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Accentus IC status and time clock - sm


Posted: Jan 04, 2014

Do Accentus ICs have to punch a time clock?  If so, isn't that against the law? 

Accentus - Time Clock

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Nothing is against the law with these companies it seems. You don't like it, quit is their reply. No when you are an IC, you are not supposed to have a set schedule, but if they want it and state that, and you go to work for the company, they can make you do it. We have no protection in any sense of the word. I work as an IC and do have flexible hours and a minimum line count of 500 a day at least, but if I log on and work a bit and then run out and don't want to get back on later, I don't. I see so many ads for IC and they require certain hours you work. Now I don't mind that so much, if I can have a 12 hour window, but a lot of them do try to push just certain hours and/or line counts on you. We are chum for the sharks!

Yeah, that's my concern, too - OP

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Nobody at Accentus will tell me whether I have to punch a time clock if I go to work for them. I've finished the testing phase and hoping to get an offer. Guess I'll take the job even if they have a time clock....just because I need the work.

I couldn't quit fast enough - Ugh

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That's the worst company ever. What they don't send to India, they finally let others have and they hate it since they can't pay 0.02 cpl like they do in India. I was IC and refused to work set hours. If they want to pay my taxes, they can tell me what hours to work.
Did they make you punch a time clock? - OP
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Accentus Time Clock - Eileen

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I just started with Accentus as an IC. The only thing they stated about the hours is that they would "like" us to work during normal business hours. So not sure how much flexibility is there. Also if you need time off, you have to give them 3 weeks notice. ughhh. We're also free to work the weekends if we want.

Accentus is now Nuance...nm - anon

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