Canadian Health Care Students Sick of Unpaid Workterms
History shows that many female dominated health care professions have unpaid work terms (nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, dieticians, etc.). As a group of health care students we are s... continue reading »
"Equal pay for equal work....isn't that the gov't catchphrase?"
"It doesn't seem fair for us to have to struggle with our finances while in our workterm while other professions do not while under the same university and within the same country...please help us make a change!"
"Funding during placements would be helpful especially with the extra costs associated with placements, such as housing, meals and rent on apartments which had to be left behind."
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"We work just as hard if not harder than other students who are on work terms and we deal with peoples lives! I definatley think that there should be some help and equal payment as with other programs work terms."
"Any students who support this idea please sign this petition as well as those of you who support your family and friends in their decision to pursue a career in the health care feild."
"I am a social work student and I think it's incredibly unfair that all healthcare and education students must pay full course tuition prices for their workterms. It's unfair and this is the year 2008, something had GOT to be done about this. Considering t"
