Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

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  1. Will you work OT for straight pay?

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If you currently work OT for time and one half pay will you continue to work the hours for straight pay? What do you think of the new OT legislation and how it will effect nursing? What do you think of the exemptions for male dominated professions? ie, Police officers, firefighters and EMTs.

Nope, I'd sooner quit and work agency.

That would feel good. . .

You can pay me my time and half as your employee at my current pay rate or pay me (my agency) 2-3x that amount and have no holiday/weekend requirement.

At least for now, agency nurses get all the work they want in this area.

Here in Cali..hospitals are saving money to pay OT instead of paying all of our trav. and agency. At my hospital there is so much OT that even the Trav turn it down...We even get double time on weekends and holidays

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No way No how Won't do it 'Fraid not

Nope Nope Nope

Not THIS nurse!

Not only will I not work OT for straight pay, but I will not work for an employer that mandates overtime. Hospitals would do well to think long and hard before changing their current policies or 90% of the patient care will be provided by agency nurses (not that I think that is necessarily a bad thing, being an agency nurse myself.)

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

No I wouldn't.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.
Here in Cali..hospitals are saving money to pay OT instead of paying all of our trav. and agency. At my hospital there is so much OT that even the Trav turn it down...We even get double time on weekends and holidays

I think that's the way it is here as well. If there wasn't such a critical need for nurses to work overtime to help staff the place, then I could see them trying to offer only straight time. But right now to safely staff the hospital they are offering time and a half and then some.

But who knows what the future holds. But as long as I have a choice. No OT without time and a half for me. :)

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I would not work extra hours for straight pay. The hospital already owes me numerous hours in 2 -15 min breaks a day that i have never taken, and numerous short lunches. When you have to literally crawl to a bathroom to void, there is a problem. No way..I say, nurses, get your groove on already. Quit working against each other. Don't give in, or they will come for more. Next time your at work, make sure you take a walk by adminitrations offices, if you can see through a crack in the door, and see how sweaty, dirty they are!!! Get with it nurses! NO MORE ABUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nope....won't do it. :stone

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I always thought that nurses were in the same category as police, firefighters & EMTs-it is after all, a 24/7 career as a civil servant....
Civil servants are employed by government agencies--cities, towns, counties, state or federal government offices.

Nurses, except for those working in VA hospitals, pretty much work in the private sector.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.
I am paid hourly, as an LPN, and I frequently work very much overtime. However, if the overtime pay is taken away I will not work overtime anymore because I don't believe that is a fair issue. We don't have "mandatory" overtime. If someone calls in for work, we have a "call list" of nurses who are paid salary and it is part of their job description to be "on call". This is already included in their salaries. It is not my responsibility to stay and cover the next shift....especially after I have already worked my 8 hours for the day and do not get paid for overtime. The nurse on call is responsible for coming in to cover the shift, or for finding a replacement if she doesn't want to work it herself.

It's sad that many facilities are implementing new payroll plans and are putting ALL the nurses on salary so they can take away all the overtime pay. If our facility does that, I will not be employed there.

LPNs are explicitly listed exempt from the new OT rules, which means that you should still get your OT pay as long as you are a LPN. But, if enough RNs stay in their jobs where they are mandated to work OT at straight pay, LPNs may have to fight for their jobs. LPNs would no longer be the cheaper option and therefore, not as marketable.

As for me, I will not work mandatory OT with straight pay. I'd get out of nursing altogether.

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NO!!! If I'm even asked to do such a thing I'll go looking for a new job. Personally I don't think the hospitals are in a position to ask nurses to work over time for streight pay. A lot around here are offering overtime + just to keep from using agency nurses.

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No, but there is an exception. If a coworker was in a tight spot and needed someone to take her hours, I might do it, but only as a favor for that person.

Otherwise, no.

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What I think is going to happen is that if a facility typically has a nurse work a lot of over time the overall base salary will be higher.

I know the we will see an increase in salary because of this new legislation.

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One more thing, the individual hospitals are not able to control if they pay overtime or not. It's federal regulations so every hospital cannot pay overtime.

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