Do veterinary locums (appear to) earn more than employees…? Ep 003
Paws Claws & Wet Noses: your weekly veterinary podcast celebrating all creatures great and small and the fantabulous professionals who look after them all – hosted by Julie South
This is part 3 in the three part “being a locum vet” series.
Julie South outlines why it appears that locums (vets, vet nurses and vet techs) earn more than employees.
Is being a veterinary locum right for you?
This episode is for you if you’re about to start out as a locum or you’re employed at a clinic and maybe feeling a little resentful because a locum might, at first glance, be earning a truckload more per hour than your clinic is paying you.
There are many things that self-employed vet locums have to pay for themselves. Employees have these things covered for them by their employer.
some expenses self-employed locums have to fund themselves
- sick leave – if / when a self-employed locum vet get sick (or bitten by a cat) and cannot work, they’re not entitled to “sick leave”. If they don’t work they don’t get paid.
- statutory / public holidays – ditto sick leave – locum vets (and nurses and techs) don’t get paid if they don’t work stat days.
- annual leave – employees are paid 20 days annual leave per annum; self-employed locums have to fund any leave themselves.
- CPD
- APC
- NZVA / NZVNA membership
- not being able to work because of a pandemic
To find out whether you’re cut out to be a locum vet, call me (Julie) on 0800 483 869 today for an obligation-free chat.
Being a locum vet doesn’t suit everyone – I’m happy to be your sounding board to help you find out whether you’ll like being a locum vet (or vet nurse or vet tech). Or not.
