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Could you tell me about their platform and if family med ins is a benefit, PTO etc..

Posted By: Hands need a break on 2007-06-04
In Reply to: THEY definitely have benefits - barbato

Please give more details. Do you work for them now? Pay rate?


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    The ad says they treat MTs like family ... what a family that must be! LOL nm

    What would the benefit be except that you'd
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    She's going to benefit from it, too, so don't
    If she's going to pay the person part of her rate, then she's obviously going to have her doing part of the work assigned to her, and she's still going to make 6.5 cpl off this gal. Not to mention, the original poster knows nothing of this person and she could stiff her for pay entirely. I would be very leery of a work offer such as this. The original poster would be better off going directly to doctors' offices or other services and offering a free trial of her work. However, if she went to a decent school, her school should help her obtain PAYING work upon graduating.
    It's a benefit to me.
    All those who doesn'ts you mentioned are actually tax deductions, which overall lowers your tax burden anyway. I love working from home and do consider it a benefit not having to commute, deal with office politics, boss breathing down my neck, etc. I did take a pay cut to work at home and am still glad I did. This is just my opinion and I am one of the rest of the working world. I love Judge Judy too.
    I would like that benefit best of all, lol nm
    nm
    What is the benefit of IC if they tell you when to work. nm
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    Those in need do not benefit from outsourcing
    The people in need do not get anything.  They will continue to starve while the upper castes/classes become more and more of a consumer-driven society.
    What they want is a benefit-less employee.nm
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    There is one loophole to their benefit.
    I got caught in this with the birth of my last child.  You have to have worked a certain amount of hours within the past year. Its an average of 24.  If you worked enough hours to qualify, then you can absolutely take all 12.
    You can say that again. Never for the MT. I get sick of being taken advantage of for their benefit.

    Another benefit of employee status over IC
    Many people are uninsurable or have family members who are uninsurable if they were to try to get health insurance on their own. Getting it as an employee of a company is their only way to insure themselves. As long as there has not been more than a 63-day break in coverage, if you are an employee, not only does the insurance company have to accept you, they also have to accept all your preexisting conditions. Health insurance with most companies is not cheap anymore, but expensive insurance is better than no insurance.
    Where is our benefit at TT? Too long to get pregnant !! nm
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    Maternity leave benefit
    I would like to know if there are companies that offer maternity leave benefit for FT?
    HOW IS WORKING HOME A BENEFIT???--sm

    Like Judge Judy said in her books, Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.  Who benefits the most (financially) from MTs working at home?  Who doesn't have to provide an office?  Who doesn't have to provide a PC (except for a fee)?  Who doesn't have to pay the electric bill to use this equipment?  Who doesn't have to pay the MT's phone bill?  Who demands the MT have high-speed cable internet connection?  Maybe your definition of benefit is different from the rest of the working world, but I/we count a benefit as something we can take to the bank, i.e., insurance, PTO, etc. (FT only, yet). 


    Unpaid time off - a benefit?

    New one to me.  Never heard of it unless ofcourse you have used up your PTO and need to take off unexpectedly.  As far as using your PTO when there is no work, I think that is totally unfair.  That should be your OPTION, not a requirement.  Suppose you had plans for that PTO?  I also do not believe you should have to clock out when there is no work, unless you want to work outside of your shift.  I mean your shift is your shift.  It should be up to the company to supply you with work during your shift and if they can not do that, then THEY should be the one with the problem. 


    I worked in-house for many years by the hour.  When there was no work, I left the office.  To tell you the truth, when I started working at home I worked longer and harder than I ever did in the office.  Ofcourse since I was more productive, I made more money.  I think our jobs should be considered just as valuable as any inhouse employee, maybe even more so, and should include the same benefits if we are more productive and cost inefficient.  I mean, can they really have it both ways?


