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M*MoDal Mequist line pay - Lisa

Posted: May 21, 2012

Question. Above 1800 lines 0.085 cents per line? Or does MQ use different non-incentive pay scale for employees. Can someone explain their pay scheme, if any? Thx

No incentive pay at all at MModal. - rate is rate

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If you are paid 4 cpl to edit and 8 cpl to straight type, that is your rate. THere is no incentive at this time.

Sad... no incentive.

PTO/Holiday Pay - Lisa

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If you come from a company that eliminated PTO and all holiday pay, everything, I assume MQ will adopt the same for me? or will they be nice and offer peanuts?

Not sure why MM would adopt the same PTO as your other company - anon

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Each company is its own entity - when you have specific holiday/PTO policies in place at one company, you will have a completely different set of policies at another.

You've had several questions about MM's pay and policies - why not just apply and see what they offer you? It seems better than asking all your questions on MT Stars.

After a buyout, you are an MModal employee & have same benes - as other MModal employees. NM

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And MQ Benefits are?? - Lisa

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Excuse my insistence, but after reading one horrible thing after another about MQ, I just have to ask employees direct. The problem is, I am waiting, and waiting, AND waiting for the information to come. A week to receive basic paperwork after a buyout to me, is a bit long. Yes, all 100+ of us had to bite our nails and ruin a weekend wondering what generic brand of cat food is cheaper, as with anything, our pay WILL go down, I just expect that. Thanks for your assistance. This is my third buyout in my lifetime, first with transcription. Trying to stay ahead of the curve. I could wait, but some of us are parents and got used to asking and directing rather than waiting and wondering years ago.

just like a normal job - msmt

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health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401K, life insurance, short term and long term disability, etc.

No PTO/Holiday at MQ? - Lisa

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I guess by not replying to PTO/Holiday pay, they have none. As for insurance, I don't even think of those as benefits anymore.

Yes PTO. Holiday pay if you work on the holiday - msmt

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And, PTO is? Holiday is you work on the day?! - Lisa

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And their PTO scheme is??? When did the country switch over to getting a paid holiday when you work on the holiday? Did I see that right? No Christmas day pay while I enjoy the season's day? Hummmm.

PTO is according to your average for 6 months. - msmt

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PTO is different for everyone as it is your own production average over a six month period. Also, that is the way it has been for over 10 years at most MT companies for the holiday pay. You have to take PTO if you want to get paid for holiday pay and be off. Otherwise, you get time and a half for working on the holiday.

Plan on getting stuck sitting there waiting - sm

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for work on Christmas & holidays, even though there never is any... If you get any work on a major holiday, you get paid line-and-a-half rate. It's not really a holiday as in you actually get to take a holiday off -- it's just extra line rate for working those days.

I think the PTO is 15 days per year total for full-time employees (which includes any days off, sick days, vacation, etc.).

that is right. usually very little work on holidays. - msmt

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Good luck getting to take off though. I have heard a lot of people say they get turned down for their requests off even though there is rarely any work.

new benefit plan coming out on 24th - probably why you are still waiting

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Us too. We have received hints and promises, but nothing actually tangible until the 24th with open enrollment. Right now the benefits are nothing to be proud of, basically catastrophic medical coverage with high deductible, high premium. Dental is basic and they have short term and long term and life insurance that we can buy. Oh and 401K. Better than nothing I suppose, but not much better and certainly nothing to brag about.

Right now you have to be FT with full benefits (as opposed to PT or FT with limited benefits) to enjoy benefits other than PTO and 401K, but again that could change on the 24th also, but I don't think PT would be getting any more benefits and the only difference between FT full and FT limited is 30 lines per hour. 150 for full and 120 for part.

They held a conference call last week and will be initiating a 401K with a slight match, reduced dental premiums and brought back a decent medical plan that won't cost our whole paycheck for the premium. They also have LT and ST disability and it sounds like are providing more life insurance.

Like I said, anything they do now is a step in the right direction because last year's benefits were downright abysmal.

While I don't envy your situation with the buyout and all, the timing with the new benefits could not have been better. At least you don't have to suffer with subpar benefits plus everything else.

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