Re: What's your compensation for carrying a pager???

"Sean C." <dba_fla_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2f9c2d92.0404150552.5a02d86f_at_posting.google.com...
> I previously worked for a major telecommunications corp. Originally
> they compensated 1:1 for every hour that a 'paged' worker spent
> responding to a problem, and also an hourly rate for simply being on
> call. Then, with no apology, reason, or explanation, they terminated
> that policy and gave no compensation whatsoever for being on call or
> responding.
> Then, (and I still have trouble believing the incredible gall of this
> company), without permission, almost without prior notice, they
> started sending the monthly leasing bills for each pager to the
> employee who wore it, and expected the employee to pay the bill, which
> had been recontracted under their name. Each employee then had to
> submit a reimbursement request each month to recoup the expense. I
> still feel this was highly illegal, and the employees should have
> risen up and sued.

Many companies require that employees pay for things and then ask for reimbursement. It is the best way to ensure that the company is not paying for duplicate pagers, something that pager companies have a habit of doing.

As to not paying for being on call, if you don't like it, you can quit your job. They have the right to change your pay at any time, and you the right to quit at any time (unless you have a contract of some sort). Works both ways. Received on Thu Apr 15 2004 - 16:02:34 CEST