Hey lovely nurses, so recently I just accepted a Per-diem job offer. They said there's a nurse on maternity leave, and would like me to cover her full time, 40 hours a week- if i want.
my Questions are :
1) is there a law saying that you can just hire per diem nurses and give them full time, without requiring to give employee benefits..???? is there such a thing as, if I work over a certain hours, they're mandated to give me some sort of benefits?????
2) do per diem nurses get a cap on the number of hours they can work per week.? and if you go over that cap, the employer has to offer benefits?
3) They also offered XX amount of dollar per hour. does that mean if i switch to full time or part time in the future, that hourly rate decreases?
4) how long does maternity leave last??
5) did you ever negotiate salary? what about your first job?
So after the discussed offer, she told me the hospital actually pays per diem and regular full time staff the same base rate..... HUH!! i always thought per diem is higher. i guess its not true to this hospital???
Apparently since i'm getting that Per diem rate, it will always stay that rate, even when i get into Full time.
BUT, the difference is--- when i get into Full time, I will get a chunk of money taken out each month in return for benefits.
iduno.... i'm in no position to argue though.. i guess I just got the wages of a full time person, but hired as per diem- works 40 hours a week, with zero benefits. *shrugs*
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