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Keystrokes clock in and out - hmmm
Posted: Sep 16, 2012
Recently new to KS and have a ? If I am scheduled three 8 hour days at 24 hours a week and I sit her most nights for 8 hours but only get maybe 20 reports but I stayed clocked in because when trained I was told since I was not at 40 I could stay clocked in as they just did not want anyone in overtime. Will I be paid minimum wage because obviously I was not even making that even though I had to watch the account or I would get in trouble since there is a very short TAT on some of them. I do not know if I will be paid just by reports or by time as I should be. My other company makes us clock out if we run out but we still have to watch it so I just do not know. If I will only be paid on what I typed it is not worth my staying home these nights watching it but only making like $20. Thanks for any help!
Why don't you ask them? I clock out when no work but it could be different on different accoun - LongTimeKSMT
[ In Reply To ..]xx
I did what I was told but - hmmm
[ In Reply To ..]I just did what I was told but I was just curious about if I would actually get paid since I did it or get in trouble from someone somewhere.
I believe KS is "production only" pay.... - anon
[ In Reply To ..]just like every other company. I never heard of them paying for time sitting and waiting. If they did, everybody would want to work for them, so don't get your hopes up about getting paid minimum wage for sitting there clocked in. sorry.
But, if you're required.... - (see message)
[ In Reply To ..]....to sit there, clocked in, even when there is no work at which to BE productive, wouldn't that be against some kind of wage and labor law if they don't pay you at least minimum wage for your state? Of course, I'd rather earn what I could make if I had a full hour of productive typing rather than $7.25/hr, but I'm just saying I thought it was against the law to require an employee to be "on the job" for zero pay.
In my state, the minimum pay for restaurant waitstaff is something like $2.13/hr. If you don't earn enough in tips to bump up your pay to at least $7.25/hr, my understanding is that the restaurant has to pay you the difference so you're AT LEAST earning that standard minimum wage. Shouldn't MTSO work be something similar to this?
What it should be is far from what it actually is... - anon
[ In Reply To ..]that is why it is called "production." Their contract does not include "waiting time." Legal?? that is always in question, but what can we do about it. I understand how you feel, but in reality, that is not the way it works.
Yea I know - hmmm
[ In Reply To ..]The only reason I asked was that I went over the clock policy I signed where it stated to be sure to clock in for your shift and out for your shift and said nothing about clocking out when no work and the lady that trained me said I could stay clocked in so unless they falsify my records they would be liable legally to pay for that time at least this period until they tell me otherwise. Yes I know it is not always that way. I have been in this industry for many years so I know how it all works but I am just thinking that the way they worded things they would have to at least pay me this time for all clocked in and out time. It is not legal as the law states we should be paid for waiting to work but we all know that is not reality with our jobs. Just was wondering if anyone had come across this with them before.
KSMT - KSMT
[ In Reply To ..]I was told to clock out whenever there is no work. They don't pay for you to wait around. If you stayed clocked in and wait for work, that is your problem. They pay on production only!
Had to - hmmm
[ In Reply To ..]Well I had to kind of sit around as this account has a turn around of 15 minutes and when I was gone too long they were calling me
KS - KS
[ In Reply To ..]I was told clock in when there is work, clock out when no work. Paid on productivity so really doesn't matter about the time clock, but that is the rule .... clock in for work, clock out no work.
Keystrokes - radmt
[ In Reply To ..]That's exactly why I quit KS after a very short time. Sit around your whole shift and wait for work and don't forget to clock in and out for every report you type and barely make $200 a pay period. It's like making $2 an hour. Not for me. Good luck!!
Yeppers - MTBuddy
[ In Reply To ..]Yep that is how they operate - they want you check and refresh your queue every 20 minutes or so and there is no pay if no work - they want you to clock out because they are scared for anybody going over 40 hours. I know of what I speak.
Yep not gonna do it - hmmm
[ In Reply To ..]Yea I told them I was not going to do it. I did give a two week notice because I do not want to burn bridges as in this industry you never know. I even got accused one day of not being on and said they called me and I told her I had no missed calls on my phone and I was on at that time and never heard anything else about it. Just not worth the stress to sit here worrying if they are going to call becuase I did not check it within 15 minutes for that money. I am worth more than that!
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