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Pay restrictions after year from hell a bitter pill for Kiwi nurses
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Registered Nurse Mafile o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Registered Nurse Mafile o Talakai said the possibility of no pay rise for three years makes nurses who worked through the pandemic feel undervalued. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Remember lockdown? Baking sourdough, quality time with family and pulling the dog around the block five times a day.
For registered nurse Mafile o Talakai the experience was vastly different.
For her, the go-hard and go-early restrictions meant long hours, pressure injuries from PPE gear, and staying isolated from her vulnerable parents.