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I think only you can answer this question. Do you need this particular job or can you easily move to another one and still keep your head above financial water?
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No, I could probably get a new caregiving job by next weekend...
For a 24-hr shift (actually it was 48 hours for me - Sat. and Sunday) they have to pay you a certain rate for sleeping hours - like $8/hr, I believe...
then for "overtime" (because it was a 48-hr shift) they only paid me $13.50 total...this makes no sense. I had 5 hours of overtime....(they must deduct for "meal times" and not count that as hours worked..)
there are so many issues on my paystubs - YOU'RE Right - I should have contacted them immediately after my first paystub. I didn't contact them immediately because ...I moved to a new apartment 4/19 (actually just temporary apt...long story) and I was first paid on 4/20. So, I had a lot going on at the time...
I didn't contact them for about a week after my first paycheck.
"Wage Theft
When your employer does not pay you the correct amount, it is called wage theft. Wage theft is a
problem in all industries, but most commonly affects low-wage workers. Wage theft is illegal.
Wage theft includes:
Not paying you for all the hours you work.
Not paying you your last paycheck after you leave a job.
Not paying you overtime.
Not giving you breaks and not paying you for missed breaks.
Forcing you to work “off the clock.”
Not paying minimum wage.
Not paying you the amount you agreed upon.
Not giving you all of the tips you earned, or requiring that you split them with management.Wage Theft
When your employer does not pay you the correct amount, it is called wage theft. Wage theft is a
problem in all industries, but most commonly affects low-wage workers. Wage theft is illegal.
Wage theft includes:
Not paying you for all the hours you work.
Not paying you your last paycheck after you leave a job.
Not paying you overtime.
Not giving you breaks and not paying you for missed breaks.
Forcing you to work “off the clock.”
Not paying minimum wage.
Not paying you the amount you agreed upon.
Not giving you all of the tips you earned, or requiring that you split them with managemen
Like others have said, call them and find out why your check is short. and as MPRetired pointed out is it taxes they are taking out so it seems short?
If it is the usual "government cut", then then all of this should be documented.
For example, somebody who makes $64K a year who gets paid biweekly would have his paycheck show up as a gross of $1,200. Knock off stuff like Social Security, and other government stuff... then if you have other deductions that you elected like health insurance, dental, vision, and 401K... it should list how much of each of those were deducted.
"Burn out happens a lot in healthcare, period, whether you are a CNA or RN, etc. The issues with live-in assignments (24 hr. care) is that they tend to be brutal. There is a REASON someone needs 24 hr. care--and it's rarely "companionship"--these tend to be end stage Dementia patients or the severely physically/mentally challenged, very ill people. I honestly don't think unless you have a CNA min. someone should take on those cases. The reason is you really do need to have a certain skill set, experience, and this takes time. Nursing home experience is best but can be a real shocker about reality for patient care and how some families operate. Still, at least you can have a better/"realistic" idea of what you're getting in to. Even all this being said, I'd still never do more than 3 24hr. live-ins in a row, period. I'd also charge a min. of $150 as someone else said. More depending on the situation and if it changes. Some Alzheimer's patients are up ALL NIGHT LONG. In those cases it's better to have 2 caregivers split a shift--for everyone's sanity and patient safety. You cannot care for others if you get sick and burned out yourself.
P.S. New laws will be implemented Jan. 1 2014 for basic rights for home care workers. Check out directcarealliance.org."
The message here is abundantly clear. Unless you know the person paying you really really well, and trust them, get anything and everything in writing. I understand that some people really want and need a job, and like everything else in life, there are those that take advantage of that.
I hope this situation gets resolved, because it sounds more like there were some shenanigans rather than an honest mistake.
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