double booking

[monika]

when I arrived to work on a Saturday it turned out that the regular pharmacist was there and nobody expected a locum. my agency doesn't work on Saturdays and the locum coordinator was off. I left my details in the pharmacy and went home. how should I sort it out?
thanks
monika

[johnep]

Used to happen when working for llds. Generally, I am always early so when other pharmacist turned up would not concede until contacted lds area manager on his mobile. Sometimes I was working locally while the other locum had driven from Birmingham or on train from London. Under these circumstances I would have (unpaid) day off. Generally, the Lds area manager would send me to another shop where no pharmacist or a second pair of hands would be welcome.

As I am part time, no big deal. If full time would expect to get paid one way or another if not an error on my part.
johnep

[Pharmanaut]

Used to happen when working for llds. Generally, I am always early so when other pharmacist turned up would not concede until contacted lds area manager on his mobile. Sometimes I was working locally while the other locum had driven from Birmingham or on train from London. Under these circumstances I would have (unpaid) day off. Generally, the Lds area manager would send me to another shop where no pharmacist or a second pair of hands would be welcome.

As I am part time, no big deal. If full time would expect to get paid one way or another if not an error on my part.
johnep

I've turned up a couple of times when I haven't read my diary properly, and met the "real" pharmacist of the day. Felt like a kid sneaking off school for the rest of the day. Guess I'm institutionalised.

[N.T]

when I arrived to work on a Saturday it turned out that the regular pharmacist was there and nobody expected a locum. my agency doesn't work on Saturdays and the locum coordinator was off. I left my details in the pharmacy and went home. how should I sort it out?
thanks
monika

If you're booked you'll get paid.

Obviously the company will try and get out of paying by either 'forgetting' or telling you you're not entitled to being paid.

Ask the agency/company nicely once. Then write a niceish letter if they haven't paid. Then if they still don't pay write them one more letter saying you'll take it to a small claims court if not paid within 14 days.

[admin]

when I arrived to work on a Saturday it turned out that the regular pharmacist was there and nobody expected a locum. my agency doesn't work on Saturdays and the locum coordinator was off. I left my details in the pharmacy and went home. how should I sort it out?
thanks
monika

Tell me about it - I've been sent to the wrong place six times since Christmas.

[johnep]

PDA specialise in this sort of claim, you will need written evidence.
johnep

[monika]

hi!
lloyds is going to pay me for that saturday and I didn't even have make much fuss about it.

[Roving Relief]

It happened to me just before Christmas last year. Two locums for a full day, and all the local surgeries were closed for practice training in the afternoon. As I was heading off to France the following morning, I went home after lunch.

[locum pharmacist]

out of interest, if u r double booked, is the company or the locum agency legally bound to pay u

[johnep]

If agency made the mistake, then they should pay, if pharmacy made the mistake, then they have broken the contract. For the future, always phone day or so before to actual branch and ensure they will be expecting you.
REad how to be a locum on another forum..
johnep