GRADE.
AND
SUBVENTED
NURSE SCHEME WOULD THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE WAS
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PART-TIME COME INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH (MARCH) AND ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $29 MILLION.
THE
SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED
THAT EMPLOYMENT
WOULD BE
ON A то ENTER INTO AN
SESSIONAL BASIS WITHOUT REQUIRING THE PART-TIMERS AGREEMENT REGARDING A FIXED SCHEDULE OF WORK.
"EACH SESSION WILL BE FOUR HOURS.
THE RATE OF
$52
PER
"PAYMENT WILL BE AT
HOUR FOR NORMAL PM ON WORKING HOURS FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 1
AND SATURDAYS, AND $60 AN HOUR OUTSIDE NORMAL HOURS INCLUDING SUNDAYS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NUMBER 8 IS HOISTED,
SCHEME
"
HE SAID.
IN IMPLEMENTED PAST. UNDER THE PREVIOUS
TO WORK ON
REGULAR
DAYS LESS
FULL-TIME THAN
BOTH
A
HAD BEEN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS IN THE
WERE CONTRACTED
A FOR
NUMBER OF
PART-TIME THE
NURSE
SCHEME, PART-TIME
NURSES
MONTH-TO-MONTH
BASIS
EMPLOYMENT.
MORE "COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS SCHEME, THE NEW SCHEME ALLOWS
FLEXIBILITY 80 ACCORDED WILL FLEXIBILITY, IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE
THE SPOKESMAN ATTRACT MORE PART-TIMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME, SAID.
ΤΟ
APPLY
BY
WILL APPEAR IN NEWSPAPERS A RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENT
NEXT QUALIFICATIONS ARE WEEK AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES WITH THE NECESSARY ADVISED
THE FOLLOWING
STATED IN PROCEDURES
THE
ADVERTISEMENT.
NURSING STAFF,
A
OF
TEMPORARY
NURSES TO
TO IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF NUMBER OF MEASURES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. THESE INCLUDE THE PAYMENT
NURSES AND TO STUDENT/PUPIL
A A RESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE ALLOWANCE TO NURSING STAFF FROM THE RANKS OF STUDENT/PUPIL NURSING OFFICER I.
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