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W
ant a
quick
way
to reduce your
payroll expens-
es? Staff can't
clock in until
after they've
changed their
clothes in the
morning and
they must clock
out before
they've changed their clothes at day's end. While the amount of time it
takes for staff to change in and out of their scrubs may seem nominal,
adding just 15 minutes per day for a nurse can mean an extra 60 hours
per year of paid time per nurse at overtime rates. At my 20-employee
facility, this change alone has saved us nearly $70,000 per year.
Lisa Waters, RN
Columbia (S.C.) Eye Surgery Center
lwaters@columbiaeyeclinic.com
I D E A S T H A T W O R K
Editor's note: A growing number of lawsuits are aimed at requiring employers to pay
employees such as nurses and other surgical staff starting from the time they com-
mence getting changed into their required work clothes. If employees are required to
change into scrubs on your premises, some legal analysts say that paying them to do
so will significantly reduce the risk of future collective action litigation.
L O W E R Y O U R P A Y R O L L
Your Time Clock May Be Costing You Thousands
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN
z PUNCH OUT Do you pay staff for the time it
takes for them to change in and out of scrubs?
