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I just heard that MModal got rid of all employee that worked less than 30 hrs per week! - Is it true?

Posted: Aug 15, 2013

don't think so - unless they forgot about me

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Where did u hear this?

A friend of mine on Facebook. - OP

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Another PTer let go...... - Kiki

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Also got laid off last week from MM. That's the reason I'm on the Company Board now. My CCM told me that all PTer's are being let go because of lack of work. The reason we are let go is prob a lie but she said that they are laying off PTer slowly but surely. There will most likely be another wave of lay offs soon. They can't afford to lay off everyone at once, for many reasons.

Termination - Feenixrising

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I was terminated today so I feel comfortable expressing what I believe is grounds for a class action suit. (I personally think they let go of people making the top of their pay scale so they could bring in cheaper labor.) Does any one think the new OOW policy should be challenged? Forced to give up PTO, excused absences or make up at their discretion? Were/Are we employees or not? If interested please contact. If you were let go, file for unemployment NOW!!!!

I just got the call - MayraMM

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Effective immediately. I've worked for them for 15 years. This outsourcing, tho, makes us higher tier MTs not cost effective. I even have an open Worker's Comp claim, and they still fired me today. My lawyer's on it, but that doesn't stop the stress factor.

Everyone who has been fired, contact your local Bureau of Labor and Industry and file a complaint. Since MModal is outsourcing, they're supposed to be providing compensation for displaced employees, not firing them.

What do you mean, they are outsourcing? - SM

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You must not mean to India, unless they don't already do that.. I thought they did. Where are they outsourcing to that they haven't been already? Thanks.

Where to? - Tigger

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They are outsourcing/offshoring not only to India, but the Philippines and Canada as well as a few other countries. How do I know this? Because I am NOT an MT. I work as a lower level supervisor who will probably lose her job soon as well. I just hope I can recover quickly because I just lost my house and have to move ASAP. It's not looking good. The goal for offshored work is very high. They used to say 50%. I'm not sure what the percentage is now, but it's much higher than that. Better start lookin.....

Outsourcing to Canada? - feenixrising

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I am sure we all appreciate your candor and wish you well. It certainly was not our intent to kill the messenger(s). I do find it perplexing that MM or any US based company would be sending work to Canada. Their minimum wage is significantly higher than ours and the few MT jobs I considered in Canada were paying at least 10.5 cpl 3-4 years ago. Does anyone have any recent experience? Unless it is outsourced to the third world via a Canadian corporation to cover their tracks......
Can you get us a bsllpark number on the recent MT terminations? That would be a BIG help. Best of luck to you!!!

You don't believe outsourcing to Canada? - Try Accentus/Nuance

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The truth is what it is. Why? Because everything in this country is not for us any longer. That's what you get when you sell your soul to the devil. The lady was right. They are all offshoring and paying us 3 cpl and someone is making money at our hospitals...try being admitted and see what that bill is as compared to your paycheck and no health coverage. Nobody wants to believe the truth.

Funny thing - anon

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I was on a life in Canada forum a wee bit ago and there was a big discussion about how Canadian jobs are being off shored to the US. It goes both ways, apparently.

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