Your Pay Your PayPaychecks are issued every other Thursday. Your bi-weekly paycheck is based on the number of hours that you worked during the two weeks ending the Sunday evening prior to the Thursday you get your check. Your pay is based on the day sheets that you have turned in for each week that you work.
It is very important that we have accurate records of all of the hours that you work. This will ensure that you receive pay for the accurate number of hours that you have worked. Your supervisor will explain the day sheet to you and show you how to fill it out properly. If you have any questions as you learn this process, please do not hesitate to ask. We want you to receive all of the pay due to you, at the time it is promised. Incomplete or inaccurate day sheets can delay receipt of your earned pay.
You must give your supervisor a completed day sheet for your prior week’s work before 9:00 a.m. each Monday. Blank day sheets are available in Home Health Aide Department.
Payday is every other Thursday. If you want to pick up your paycheck, it will be ready for you anytime after 3:00 p.m. (but not before then). You can also arrange to have your paycheck mailed to you on a regular basis, or on special occasions, by contacting the Payroll Department or your supervisor.
The paycheck that you receive on Thursday (after 3:00 p.m.) will reflect the pay for the hours that you reported on the day sheets that you turned in on the Monday before payday (if received by 9:00 a.m.) and the prior Monday.
Deductions from your pay will be shown on your paycheck stub. They are as follows:
The following payroll deductions will be made from your pay only if you authorize them:
If you have questions regarding your pay or the deductions that have been made, talk with your supervisor or the Human Resources Department.
As an Certified Home Health Aide, you will be paid your travel time between patients. Travel time to and from work is not considered paid time.
You will be paid mileage between your patient’s homes, as well as mileage in excess of ten miles to your first patient’s home and from your last patient’s home to your residence. All mileage will be reimbursed to you at the Agency’s prevailing mileage rate. This payment is included in your paycheck. You must keep track of these expenses and report them carefully and completely on your Day Sheets.
The Agency does not pay for any fines you may have to pay because you received parking or violation tickets. You must take care of these yourself and should do so promptly.
The Agency does not reimburse employees for stolen or damaged personal items. Please leave valuable items at home or remember to lock them in the trunk of your car when visiting your patient. The Agency does not reimburse employees for damage to their personal vehicles. If your car is damaged in any way, you should report it to your car insurance company immediately.
Most Important: Never drive a client or a member of your client’s family anywhere in your own car without prior approval from the Case Manager. Your automobile insurance must be adequate and cover the situation. A copy of your policy must be in your personnel file.
To make sure that all of our patients receive the care they need, all Certified Home Health Aides are required to work two holidays per year.
The Agency’s official holidays are as follows:
* If these days fall during the regular Monday through Friday work week, the Agency is open and you will receive your regular hourly rate for all hours worked on these holidays. If the holiday falls on a weekend, you will be paid as you would for any other holiday (see below).
You must work on the holiday in order to get paid for the day. Official holidays are considered the actual holiday, not the Monday or Friday the Agency observes as the holiday. For example, if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the official holiday is considered Saturday, not the Friday before. All time worked on the Friday before or the Monday following a holiday is paid at the employee’s regular base rate of pay.
If you work on a holiday and have worked over 40 hours during that holiday week, you will be paid double time and one-half (2 1/2) for all hours worked on the holiday. If you have worked less than 40 hours during that week, you will be paid time and one-half (1 1/2) for hours worked on the holiday.
Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and the Saturdays preceding these holidays are considered unofficial Agency holidays.
With the exception of Easter Sunday, if you work on an unofficial holiday, you will receive regular pay for your work on these days. If you work on Easter Sunday, you will be paid time and one-half
(1 1/2) for all hours worked on that day.
There may be times when you will need to work more than 40 hours in a work week. In this case you will receive overtime pay, which is one and one half (1 1/2) times your regular rate of pay.
All overtime must be requested or approved by your supervisor.
Certified Home Health Aides hired after January 1, 1994 are required to work a minimum of one weekend per month. A weekend is considered working eight hours per day, both on Saturday and Sunday.
Certified Aides hired prior to January 1, 1994 are required to work one weekend every three months. Weekend work is defined as working eight hours per day, both on Saturday and Sunday.
The Agency has developed a pay increase program based upon the number of hours that you have worked with the Agency. This Step Increase plan will be explained to you by your supervisor, and those increases will be occur as you reach each "step".