[iriskkerry]

I RECIEVED A LETTER FROM MY AGENCY YESTERDAY THAT STATES THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REDUCE THEIR BILLING RATES THEY ARE REDUCING OUR PAYRATES AS FOLLOWS RN's -$4,00 an hour LPN's - $3.00 an hour and CNA's -$2.00 AN HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm furious!!!!! Has anyone else experienced this? I'm in Florida.:a ngryfire

[suzanne4]

It means that their contracted rates are being reduced with the facilities that they have contracts with. And they are going to have to decrease your pay so as not to cut their own moneys coming in.

They incur expenses just like you do and have to pay them. If you do not like what they are doing, you are free to switch agencies.

[iriskkerry]

No Suzanne RN , they are not. I am close to the contractor and no changes whatsoever were made. BTW, I found your answer a bit presumptive as well as condescending.

[suzanne4]

I am not trying to be rude or anything else, and have owned agencies thru the years and contracts do get changed with facilities when the new bids go out. And it is not presumptive at all, only going by the information that was posted. Have learned long ago never to assume anything but make sure that all facts are posted.

There are other reasons that billing rates need to get reduced due to what is going on in the area, or higher costs to the agency for what ever reason. They do have the right to reduce pay if they want,you can chose to accept it or not accept it. That is my point, you are working per diem for them, and they can do as they please.

If the letter states that they had to reduce their billing rates because of the contracts that they have were also getting reduced, then that is what you need to go by, not someone that knows someone.