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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Victorian health workers offered $3,000 bonuses and free meals

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews
Daniel Andrews has announced bonuses and other ‘practical help’ to incentivise Victorian health workers to take on extra shifts amid staff shortages. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

The Victorian government is offering bonuses of up to $3,000 to all workers at public hospitals and in the state’s ambulance service, in an effort to retain staff ahead of a difficult winter.

The premier, Daniel Andrews, on Thursday announced that nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health professionals, paramedics, cleaners, laundry workers and ward clerks in the public health system would be eligible for bonuses.

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