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My BOB is finding out restricting PT to 28 - hours or less, not a great idea. sm
Posted: Nov 26, 2013
PT has been offered to work anything less than 37 hours. Do ya think they will reinstate PT PTO as the next bribe to get more PT'ers to work?
I doubt that will fly with King Shaw et al - but I could wish
[ In Reply To ..]Anyone with 30 or greater hours a week is considered full time by law and then, by law, MM would have to pay 50% of that person's health insurance premium.
The new law has made employers choose between overtime for full timers or health insurance premiums for more employees. Unfortunately, this is certainly an incentive to send more work offshore.
They - do not
[ In Reply To ..]need any incentive to send work offshore. That is their goal. The only thing stopping them from sending what is here is that some hospitals do not want to go offshore. It has nothing to do with the new healthcare laws.
You - might
[ In Reply To ..]dislike it, but that is the way it is.
They do have added incentive. - offshore
[ In Reply To ..]All companies have further incentive.
What I care about is the fact my hours were cut and I can't work extra. No doubt they took away our PTO to pay for the special employees who get 50% health care premiums paid. I am curious what percentage of MTs are full time.
That - should
[ In Reply To ..]read all companies have further excuse to blame it on. They have been cutting hours and jobs for years, nothing new about that concept. The only thing new is the excuse for doing it.
I think from here on out, they won't - sm
[ In Reply To ..]be "offering" anything to us, only taking away. The two reasons I've stayed is I had a good amount of PTO since I've been here so long & the affordable insurance. I've taken a massive cut in pay over the years with ASR, but I've stayed for the benes. Now they've taken some of my PTO, and there's talk of insurance hikes next year. It's looking like they want us to just leave. I feel like a stray dog hanging around that they're trying to run off.
You - are
[ In Reply To ..]exactly correct on your comparison. When they run us all off, woof woof, they can convince the hospitals that there are no qualified MTs in the US in order to strengthen their case on why they should allow their work to go to India.
Hmm - another
[ In Reply To ..]dislike. I'm sorry if the truth hurts.
Why do you say not a good idea - anon
[ In Reply To ..]When I first started here ages ago even full timers were not offered PTO. Then gradually we got PTO after not having it for approx 8 years and then I went part time about 1 year ago and we had PTO and now gone again. Just biding my days until retirement. I have been doing this job way too long.
Not a good idea cause TAT suffers and they have to beg - for PTers to work extra, SM
[ In Reply To ..]And I, for one, will not do it. They take my PTO and they think I will jump when they call. Noooo, dont think so.
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