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Wait A Minute...They are figuring LPH AFTER deducting - 5% for platform!!

Posted: Jan 15, 2015

It just occurred to me. Not only are we getting a 5% deduction for having a "good platform" but the LPH (Lines Per Hour) are also figured AFTER taking off the 5%. So if I actually TYPE 950 lines in 5 hours which is 190 LPH, now I am only getting 902 lines in 5 hours which is 180.5 LPH, which drops me down a tier on the grid which ALSO docks my pay BESIDES the 5% they are docking for the "good platform." You would not think that 5% makes a difference, but it DOES. I checked this with my paystub.

Wish it was 5%, try 50% for PS - Sunnyphilly

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We have a 50% deduction on the power scribe platform. I've been using this software for years and I can assure you that it is not so easy as to be able to justify having the pay cut in half, especially when they do not count our lines, just give us an estimate of what used to be 15 lines, but is now 7-1/2 lines per report for all reports. Yes, that's correct, regardless of length, they have decided to pay us for SEVEN AND A HALF LINES PER REPORT.

OMG that sounds like the biggest ripoff I've ever heard of!! - nm

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Get together and raise a huge STINK!!! - We did at BayScribe

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As one of the MTs said during the heated teleconference meeting when the leader couldn't get a word in edgewise because of the disgruntled MTs voiding their anger, "We transcribe the lines but we don't get PAID for them?--that's STEALING!" After threats of quitting (which some did in the days to follow) and further assertively voicing our displeasure, e.g. "You're WRONG!" and "That's illegal!" and "You should be ashamed for penalizing us for doing quality work for very little pay!"(the meeting went WAY over), a couple of days later we were told that policy was going to be rescinded. I was really surprised but I have to give the higher-ups credit for listening. But it dismays me to read that they're still have that policy in place with your platform! That's not being fair across the board so it shouldn't even be a policy! Get together and request a meeting and fight for those lines you work so hard for! Good luck!

Oops-'voicing'--not 'voiding' - sorry--in a hurry

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You're right. Our meeting was like stunned deers in headlights - Janitor

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They're still refining the damn thing because we do let them get away with it. If we don't say something then we need to get passive aggressive and get creative with undermining this thievery. Or we could all quit.

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