The Dark Side of Working Nights

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Recently my employer starting using Kronos and it is being used to cut our pay. My first pay was cut severely. I got a letter that stated that now I will receive the evening shift differential for all of my hours even though 48 hours of each 80 hour work week is night shift. My employer cut my pay a dollar an hour which is about $2000, annual salary. I am trying to fight this starting with my manager. Those of you who work nights, what is your shift differential? Any advice would be appreciated!

$6 weekday nights

$11 weekend nights ($10 for weekend days)

Is that per hour or a flat add on?

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What is Kronos?

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What is Kronos?

A brand of timeclock commonly used in facilities that require employees to "swipe" or punch in and out to record actual hours at work.

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It adds on to base pay. There are two other major hospitals in the city, so I think the diff is so high to help retain workers.

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Is that per hour or a flat add on?

It adds on to base pay. There are two other major hospitals in the area, so I think the diff is so high to retain workers.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

My hospital uses Kronos. Evening and nights are the same (15% of base pay). Weekends is $2.25 (though I've heard it is $5 for nurses).

I worked at another hospital where it was a pittance, differential-wise.

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We can't fill all of the PM and Night shift positions (mostly PMs), where I work. We pay 2.75 shift diff. I don't understand how an organization can get away from paying a good shift differential without losing good people on those off-shifts. If you got no shift-diff, why wouldn't most everyone just want to work days and have a "semi-normal" life?

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