Pandemic bonus still not paid to more than half of non-HSE employees

Carers at private nursing homes have described a lack of respect over the bonus not being paid.

The pandemic bonus has been paid to less than half the non-HSE healthcare companies who submitted claims since early November.

A bonus payment of €1,000 was announced in January last year, and while payments have been made to HSE staff, complications arose in paying other groups, including private nursing homes.