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"You obviously do not add the wage grade to the product of lines transcribed" - again - reading comprehension

Posted: Aug 14th, 2018 - 11:08 am In Reply to: Alpha HR - Alpha HR

Read my sentence in its entirety for its full meaning.

"The wage grade is paid to produce the lines." What does that MEAN??? It makes no sense.

"You add the wage grade (or line rate if it is higher) to the h&w, vacation, holiday, and EO 13706 rate." Again, that makes NO SENSE. The wage grade is supposed to be MULTIPLIED by hours worked--not ADDED to anything. There is a distinct h&w rate that is not the same as the pay rate. That rate is supposed to be multipled by hours worked on SCA-covered contracts. Also, it has nothing to do with gross pay and is not included in gross pay.

"The reason you can't give a specific wage rate is because of several factors..." According to you, there is only ONE wage rate for contract under SCA rules because you said it is not determined by the location of the hospital, so it must be the location of the MT. You are supposed to calculate the pay for work on VA contracts by multiplying the wage grade by the HOURS worked on the VA contracts. Then you take all the lines transcribed for non-SCA contracts and multiply them by the line rate. Then you add those two figures together to arrive at the gross pay. No one asked you for a specific wage rate. You were asked to explain the formula for calculating gross pay so your MTs can check to make sure they're being paid properly.

"If there was a holiday during the period, it increases the pay rate." No, it does not change the pay rate. You determine the # of holiday hours you're going to pay someone, and then you multiple that by the wage rate.

"If the wage rate or h&w rate has changed, this must also be tracked but it does not take effect immediately." The h&w rate has nothing to do with the wage rate or a person's gross pay, so I don't know why you're even bringing that up. As far as the PAY wage rate, you use it as of the date of effectiveness posted on the federal government's website. It has nothing to do with the contract, because you said yourself that the wage is not determined by the location of the hospital.

"The new rate takes effect once the contract they are working on renews." Again, the new PAY rate would have nothing to do with when the contract renews because you said the pay rate is determined by the location of the MT. It has nothing to do with the contract with the hospital. That is completely inconsistent with your method. If an MT who lives in a county in Oregon with a wage rate of $17/hour that then changes to $18/hour on September 1, you are supposed to then pay that MT $18/hour beginning on September 1. What does that have to do with when any of the contracts renew??? The contract is between you and the facility, and the rate on the contract is what the facility is paying YOU. Do you really think your MTs can't see through this nonsense?

"There is no obfuscation. If you work on these contracts it is impossible to provide a set price as it is constantly in flux due to the variables listed above. If you are given a fixed rate, suffice it to say that you are not being paid properly." Again, you were asked for the method by which you calculate the pay, not for one specific rate. There are only 2 specific rates (according to your method) for each pay period: ONE HOURLY rate specific to the MT's location which would be multiplied by the # of hours worked on SCA contracts; and ONE LINE rate which would be multiplied by the number of lines transcribed on non-SCA contracts. Add them together, and you get the gross.

Actually, now that you have stated that the wage rate is specific to the MT's location, all of your MTs can check their gross to make sure they're being paid properly.



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