    I usually try to give the benefit of the doubt,
    but unfortunately that sounds like a big fat lie. But I am no longer expecting honesty, respect or anything else. They told me when I hired on, that ABSOLUTELY NEVER would they outsource our work. Period. Well partnering with one who does, is the same thing, IMO. Of course they know what the pay scale is. That answer just tells me its not good for us...
    She didn't say she didn't have a family. A family isn't just kids. sm

    She also said she didn't have kids. Why do you think you're so much better  BECAUSE you have kids?  I am so sick of that attitude.  I don't have kids, never wanted them, but have been discriminated against in jobs because of it.  Everyone figured since I had no kids I could work all the time.  I said NO!  Just because I don't have kids doesn't mean I don't have a life or that my life is not important.   


    BTW I work part time too. 


    How is their benefit package? Insurance costs, etc?
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    Nah, even more work and the benefit of letting you make a

    Thank you for the reply - is there any benefit to saying you will type 1000 per day?
    Can someone sign on for 500 and type more than that? What I am asking is, is there any benefit to signing up for 1000? :-)
    the benefit package for Diskriter is the only reason I am looking at them...nm
    ;o)
    Some people who work in offices have that benefit, but no MT
    booooooo
    Approximate benefit costs/pay cpl difference
    Does anyone have just single coverage for yourself through Keystrokes, around age 40; how much approximately per pay period? Also, is there usually a higher line rate paid for acute care and Ops compared to ER? Any info appreciated. Thanks for all your help.
    Need health ins in 30 days ..what companies have that benefit?

    Hi, I really need health insurance faster than 90 days.


    Does anyone know the companies that offer it effective in 30 days?  I have seen a few advertised but can't find them.


    any help would be appreciated ... thanks in advance


    Did you understand the part about the SE comprehensive benefit plan.

    Well, besides the outsourcing, they manipulate the line count for their benefit. nm.
    nm.
    OMG! That is an awful benefit plan! Are you kidding me? You contribute nothing to the
    cost of health insurance? One day of bereavement leave? You seem to be proud of this package. I would be hanging my head in shame were I you!
    This is home based with full benefit package. (nm)
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    I hate it when people tell me that working at home is a benefit (sm)
    Benefits are something that the company pays for. No use as MTs. If it was a true benefit, then they should give us the money to cover the costs of what daycare would be, because if you have kids, generally they stay at home with you, right? So, they should be compensating us for daycare costs on top of what we already make. Now THAT would be a benefit!
    Actually, having employees work at home is a benefit...TO THE COMPANY
    more than the employee. The company doesn't have to pay for office space, electricity, etc.....
    I try to be kind and give people the benefit of the doubt, but I have to agree. sm

    It all sounds like a bunch of hooey.  My ex husband used to tell lies when the truth would have worked better.  Perhaps she is related to him. 


    I cannot believe any MT would not know at least the most important aspects of the BOS.  True, with some accounts, you ignore the BOS and do it however the client wants it, but still, you should KNOW the rules. 


    Maybe I'll just put out a shingle and call myself a lawyer.  Of course, I know nothing about the law ... but maybe that shouldn't be a problem. 


    Probably some people will move on and the company saves on benefit pkgs. (sm)

    Telling us work is coming in at some time in the future is fine, but right now we have lost more than we have gained and  like you said, if we speed up we will run out quicker.  Not to mention that we will all have to work a little harder in order to make nearly the same as we did before.  Panic will make our fingers work even faster.


    Remember the memo we got about over-editing.  Bet your butt we won't be over editing in the future.  If this ISR is so good, it shouldn't need too much now should it?


     


    Prior search shows 8.5 cpl for FT benefit position. Do you still make this base pay after 1-1/2
    n
    RISS is not a platform. RIS stands for Radiology Information System. The platform sm
    would be EXText.
    MDI-MD platform is fast, not full of problems like Transcend platform or MDI-FL

    On Transcend platform you have to click, click, click all day and still get errors, change screens constantly -  its a nightmare to work in. 


