locum vs employee

[narav]

got a leaflet/ card from multiple orange in colour - (any one else get it). it was enticing me to be an employee. had comparison of locum and employee earnings / benefits on each side. totally knocked locuming, but comparison incorrect and reflected badly on locum pay. it was quite erroneous.it added employee bonuses, mostly unattainable as part of pay ?????????? what a cheek.!!!

[johnep]

Everyone who has locumed for that multiple has had one. arrived Valentines day.
johnep

[paul2008]

Everyone who has locumed for that multiple has had one. arrived Valentines day.
johnep

Do you think that was on purpose. Do they love you? Lost without you?

[admin]

I got one too. I also got a phone call from the company last week asking if I would rather be an employee! I said no thanks, but got the leaflet anyway.

They also under estimated what I charge them and my annual income by quite a long way!

[ymdawd]

I have no doubt there are some very good, highly professional, locums out in the community. There are also some who are less than professional..

Had a locum all fixed up for my annual holidays last year. We had exchanged e-mails, six months previously confirming our arrangement so was looking forward to that sunny beach in Turkey. Was therefore stunned when he phoned me one evening, just before departure, and said he was not doing the locum for me. No reason was given. Guess who will not be using him again. Neither will the multiple I work for as I put the word about as to his poor conduct.

Another locum insisted on using a taxi between the local railway station and the pharmacy I work at, a distance of about 400 yards. What I would call the height of laziness as it is an easy walk well sign-posted. According to the girls in the pharmacy he spent most of his time reading newspapers, which was easily confirmed by a FULL waste paper bin. Mind you they were QUALITY newspapers. None of this page 3 rubbish.

There may well be difficult days ahead for independant locums, at least those who do not pull their weight. The multiple I work is pushing us to use company employed locums/relief pharmacists as opposed to independant locums. Mind you the number of their branches with NO MANAGER is frightening, presumably run by locums. No wonder they are pushing so hard for one pharmacist being responsible for more than one pharmacy.

[Jeff]

There may well be difficult days ahead for independant locums,

Agreed

The multiple I work is pushing us to use company employed locums/relief pharmacists as opposed to independant locums.

And so they should - it gives them an element of control (and consistency) that they can't guarantee with an independent locum.

Mind you the number of their branches with NO MANAGER is frightening, presumably run by locums.

So they are naturally trying to squeeze the independent locum sector to make management seem more attractive.

Jeff

[Web Ferret]

Any good locum coordinator will have their lists of independent locums - a simple feedback form allows the coordinator to build up a profile and know who to book and who not to book.

[Pharmanaut]

No wonder they are pushing so hard for one pharmacist being responsible for more than one pharmacy.

That's frightening.
Your description of your locum undermines the ones who "get in there and get the job done".

[Web Ferret]

Makes us good locums look even better though!

[paco]

Professional agency, is that not an oxymoron? When I locum I deal directly with the owner or administrator. Dictate your terms and stay in control