Reduction in percentage paid for "non-benefits"

Nurses General Nursing

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Is there anyone who has had some experience with this problem? Those of us in pool who take no benefits and receive 25% "no-benefit" pay are being called into the office and told the hospital is arbitrarily lowering the percentage (not sure if it goes to 15 or 10%).... this just weeks after an accross-the-board 50 cent an hour raise.

I am upset because I am not sure they are doing this to ALL nurses or just pool nurses. There is a definite need for nurses for this hospital (daily phone call begging us to work extra shifts). Additionally, we are being given extra patients in the ICU areas whenever it calls for taking an additional patient (call-ins, no-shows, etc.).

I have my meeting next week and would like to be armed with some rebuttal.

Thanks for your help! I am in a right-to-work state, just so you know.

Specializes in RN- Med/surg.

Not really related...but I can understand how you feel. My last job...as a CNA...I worked LTC for 5 years. My ending pay was less than my beginning pay...one by one they cut out differentials. We lost weekend and overnight diffs..and got very small rare raises- less than the diffs we lost.

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Specializes in ICU of all kinds, CVICU, Cath Lab, ER..

How it turned out:

I went down less than 2.00 an hour (OUCH) but what they said makes sense: they are the only facility in 2 counties to pay anything for "no benefits". I don't like it but I had no choice.

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Specializes in ICU of all kinds, CVICU, Cath Lab, ER..

Happy Ending!

The hospital administrators met with us in small groups. The outcome is that those with the bonus will keep it in place. New hires will not be offered the option. A win-win! Yippee!!!

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Specializes in ICU, nutrition.

The hospital here in town that I work at PRN recently did away with the 25% plus program (no benefits=25% above base bonus) with an exception...if you were already on the program, you could sign a waiver that said you would never be able to get benefits from them again, even with "life-changing events" covered under COBRA. The only way around that is to quit and be away from the system for >90 days, then you could be rehired and get benefits.

I'm not even sure that's legal...I signed it because I couldn't afford the cut in pay. I'm paying off some stuff, then I'm outta there, with no intention of coming back...no plans to burn bridges but I'm done! That was the final nail in the coffin.

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