call pay

[sadiej1]

In our GI lab, we're paid $1.50/h for being on call and have to report back to the hospital within 30min. We're paid time and a half call back pay. The only other depts. who take call (Surg, and Cardiovascular) get $3.00/h. Our director, vice pres, and adm. says this won't change and the other dept. get paid more because they get called in more. Since we have to make the same sacrifices ie: arrange for child care, no social/travel activities that make us unavailable I feel that we should be paid the same. Suggestions please!:angryfire

[truern]

We get a whopping $1.00/hr call pay. I'll trade ya :)

[MADHAT6]

Speak to HR,this is clearly a violation of same job,same pay and violates common HR practices and sets the institution up for a law suit they cannot win

[cookie102]

In our GI lab, we're paid $1.50/h for being on call and have to report back to the hospital within 30min. We're paid time and a half call back pay. The only other depts. who take call (Surg, and Cardiovascular) get $3.00/h. Our director, vice pres, and adm. says this won't change and the other dept. get paid more because they get called in more. Since we have to make the same sacrifices ie: arrange for child care, no social/travel activities that make us unavailable I feel that we should be paid the same. Suggestions please!:angryfire

i agree, equal pay for equal work,,,getting paid more because you get called in more makes NO sense!!!!!!!!!!!

sounds like a HR issue!! on call is on call---lucky ones that don't get called in regardless of the dept.

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

Wow. that is such a terrible thing. We get paid 1.5 times our hourly pay for 12 hrs on call. Call back pay is double your hourly pay.

[FroggyMama]

We get $2/hr on call, regular pay when we get called in. :grn::vlin:

[sadiej1]

Thanks for the input. The head of HR was at the meeting also and she was in complete agreement with the adm, director, and vice pres. Truern who gets $1.00 call pay: I feel your pain! We deserve more for putting our lives on hold.

[sadiej1]

Re: $1.00 call pay -- I feel your pain. Cute dog!

[pageygirl]

used to get 4.00 per hour for call pay. They took that away now only 2 nurses in house get to be on call everyone else cancelled one has to be a Icu nurse.

[lamazeteacher]

Thanks for the input. The head of HR was at the meeting also and she was in complete agreement with the adm, director, and vice pres. Truern who gets $1.00 call pay: I feel your pain! We deserve more for putting our lives on hold.

It sounds like it's time to call in a union, but don't get caught sticking your neck out. Frequently unions improve salary disputes, but the organizers who called them in, are no longer employed there.......

[sadiej1]

Re: unions...I wish. I live in a state with no unions and the state nurses association is of no help. Also, in my state you can be fired for no reason but of course since hospitals fear a lawsuit they just transfer the "troublemakers" into a position that you hate so you eventually quit.