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What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers

31 pointsby chapulinover 1 year ago

6 comments

hyperhelloover 1 year ago
It seems like the fundamental situation of having a very bad boss or an exploitative industry, coded into a procedure. Soon you’ll have to spend your salarycoin at the company storeapp, and there’s no recourse or anyone to blame.
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shaftwayover 1 year ago
Is there a registry somewhere of all of the &quot;Uber for&quot; businesses there are?<p>- Clipboard: Uber for nurses<p>- Taskrabbit: Uber for random tasks<p>- Door dash: Uber for food delivery<p>- Lyft: Uber for car rides<p>I&#x27;m sure there&#x27;s more.
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LorenPechtelover 1 year ago
I can see merit in such a system. I can also see that it makes it much easier for companies to act badly.<p>I also think that if you&#x27;re bringing in temps there needs to be a mandated standard for providing the information they need--something that&#x27;s always going to be the same in any facility.<p>And I think we need to get serious about creating&#x2F;enforcing staffing ratios and put in place work hour limitations like transportation workers have.
malsheover 1 year ago
A related paper: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;journals.sagepub.com&#x2F;doi&#x2F;full&#x2F;10.1177&#x2F;00222429211001311" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;journals.sagepub.com&#x2F;doi&#x2F;full&#x2F;10.1177&#x2F;00222429211001...</a>
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Eumenesover 1 year ago
Just a hit piece on contractors because the publication doesn&#x27;t like how they can&#x27;t be part of a union.<p>&gt; Contractors have more flexibility and in some circumstances higher pay, but generally, workers classified as employees have rights to sick leave, minimum wage pay, and other benefits that contractors aren’t automatically granted.<p>Yes, that&#x27;s correct. If you&#x27;re a contractor, you don&#x27;t get paid if you don&#x27;t work. Why is minimum wage even relevant here? Traveling nurses get paid a TON of money. Again, just a hit piece on nurses that choose not to be W2.
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jwsteigerwaltover 1 year ago
No mention of the rates they are being paid.