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Interesting this new policy after my - suggestion to Shaw

Posted: Aug 23, 2013

When we got the New Work Availiability Policy last week I replied and made a suggestion that they go back to the idea of a 12-hour shift within which to get your 8 hours. I pointed out that it would eliminate the work tickets and all the other administration and mumbo jumbo that goes on trying to get everyone's work hours in. People would be more likely to be able to get their 8 hours in if they had 12 hours to look for work. It would increase employee satisfaction being able to work in appointments in the day without having to get schedule changes approved, etc.

I was actually surprised to get a reply back from Shaw, wherein he stated that because of contracted TAT and 1-2 hour turn around times, they had to ensure a certain amount of staff at all times and that the 12-hour shifts would not work for that.

So now we get this new policy that says if we run out of work we can actually work whenever we want through that day to find enough work without getting supervisor approval. Is this not tantatamount to the same thing I suggested? Although now basically could stretch even beyond 12 hours.

they will NEVER be able to staff at 100 percent tat - and here is why

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Doctors don't dictate the exact same reports at the exact same time in the exact same day. Therefore, this stupidity of promising 100% or get fined needs to be thrown out the window.

Of course people are gonna run out of work. Its just like working at a restaurant and there is a lul between lunch and dinner. Someone is going to be standing around. They need to charge the clients more to cover our downtime and if we choose to be relesed without pay, that's our problem.

The most iodiotic thing was to get rid of flex mts. They can cover the low staffed times. They can also work whenever there is a need. They should bring back flex mts and make them choose shifts available with no guarantee of hours. Regular employees should be able to work their schedule.

I just hate it when poor manamgemet decisions have to be taken out on the rest of us.

Suggestion - Longwalkshortbridge

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I know that little and you are wasting your time trying to reason with him. The only suggestion I have for him is a long walk, short bridge.....He is a piece of work and trust me, he thinks NOTHING of you all, and if you could hear what I have heard him say about us you would understand.

Please share! - Trampled underfoot

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At least give us a vague idea of what he has said about us! (Not that we could possibly despise our employer any more, but I'd still love to hear it!)

Do tell.... ;) - nm

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but why, after going to the trouble of - revising the policy

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making it formal, posting it on the website, then 2 weeks later changing it AGAIN?

Good question - Obviously was not benefitting the company

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I would like to think they saw the comments posted on FB and on this board and got sent so many emails by MTs upset over the new policy that they changed it again. However, they probably were upset that so many were taking the no pay option and filling for UE. Maybe the government cracked down on them? This way no one can claim UE because you have to make up your hours. M2 will claim that they have work, it may not be when you like it, but it is there and therefore UE may deny your claim.

I wonder how this will affect those in states like California or NJ who get paid half their shift for NJA. Do they still have to make up their hours?

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