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If you have signed MQ contract with old rate but no signed - contract with new rate, dont you still get old rat

Posted: Dec 24, 2010

oops. Dont you still get old rate? Can they just change - the contract with no meeting of the minds?

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Dream on. - NM

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THIS is the attitude that allows them to treat us like dirt. - Legally, what are the ramifications of this? nm

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Dream on? Is that all you have to offer? How did a - kid find their way here? nm

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My thought is your contract says old rate. You dont sign contract - with new rate. Then you should continue

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to be paid old rate and it is on MQ to keep track of all this and if you dont sign new contract they can stop allowing access to jobs. Just think, they would have to keep track of EVERY MT and their agreed upon rates and would have to pay old rate til they get it figured out.

I would look for the fine print - sm

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I have no idea where mine is, but I'm guessing there are little tiny letters somewhere that state to the effect that this contract is subject to change on a whim, probably with XX days warning.

So true. Is there an organized person here who can quickly check that - out, who knows where their contract is? nm

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There are no active contracts with MQ unless you are - a Canadian IC. (sm)

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All US MTs became employees as of January 1, 2006, and nullified any prior IC contracts or agreements.

Your rate will be exactly as they determine it like everyone else.

Well, they cant just change the contract of an employee, can they? - Again, even as employee, if you did not sm

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sign a new contract, until they stop giving you access to work, arent they still bound by the only signed contract they have with you, at the old rate? I figure with the Q it could take weeks/months before they would figure out who has signed new contract and who is still working under the old contract.

They changed it before, they can do it again - Old part-timer

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A few years back, they had us sign a contract, then later changed the terms. Our only option is to quit and if we keep working, they take that as an acceptance of the new terms. They seem to hold all the cards.

And all sat by and did nothing. Think should look at - what options Qers have. nm

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Breach of contract - OldHandAtThis

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It's a breach of contract if they don't pay you as agreed. If you just accept this without taking action immediately, then the contract is considered to have been modified, a new contract exists, and there is no course of action you can take. If you are an IC, then submit an invoice/statement for the difference in what you received and what the contract specifies, and continue to do so. If you are an employee then contact your state labor commission. Ultimately, you could and probably should consult an attorney as to the best course of action.

Oh good grief. There are NO contracts! - nm

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