Time and a half for Christmas Day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

doodlebug wrote:If they're working on Xmas day, I GUARANTEE they're being paid extra for it...both in cash and in an extra day off later. I'd still talk to them about what they're planning to do for YOU but it's completely reasonable to expect double pay if you'll be missing out on your own festivities. Perhaps they'll let you take the kids to your home for the day, or out to the movies etc to make it a more special day instead of same ol' same ol'.

Im the physician PP again. I've worked every Christmas for 20 years. I've never been paid extra for a holiday. Usually holidays are rotated, so in a situation like this, they may be more likely to get THanksgiving or another holiday, but across a half dozen hospitals and as many variations in seniority, I've never seen a physician get extra holiday pay as a given.

Honestly, what you have here is a religious holiday which is not a federal holiday this year. As a Jew, I've dealt with this my entire life, as our religious holidays are never federal holidays. You either request the day of, work the days as a regular day, or negotiate, in advance, what it will require for you to work that day.

It's still a federal holiday. The federal observance day will be on Monday. I would hope that most people would lean toward generosity in this situation, but as pp has illustrated, you can't assume. Figure out what you would like OP and let your bosses know. If you're supposed to get federal holidays off, you should have the monday off. If your contract doesn't address which holidays you get, then you can decide to ask for the day off or ask for holiday pay (2x) or for an extra day off in exchange for working. If they are unwilling to work with you on this, I'd definitely consider looking around for other opportunities. To deny your nanny the day off or fair compensation for Christmas is really just unkind, and you won't have a hard time finding a family that will treat you better and shares similar values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

doodlebug wrote:If they're working on Xmas day, I GUARANTEE they're being paid extra for it...both in cash and in an extra day off later. I'd still talk to them about what they're planning to do for YOU but it's completely reasonable to expect double pay if you'll be missing out on your own festivities. Perhaps they'll let you take the kids to your home for the day, or out to the movies etc to make it a more special day instead of same ol' same ol'.

Im the physician PP again. I've worked every Christmas for 20 years. I've never been paid extra for a holiday. Usually holidays are rotated, so in a situation like this, they may be more likely to get THanksgiving or another holiday, but across a half dozen hospitals and as many variations in seniority, I've never seen a physician get extra holiday pay as a given.

Honestly, what you have here is a religious holiday which is not a federal holiday this year. As a Jew, I've dealt with this my entire life, as our religious holidays are never federal holidays. You either request the day of, work the days as a regular day, or negotiate, in advance, what it will require for you to work that day.

Aren't most physicians salary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

doodlebug wrote:If they're working on Xmas day, I GUARANTEE they're being paid extra for it...both in cash and in an extra day off later. I'd still talk to them about what they're planning to do for YOU but it's completely reasonable to expect double pay if you'll be missing out on your own festivities. Perhaps they'll let you take the kids to your home for the day, or out to the movies etc to make it a more special day instead of same ol' same ol'.

Im the physician PP again. I've worked every Christmas for 20 years. I've never been paid extra for a holiday. Usually holidays are rotated, so in a situation like this, they may be more likely to get THanksgiving or another holiday, but across a half dozen hospitals and as many variations in seniority, I've never seen a physician get extra holiday pay as a given.

Honestly, what you have here is a religious holiday which is not a federal holiday this year. As a Jew, I've dealt with this my entire life, as our religious holidays are never federal holidays. You either request the day of, work the days as a regular day, or negotiate, in advance, what it will require for you to work that day.

Aren't most physicians salary?

New physician poster here, and some are, some aren't. I used to work hourly in an ED, and the entire ED was staffed by people who worked hourly with the exception of 2 docs who were running it. I didn't get paid additional when I worked on Christmas Day. Although I will always treasure the story of the guy high on cocaine, naked as baby Jesus, running around the live manger scene. He was eventually tased by the three wise police officers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What. Does. Your. Contract. Say.

If this issue was in her contract, why would she post the question?

Because it sounds like she knew she was expected to work some holidays, but as she thought about it more, she figured it might be "worth" more than a regular day. I would agree that if that were the case, it would have been spelled out in the contract.

This. She claims she knew going in about her expected schedule - and that it would involve working some days that would be Holidays for most people. If that availability was explicit in her agreement, so should compensation be. If it just says she works the 25th and will be given an additional PTO day or another agreed-upon holiday, it's regular pay. Because in that case the day wouldn't be considered a holiday, it would be considered a workday.