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Clocking in and clocking out - we can do that?

Posted: May 29, 2013

So, some of you talk like clocking in and clocking out is a matter of routine... are we not supposed to stay clocked in all the time? Is this not necessary if you want to earn that big MINIMUM WAGE PAYCHECK because there is no work?

Someone, please, set me straight! I want to earn my own MINIMUM WAGE PAYCHECK as soon as possible!

No, you don't stay clocked in all - the time

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But I think you already know that.

Should I stay clocked in even when there is no work? - Ireallywantatleastminimumwage

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I guess I should have asked that clocking in and out question a little more directly.

If I want to earn at least a 40-hour-per-week paycheck (albeit at mimimum wage), I should be staying clocked in at all times (except for breaks), right?

I mean, for instance, if I am clocked in only when actually working, I might end up with only 28 hours most weeks and have to take PTO to get to 40 or just accept whatever line count I can make during that 28 hours. If I really, really, really want at least a minimum wage income for all 40 hours I am SCHEDULED TO BE WORKING, should I be staying clocked in except during required by law breaks, even when there is no work?

I really, really, really need at least minimum wage for at least all 40 hours per week. Tell me how to get this at Nuance!

minimum wage - no $

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Stay clocked in, even for breaks if you want to. Not mandatory to clock out for those per handbook. When you clock out select on the drop down OOW so they know why your line count is so low and they have to pay minimum wage. I have done this for 2 pay period now and they must make up the minimum wage time but they do not like to do this and you'll most likely get a spanky for it.

Here's the scoop..... - coollady

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When you run out of work you can hit the "out of work" option or just clock in/out. All depends on how much you want your paycheck affected.

If you get MUP pay more than 3 paychecks in a row - they can fire you

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You will be given a warning after 3 consecutive pay periods that have $100 or more MUP on them and if you do it again, you will be fired.

getting fired for MUP - runner13

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First, how do you know that to be true? Secondly, how can they legally fire you if you can't produce because they don't have the work to sustain you and expect you to be available to work?

"How can they legally fire you if you can't produce?" - theydonotseemtocareaboutlegality

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As far as I can tell, they really don't seem to care about legality at Nuance. They simply keep certain HR people on payroll and do as they please, I guess!

I know because I have been threatened that I will be fired - anon

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Just passing on my personal experience.

If you stay clocked in when you aren't typing it makes your line count go down. If you end up getting MUP pay over $100 for 3 consecutive pay periods you will be warned and given a brief period of time to get your "lines" up.

Technically you are being fired for not being able to achieve line count not for getting make-up pay.

okay, but if there isn't any work during your shift then they can't - fire you for no work

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If OOW a lot, they usually give you a secondary (or 3 or 4). - anon

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I have 5 "secondary" accounts, so OOW isn't my main cause of MUP.

The problem I have is that I have to pop between all of those accounts, which means signing out and logging back in to Escription (which takes several minutes), then each account has different acct specs.

It seems like Nuance has really stupid and inept IT people, as it should be possible to access all available accounts without all of the logging in and out. Then of course there are the QC/QA evil-ones, as, again, switching from account to account ups the odds of getting MAJOR error and eliminating you from bonus contention.

In a nutshell, Nuance just is not the most MT friendly company.

Moved someone into my time slot so I would run out of work on it - andeliminatedabonusofcourseonanewaccount

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Has anyone else proven that someone else was put on your account (after you) while you were running out of work so that you will get fed up and quit? Did it make any difference, or did the heartless TSM just move you anyway, knowing that you were going to starve completely to death and lose your house when she did it?

No.. when you run out of work, - you immediately

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contact by email your team lead AND your "group" email. (If you don't HAVE a group email, ask your team lead what it is.) Wait 15 minutes and if no one responds to your out of work email (and KEEP this email for YOUR documentation) THEN you clock out and use the OOW option on your time card. Then, you can decide if you want to come back later and try again, or just take the night off and make up time (IF YOU CHOOSE) later. Yes, you can also choose to have a smaller paycheck.

That's good for the company - not good

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but what if your life dictates that you cannot work 12 hours or more to make a single 8 hour day? And you need to make the money? What then? You must sit and wait for work. You stay clocked in and collect minimum wage. The company is obligated to you to provide work within your contracted shift, as you are to the company to show up for your shift. The obove poster is obviously not an MT but from management.

Brilliant business strategy, really gotta give 'em credit where credit is due - foreverythingexceptrespect

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Simple human respect, let alone respect for the the fact that we are EMPLOYEES, would go far in convincing me that anyone at Nuance knows and cares AT ALL about anything except the major stockholders. Forget about the few of us that might be "shareholders," we do not hold a candle to the billionaire software moguls who cannot fathom waking up in a real house on a real street (or back seat of the car) when the house gets foreclosed upon.

Clocking in and out - Double Edged Sword

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They constantly harp on clocking in and out, but here's the thing - if you show up for work and there is no work - case law has been set in the lawbooks for "downtime," as a matter of record in a lawsuit in the late 1990s against a company called EDIX. EDIX was sued for this and had to reimburse those people for their standby time with no work.

Now, Nuance thinks they are clever by asking you to punch out, and "flex" those hours, but seriously, if you worked at any other 40-hour-a-week job as a W4 employee, would they make you punch out, have a seat and wait until customers show up to punch back in and wait on them? Your time is worth something, and as that lawsuit said, 'if you are scheduled to work, show up ready and available for work, if there is no work - the company is liable for your wages and reimbursement of downtimne.'

Of course, if you don't punch out, your line count will reflect that and they can fire you. If you refuse to "flex" your time they will fire you, but if your documentation is in order, they'll be in deep water with Wage and Hour, and will have to pay your unemployment benefits.

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