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Mandatory PTO? - sm
Posted: Dec 09, 2012
Email received said basically,,,time sheet must be approved, make sure you have the required amount of time or PTO will be added to make up missing and you will need to re-approve it..I dont want to take PTO, I didnt run out of work, THEY DID..I put in my remedy ticket release without pay..How do they get away with that?
No, they cannot make you. You have to tell them - that you want no pay for that time
[ In Reply To ..]My CCM did this all the time to me. NO, you do not have to use PTO. They have to put the time in as unpaid on the time card. You will not accumulate PTO if your hours aren't in though.
will I still accumulate if my min lines are met? - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I was just told that I needed a min of whatever to get PTO for that time...and I have that..only talking couple of hours,,,just really the principal of the thing..they run out of work and I have to use my time? Not gonna happen
No, you only accumulate PTO if you have your hours met - that is all I know
[ In Reply To ..]I will not let them use my PTO when there is no work. I need my PTO for when I am sick, or when I need a mental health day, or a vacation from work (not going anywhere due to cost, but just a vacation from work).
I think it gets added as "excused absence, no pay" when there is no work due to NJA.
I also get my 15 minutes of paid "work availability" for NJA so I have proof for the unemployment office with the ticket numbers.
Whomever your CCM is, he/she needs to be told that it is illegal to just "add in" PTO without consent!
RUNNING OUT OF WORK - gltrgrami
[ In Reply To ..]I love that, they ran out of work, not me! I totally agree. I don't think we should have to use our PTO because THEY ran out of work. It's bull.....
Read Remedy solution for NJA. It is ILLEGAL for them to do this - and Vern knows it which is why SM
[ In Reply To ..]there is a policy to begin with. Some of these ccms try to bully the MT so the ccm stats look better. But it is illegal. Just like falsifying timesheets are illegal. You might email and just mention it is illegal for PTO to be added to your timesheet. Maybe ccm really does not know that. Here is an opportunity to educate her. Or ask person above her if this is allowed. That person will certainly straighten her out.
I never once during NJA had my CCM get right back - to me about it. sm
[ In Reply To ..]The policy is supposed to be the CCM gets back to you after that first 15 min of sitting with no work. Not once did the old CCM or the new TSM get back to me within that 15 min to open up work.
This policy puts pressure on the CCM to find some work for the MT but the CCM doesn't do their part, so that's why the policy falls through the cracks. The most recommended NJA solution from our CCM was to come back later in your shift. What a joke. The work still wasn't there and then you've wasted an entire day and have to take it without pay or use up PTO which is not fair.
This company should pay hourly. Hands down.
Take a screen shot of your timesheet, stating you approved it, - with the hours you want on it. nm
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Don't you get tired of proving yourself? - yawn (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]You have to fight for work, fight QA, fight if your paycheck isn't correct, fight the auditor, fight the ... blah blah blah.
Screenshots? I shouldn't have to. They should be doing right by me as they hired me. They need to develop a better system, and then stick with it. There are MTs doing whatever whenever and others getting the short end of the stick. It's madness. It shouldn't be this difficult and I shouldn't have to put up a fight for every little thing.
No, you shouldnt have to and you dont have to. Shoulda, woulda, - coulda. You also dont have to SM
[ In Reply To ..]stand up for yourself. And you dont have to prove to those that would take advantage of others (and there are plenty out there)that they cannot take advantage of everybody. And you dont have to do the work to know you are not being cheated and your line counts are correct. You dont have to do any of that. And if you dont do any of that, you can't be surprised when you get taken advantage of. In today's world, the only one with your best interest at heart is YOU and you cant expect anyone else to watch out for your best interest.
I shouldnt have to check that DH has emptied the dishwasher and taken out the trash, his only 2 everyday chores, but I do. Go figure.
How do I take a screen shot? - nm
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I dont do it often and have to google every time I need to do - this. nm
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what I do... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Is hit Ctrl + Print Screen and then paste into paint. There are other ways, but that is the easiest one for me to remember.
If you put in release without pay, they cannot - take your PTO for that.
[ In Reply To ..]Your CCM is ridiculous and has no clue how to do her job.
It really pisses me off when they do this, because there are people who dont know better and they take advantage of them. The CCMs want you to have no PTO because then you cannot take days off.
They ship our work overseas, there is no work left, and then blame us that we cant get our lines in. Not to mention that they hired on more help before they shipped this other batch offshore. This is beyond crazy!
It doesnt cost MM anything to have us sit here. It's not like - we are paid for our time SM
[ In Reply To ..]paid on just what we produce. They dont care we have no work cause it doesnt cost them a thing. Now if they were paying us for our TIME, we would all be typing away.
its not about sitting here, its about applying UNAUTHORIZED PTO when - they provide NO WORK
[ In Reply To ..]They CANNOT do that!
Yes, but just pointing out it cost MM for us to have NJA. No incentive - to provide us work. nm
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It cost MM nothing for us to have NJA. If we were paid hourly, they - would have to pay us for our time. nm
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