Umhlengikazi Ongaziwa: Ukushoda Kwabasebenzi Kusibangela Ukuba Sishise Futhi Kufaka Iziguli Engcupheni

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• Ukuqasha kuphela isibalo esincane sabahlengikazi kusifaka ubunzima
• Lolu hlobo lobunzima lusibangela ukuba ‘sishe amandla’ kulo msebenzi
• Lapho abahlengikazi belulelwa kuze kube semkhawulweni, iziguli ziyahlupheka
• Ukwenza ngcono imikhuba yabasebenzi kungenye yezindlela zokusiza ukuvimbela ukutubeka komhlengikazi

Umhlengikazi Ongaziwa yikholamu ebhalwe ngabahlengikazi bezungeze i-United States ngokuthile okufanele bakusho. Uma ungumhlengikazi futhi ungathanda ukubhala ngokusebenza ohlelweni lwezempilo lwaseMelika, thintana nalo [email protected].

Ngihleli esiteshini sabahlengikazi ngisonga imibhalo yami ngokushintsha kwami. Engingakucabanga ngakho ukuthi kuzoba mnandi kanjani ukulala ngokugcwele ebusuku. Ngisesikhathini sami sesine, samahora angu-12 ebusuku ngilandelana, futhi ngikhathele angikwazi nokugcina amehlo ami evulekile.

Yilapho lukhala khona ucingo.

Ngiyazi ukuthi yihhovisi labasebenzi futhi ngicabanga ukwenza sengathi angizwanga, kodwa ngiyaqhubeka noma kunjalo.

Ngitshelwa ukuthi uphiko lwami luphansi kwabahlengikazi ababili beshifu yasebusuku, futhi kunikezwa ibhonasi ephindwe kabili uma ngikwazi “ukuvele” ngisebenze isikhathi esengeziwe samahora ayisishiyagalombili.

Ngiyacabanga kimi, ngizoma ngiqinile, ngithi cha. Ngiludinga kabi lolo suku. Umzimba wami uyakhala kimi, ungincenga ukuthi ngithathe usuku nje.

Bese kuba nomndeni wami. Izingane zami ziyangidinga ekhaya, futhi kungakuhle ukuthi zibone umama wazo ngaphezu kwamahora ayi-12. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukulala ubusuku obugcwele kungavele kungenze ngibukeke ngikhathele kancane.

Kepha-ke, ingqondo yami iphendukela kubantu engisebenza nabo. Ngiyazi ukuthi kunjani ukusebenza unabasebenzi abafushane, ukuba nomthwalo wesiguli osindayo kangangokuba ikhanda lakho lijikeleza njengoba uzama ukwenza zonke izidingo zabo bese kuthi ezinye.

Futhi manje ngicabanga ngeziguli zami. Bazothola ukunakekelwa okunjani uma umhlengikazi ngamunye egcwele ngokweqile? Ngabe zonke izidingo zabo ngempela ukuhlangatshezwa?

Icala liqala ngokushesha ngoba, uma ngingabasizi engisebenza nabo, ngubani ozosiza? Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngamahora ayisishiyagalombili kuphela, ngiyazithethelela, futhi izingane zami ngeke zazi nokuthi ngihambile uma ngibuyela ekhaya manje (ngo-7 ekuseni) bese ngiqala ishifti ngo-11 ebusuku.

Umlomo wami uyavuleka futhi amagama ayaphuma ngaphambi kokuthi ngiwavimbe, “Impela, ngiyajabula ukusiza. Ngizokumboza kusihlwa. ”

Ngiyazisola ngokushesha. Sengivele ngakhathala, futhi kungani ngingeke ngikwazi ukuthi cha? Isizathu sangempela ukuthi, ngiyazi ukuthi kunjani ukusebenza ngokungasebenzi kahle, futhi ngibona sengathi kungumsebenzi wami ukusiza engisebenza nabo nokuvikela iziguli zethu - ngisho nangezindleko zami.

