Ugh!!! "60% of base pay..."

blueheaven · Oct 2, 2008

As long as I have sick time and vacation time my paycheck stays the same (without differential). When that runs out my disability kicks in and it's 75% of my base pay

allnurses Guide · Oct 2, 2008

Thanks for the replies. I'm still going to be pretty confused as to why this last check was so small, until I get a check stub.

*shrug* as to not having benefits, I would never work anywhere that didn't offer decent benefits. Then again, I obviously wasn't paying attention when it came to my short term illness benefit, was I? :imbar

Thanks again...

Jolie, BSN · Oct 2, 2008

Okay, so I had back surgery two weeks ago, and I'm off work for a while. I'll be going back to work in about four weeks, but I will most likely still only be part time. But, that's another worry for another post. Anyway...
Stupid me JUST found out this morning that my short term illness, i.e "sick time" is ONLY 60 percent of my base pay!! Meaning that my next couple of paychecks will be roughly half of what I usually make. =(
Is this pretty standard everywhere? Because the last two places that I worked... both hospitals... I had babies during both of those stints, took off six-eight weeks, and I could SWEAR that I was making the same pay, minus my shift diff of course.
Just curious...

I believe you are referring to Short Term Disability (STD), not sick time pay. STD is an insurance policy which protects your income when you must be off work for a period of weeks or months due to physical restrictions. It usually "kicks in" after the first 2 weeks of absence from work. It is not the same thing as earned sick time or PTO, which would be paid at your full rate. Many employers allow employees to take a few days of PTO per pay period to supplement their STD income if they have the time banked.

If you received 100% of your usual pay during previous leaves of absence, you were probably not receiving STD, but relying on PTO instead.

Hope you're feeling better soon!