Allowance cut bitter pill for lab technicians, pharmacists

LABORATORY technicians and pharmacists at public hospitals have threatened to stop attending on-call duties in protest over the recent cut of their on-call allowances by the Health Service Board (HSB).

The HSB recently technically slashed the allowances by creating a parallel allowance known as the special medical allowance for its non-clinical staff.

The health workers said last week they held a meeting with the HSB, where they were asked to put their demands in writing.

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