Ukuqasha kuphela isibalo esincane sabahlengikazi kusifaka ubunzima

Kuyo yonke iminyaka yami eyisithupha njengomhlengikazi obhalisiwe (i-RN), lesi simo sidlale kaningi kunalokho engikukhathalelayo ukuvuma. Cishe kuzo zonke izibhedlela nendawo lapho ngisebenze khona, kube khona "ukushoda kwabahlengikazi." Futhi isizathu sivame ukwehlela ekutheni izibhedlela zisebenza ngokuya ngenani elincane labahlengikazi elidingekayo ukumboza lolu phiko - esikhundleni sobuningi - ukuze kuncishiswe izindleko.

Isikhathi eside kakhulu, lezi zivivinyo zokunciphisa izindleko seziphenduke insiza yenhlangano eza nemiphumela eyeqisayo kubahlengikazi neziguli.

Ezifundazweni eziningi, kunezilinganiso ezinconywayo zabahlengikazi kuya ezigulini. Kodwa-ke, lezi imihlahlandlela engaphezu kokugunyazwa. Njengamanje, iCarlifonia yisona kuphela isimo esichaza ukuthi isilinganiso esiphansi somhlengikazi kuya esigulini kumele sigcinwe ngaso sonke isikhathi yiyunithi. Izifundazwe ezimbalwa, ezifana neNevada, Texas, Ohio, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington, ne-Oregon, zigunyaze izibhedlela ukuba zibe namakomidi abasebenzi abhekele izilinganiso eziqhutshwa ngabahlengikazi nezinqubomgomo zabasebenzi. Ngokwengeziwe, iNew York, iNew Jersey, iVermont Rhode Island, ne-Illinois zishayele umthetho ukudalulwa komphakathi ngezilinganiso zabasebenzi.

Kuphela yiyunithi enenani eliphansi labahlengikazi elingadala izibhedlela nezinsiza izingqinamba eziningi. Isibonelo, lapho umhlengikazi ebiza abagulayo noma enesimo esiphuthumayo somndeni, abahlengikazi ababizwayo bagcina benakekela iziguli eziningi kakhulu. Noma umhlengikazi osekhathele kakade osebenze ubusuku obuthathu noma obune bokugcina uphoqelelwa ukuthi asebenze isikhathi esengeziwe.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenkathi inani elincane labahlengikazi lingahlanganisa inani leziguli eziseyunithi, lesi silinganiso asibheki izidingo ezahlukahlukene zesiguli ngasinye noma imindeni yazo.

Futhi lokhu kukhathazeka kungaba nemiphumela emibi kubo bobabili abahlengikazi neziguli.

Lolu hlobo lobunzima lusibangela ukuba ‘sishe amandla’ kulo msebenzi

Ukukhuphuka kwezilinganiso zabahlengikazi kuya ezigulini namahora abahlengikazi asebevele bekhathele kubeka ukucindezela ngokweqile ngokomzimba, ngokomzwelo nangokomuntu siqu kithi.

Ukudonsa okungokoqobo kweziguli ngokwethu, noma ukubhekana nesiguli esinodlame, ngokuhlangana nokuba matasa kakhulu ukuthatha ikhefu lokudla noma ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese, kuyasilimaza ngokomzimba.

Okwamanje, ukucindezeleka ngokomzwelo kwalo msebenzi akuchazeki. Abaningi bethu bakhetha lo msebenzi ngoba sinozwela - kodwa asikwazi ukumane sihlole imizwa yethu emnyango. Ukunakekela abagulayo noma abagulela ukufa, nokuxhasa amalungu omndeni kuyo yonke le nqubo, kuyakhathaza emoyeni.

Lapho ngisebenza neziguli ezihlukumezekile, kwakubangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo kangangokuthi ngangingasenalutho engangingalunikeza ngesikhathi ngiya ekhaya emndenini wami. Ngangingenawo namandla okuzivocavoca, ukubhala, noma ukufunda incwadi - zonke izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuzinakekeleni kwami.

Ngemuva kweminyaka emibili ngithathe isinqumo sokushintsha amakhono ukuze nginikeze umyeni wami nezingane zami okuningi ekhaya.

Lokhu kucindezelwa okungapheli kudala ukuthi abahlengikazi "baphele amandla" kulo msebenzi. Futhi lokhu kungaholela ekuthathe umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma kubashayele ukuthi bafune amathuba amasha emisebenzi ngaphandle kwenkambu yabo.