    The 2nd one was NOT family. Again, get your sm
    facts straight.
    Family

    No ... not being catered to.  The company pays the same portion of my insurance for my family plan as it does for the employee who has no family.  With the new plan, for health and dental for myself and my family, I will be paying a grand total of $738.93 a month, which is down from $977.00 I was paying.  I hardly call $738.00 a month being catered too.  I'm just happy it came down.  The employee only rates are still very, very good from my point of view, and it does seem like it is really good coverage.


    this is for family?
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    No family? sm
    Then who is that cutie in the picture? 
    You say family comes first?
    All the love in the world goes out the window if you are hungry. Check and see just what are the basic needs. Love is not the first thing on the list.
    Yes, SPi does use this platform....it's a great platform, but not worth working for SPi. nm
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    In the early days, MedQuist said working at home was a benefit, therefore at-home sm
    employees did not receive as many benefits as those working in-house.  As I believe, it was something like at-home employees got 3 days off a year versus 10 days for the in-office employees -- WHAT?!!!  I told them it made no sense to me, since by working at home I was saving them money -- no need to provide office space, equipment, references, utilities, etc. -- yet I get shafted.  I was only part-time when they took over the previous company with their great policies, and I told them to kiss where I can't. 
    family plan
    Anyone know what the cost would be for a family plan?
    family plan
    I can't find the info they sent me...It should be here somewhere.  I'll look some more Sunday and see if I can find it. 
    family plan
    I've looked everywhere and can't find the initial info they sent.  Maybe someone else who has a family plan through MQ or at least can find their introductory info on the insurance plan can answer this.  Sorry! 
    They do not pay anything on family coverage, IMO. That is why I would rather be an IC and buy

    my own policy versus being an employee of a service.  When you think about it, being an employee for most of the services out there offers no real benefits at all.  I have found that the PTO that some of these companies offer as part of their benefits package is a crappy.  You basically get paid a base hourly rate for any PTO you take and that base rate never EVER equals what you actually make when typing.  So you are basically penalized for taking time off.


    And health insurance benefit packages are a joke!  They pay nothing for family coverage and not to mention there is always the threat looming over your head that if your production falls, they can take your benefits away.


    If I were you, I would either be an IC and buy your own policy or try to get on with a hospital that offers work at home MT jobs.  Hospitals are the only places that offer decent health insurance coverage for families.  I have my own accounts and bought a health insurance policy for my kids and I, but recently I took a job with a hospital just for the insurance.  So now I have my own accounts plus I work FT for a hospital from home.  I pay $175 a month for family coverage with a $1000 family deductible.  It was financially a smarter move for me to go to work as an employee with the hospital because I'm saving a bundle on insurance.


    Again, let me say, I would NEVER go back to work as an employee for a service.  They don't offer anything that I would consider benefits.  You're better off buying your own policy.


    If you are single and have no family

    go for it.   My situation was a bit different in that I wasn't running out of work, just testing the waters.  I applied to about a dozen companies, offered positions with each, took 3 positions to figure which I liked best.  I had worked for a small local company for 13 years as my only experience so was really clueless.   I found it really difficult to switch from the various accounts and scheduling became a nightmare because I really had no clear-cut hours or line counts.  It got to where I wasn't doing a good job, just doing the lines and not caring about the product, plus I was screaming at my son for bothering me while I was trying to work.  Just wasn't worth it. 


     


     


    Single or family? nm

    Family coverage
    is about $217 per pay period. I think you have to get this one if you have more than one child.
    Yes they have family coverage

    but I do not need that right now.  I have a schedule but they are flexible hours so that really helps.  Pay does include all spaces, but what I like is the direct deposit and the steady work.  I have been with Medware for 2 years and always have work.  If my primary is out they give you a back up account.  Finally my income meets my needs and I can move ahead with some things around the house that needed fixing.  Plus it's nice knowing I have good health insurance.


    Family is about $240 or so a pay period
    Including dental and vision.