MattD717

Thanks for everyone's thoughts. The agency keeps telling me I have to take the shift they offered. They gurantee the hours, but apparently the hosptial can cancel as long as they offer me another shift that week to work. If they offer me the other shift, then the hours are not guaranteed. Thanks for your help, this will make me look long and hard at other angencies. I don't like having to be at the hospitals discresion AFTER my schedule has already been made for the month.

I just started my assignement and I am two weeks in and the hospital called and cancelled one of my shifts. They then offered me two days later in the week to make it up. However I already made arrangments to be out of town and everything is non refundable, so I would lose the money if I did not go. I called my agency and they said I am not required to take the shift, but I would be docked 1/3 of my money for the week for my apartment. I explained the senario and they told me I could make it up in two weeks and get reimburesed, but the hospital will not let me work a fourth shift in a week because of overtime. I was wondering if this is common becuase it makes me feel like I can make no plans once I see my work schedule becasue they could just cancel me and get me to work another day whenever they want. Any help would be much appreicated, I would just like to know if this is a commmon policy among other agencies, or if it is just the one I am working with. Thanks