Umbiko we-Nursing: Supply and Demand ngokusebenzisa u-2020 uthole ukuthi ngo-2020, i-United States izokwakha amathuba emisebenzi ayizigidi eziyi-1.6 zabahlengikazi. Kodwa-ke, futhi kuphrojekthi ukuthi abasebenzi abahlengikazi bazobhekana nokushoda kochwepheshe abalinganiselwa ku-200,000 ngo-2020.

Okwamanje, ucwaningo lwe-2014 luthole ukuthi amaphesenti ayi-17.5 ama-RN amasha ashiya umsebenzi wawo wokuqala wokuba ngumhlengikazi kungakapheli unyaka wokuqala, kuyilapho oyedwa kwabathathu eshiya lo msebenzi eminyakeni emibili yokuqala.

Lokhu kushoda kwabahlengikazi, kuhambisana nezinga elishaqisayo lapho abahlengikazi beshiya khona lo msebenzi, akubukeki kahle ngekusasa labahlengikazi. Sonke sitshelwe ngalokhu kushoda kwabahlengikazi okuzayo iminyaka eminingi. Kodwa-ke manje ukuthi sibona imiphumela yayo.

Lapho abahlengikazi belulelwa kuze kube semkhawulweni, iziguli ziyahlupheka

Umhlengikazi oshile, okhathele naye angaba nomthelela omkhulu ezigulini. Lapho uphiko lwabahlengikazi lunabasebenzi abancane, thina njengabahlengikazi sinamathuba amaningi okuhlinzeka ukunakekelwa okuncane (yize kungenjalo ngokuzikhethela).

Isifo sokudinwa ngumhlengikazi sibangelwa ukukhathala okungokomzwelo okuholela ekwenziweni komuntu uqobo - uzizwe unqanyuliwe emzimbeni nasemicabangweni yakho - nasekunciphiseni kokufeziwe komuntu emsebenzini.

Ukuzilimaza ikakhulukazi kuyingozi ekunakekelweni kweziguli ngoba kungaholela ekuhlanganyeleni okungafanele neziguli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umhlengikazi osekhathele akasabheki imininingwane nokuqapha ngendlela abebevame ukuba nayo.

Futhi ngikubonile lokhu kaninginingi.

Uma abahlengikazi bengajabule futhi bephelelwa amandla, ukusebenza kwabo kuzokwehla futhi kanjalo nempilo yeziguli zabo.

Lokhu akuyona into entsha. Ucwaningo oluqale emuva naku-2006 lukhombisa ukuthi amazinga anganele okwenziwa kwabahlengikazi axhumene namazinga aphezulu eziguli:

• ukutheleleka
• ukuboshwa kwenhliziyo
• I-pneumonia etholwe esibhedlela
• ukufa

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abahlengikazi, ikakhulukazi labo asebeneminyaka eminingi benza lo msebenzi, bayaziqhenya ngokomoya, bakhungatheke, futhi bavame ukuba nobunzima ekutholeni uzwela ezigulini zabo.

Ukwenza ngcono imikhuba yabasebenzi kungenye yezindlela zokusiza ukuvimbela ukutubeka komhlengikazi

Uma izinhlangano zifuna ukugcina abahlengikazi bazo futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi zithembeke kakhulu kuzodingeka ukuthi zigcine izilinganiso zabahlengikazi kuya ezigulini ziphephile futhi zithuthukise izindlela zokuqashwa. Futhi, ukumisa isikhathi esengeziwe esiyimpoqo nakho kungasiza abahlengikazi ukuthi bangapheli kuphela, kepha bashiye lo msebenzi ngokuphelele.

Ngokuqondene nathi bangabahlengikazi, ukuvumela abaphathi bezinga eliphezulu bezwe kulabo bethu abahlinzeka ukunakekelwa kweziguli okuqondile kungabasiza ukuthi baqonde ukuthi abasebenzi abampofu kakhulu basithinta kanjani thina kanye nobungozi obudala iziguli zethu.

Ngoba sisezingeni eliphambili lezokunakekelwa kweziguli, sinokuqonda okuhle kakhulu ekulethweni kokunakekelwa nasekugelezeni kweziguli. Futhi lokhu kusho ukuthi sinethuba lokusiza futhi ukuzigcina thina kanye nozakwethu emsebenzini wethu nokuvimbela ukutubeka kwabahlengikazi.