Comments on: Plight of Direct Care Workers @ Huffington Post http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/21/plight-of-direct-care-workers-huffington-post/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heather http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/21/plight-of-direct-care-workers-huffington-post/comment-page-1/#comment-39348 Heather Mon, 26 May 2008 11:10:28 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/?p=978#comment-39348 Yes Stella..this is the 8/80 rule at work here. I worked 56 hours last week and this week will work 32 hours. It's my schedule. My facility goes by the 80 rule: No overtime paid in a pay period until 80 hours have been worked. Pay periods are usually two weeks for nursing. This means that if I work my 8 hour shift, and pull a couple extra hours to help out the next shift, it's not paid at time and a half UNTIL I have already worked 80 hours. I could work 72 hours in one week and not see a dime of extra pay...as long as I only work 8 hours the following week. The 8 rule is rare in nursing. This would mean they have to pay us OT after each 8 hour shift AND after 40 hours in any one week. Yes Stella..this is the 8/80 rule at work here.

I worked 56 hours last week and this week will work 32 hours. It’s my schedule. My facility goes by the 80 rule: No overtime paid in a pay period until 80 hours have been worked. Pay periods are usually two weeks for nursing.

This means that if I work my 8 hour shift, and pull a couple extra hours to help out the next shift, it’s not paid at time and a half UNTIL I have already worked 80 hours. I could work 72 hours in one week and not see a dime of extra pay…as long as I only work 8 hours the following week.

The 8 rule is rare in nursing. This would mean they have to pay us OT after each 8 hour shift AND after 40 hours in any one week.

]]> By: stellaEllis http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/21/plight-of-direct-care-workers-huffington-post/comment-page-1/#comment-39346 stellaEllis Sun, 25 May 2008 12:53:28 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/?p=978#comment-39346 that is so true,we dont get the pay that we are worth.the place i work only pays on the 9th and 25 of each month,which isnt fair because if you work 50 hrs in the first week and30 in the second week you do not get over time,which i think isnt fair.what do other cnas think? that is so true,we dont get the pay that we are worth.the place i work only pays on the 9th and 25 of each month,which isnt fair because if you work 50 hrs in the first week and30 in the second week you do not get over time,which i think isnt fair.what do other cnas think?

]]> By: Heather http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/21/plight-of-direct-care-workers-huffington-post/comment-page-1/#comment-39340 Heather Fri, 23 May 2008 13:50:55 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/?p=978#comment-39340 You're welcome Harold! Thanks for coming by. You’re welcome Harold! Thanks for coming by.

]]> By: Harold Pollack http://nursingassistants.net/2008/05/21/plight-of-direct-care-workers-huffington-post/comment-page-1/#comment-39337 Harold Pollack Thu, 22 May 2008 14:25:56 +0000 http://nursingassistants.net/?p=978#comment-39337 Thanks for mentioning me. Keep up the good work. Harold Pollack Thanks for mentioning me. Keep up the good work.
Harold Pollack

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