IC or employee status, makes no difference at this point. nm
Posted By: Wondering on 2007-04-18
In Reply to: DeVenture, Lee Perfect... - MT in MT
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Difference between employee & IC status
Although I recognize some of the obvious differences between employee and IC status, could you be kind enough to point out more specific differences I may not be aware of? Pros/cons? Thank you.
Were you hired hourly or by the line, employee or IC? just wondering if it makes a difference...
I opted for hourly and wondering if it woudl be better do it by the line. It is hard to know if you do not know the software program or what the transcription is like ESL etc.. Just wondered what your experience has been like.
Agree..with IC status, equip. is your responsibility; employee status - you should SM
not have to pay out-of-pocket for use of their equipment. I would never work employee status for a company who required me to purchase or lease their equipment. The only thing I would find acceptable is to have a small security deposit taken out of paycheck when starting with a company. This will protect the company from those few who might abuse the equipment.
Anyone know of Escription companies that offer IC status. I do not want employee status but would
like to stick with the Escription platform at all possible.
Employee status w/benefits vs IC status??? Dilemna enclosed
I am caught between a rock and a hard place and figure this is the place to get the best advice from those in the know. I have been an IC for the past 5 years and love the flexibility but was interested in a job with benefits. I started a new job about a month ago with good pay (2 lph more than I was making) and benefits......very happy with company but as an employee, obviously have a schedule. I am working both jobs currently and starting to burn out. On the new job, I am struggling to get the 1200 lines per day required but on my old.... I can easily get 150-400 lph depending on the dictator but again, it is IC and less lph than the new job. Obviously, the platform is different and not paid for template headers/footers wheras the old one, I am paid for those. Now to my question. Is it just me? Is it because I really enjoyed the freedom of ic status and therfore seem to be struggling? Anyone else experienced this before? Tempted to go back told job and lose benefits/more pay because in the end, maybe it works out be the same pay because of amount of time I spend getting the job done? Not sure if this makes sense but hoping you can all offer some advice!! TIA
Like that makes any difference? I am IC and the
company has me working hours already set up. When I first signed on was told would have to know which days and hours. I do not know how others do but as an IC am certainly bound to work set hrs.
Thank you for clarifying that. It makes a big difference! NM
Makes a big difference when you can actually say, "I love my job." :-) sm
I recently switched jobs, and for the first time in a VERY long time, I actually look forward to working. I love the people, the pay is good, and I love the work (cardiology). I also have found out I am much more productive as an IC, working when I want, which actually turns out to be more hours than a straight 8 hours somewhere as an employee, but it doesn't seem like it is so much because I work whenever I want to (like right now when I am up at 3 a.m.!).
I'm glad you found a company you're happy with. I have always heard good things about AccuStat. It is nice to see positive posts instead of just the negative.
Thanks for info. Makes a difference whether I apply or not.
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It makes a big difference in mine. So happy.
nm
Don't know about cherry picking, but time of day makes all the difference (sm)
If I worked day shift, got a fair mix of work. The days I worked early evening, seems like I had to work through 8-10 pieces of rejected poop to get to the regular mix. I thought perhaps a lot of people ended their shift when a crappy one came up and therefore the next shift had to wade themselves out of the doo-doo.
Holidays and OT offered on the weekend - always makes a difference (sm)
anywhere you work. Also, I think some of us (newer hires) are getting up to speed and pulling more work from the accounts. This is all part of the process. If they plan to take on new accounts they have to be sure the current ones are well covered.
Is there any difference between full and part time IC status at DSG?
Trying to narrow down my choices and make my decision. Thanks! 
You've got to be kidding! It makes a HUGE difference. I sure wouldn't want to work with
It's the same business. MT. No difference IC vs employee
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Can someone tell me the difference between IC and employee and what hours are you expected to work
as an IC. Are your hours flexible as an IC.
Need a new gig...prefer IC status at this point and...
I really need it to be true IC status. I do most of my work between the hours of 9 am and 11 pm every day. I don't want to be chained to my PC. I like to be able to run my errands, clean my house, do whatever I need to do without having to report my every move. I don't like being chased down by phone because I wasn't on right at 9 in the morning...maybe I have things to do and won't be on until the evening. I don't want to be on AIM or Yahoo IM either. Just let me work. Know that I will consistently work every day between those hours and if something comes up I will let you know. And platforms...do any of these jobs have decent platforms? I strongly dislike the platform I am currently using, it closes out of word every time you complete a report and has to reload the next one...very time consuming. Yeah yeah...I am a Prima Donna...we all have our cross to bear.
Your post makes my point. If IC, company is NOT
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Yes, that makes you an employee...
You can always report them to the IRS.
Thanks, I think employee status though
I applied 2 months ago and checked the ad again on their website. The hours stink. SO, I'll go and see what they offer, but not sure. Hours, days are Monday, Thurs,Fri,Sat, Sun. 3 to 11:30 pm, then Sat and Sun 7am to 3:30pm. YUCK! I don't remember those hours from when I applied that long ago! Am curious to see what they offer though. Will post after I find out. Job is in Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, but will be home-based.
0.738 cpl actually if employee status sm
To figure out what a line rate would be for employee status - you just subtract 7.65% from the IC line rate. My neighbor is an HR specialist and teaches the tax classes at a bank here. She said the only difference is that you pay the 7.65% FICA instead of the employer paying it. There are so many ignorant people out there saying you pay 30% more - you don't. You pay the same, plus the above amount - for me equals about 28% total, not 30% additional.
No they are not IC. Employee status
and I believe 1,000 lines is FT. No pressure. Very easy going. Not sure of benefits yet. Not sure if you can be IC or not.
I am FT and plan to stay FT and can easily do 1,000 but struggle with 1,2000 because of lack of work and crap I am stuck with because of cherrypicking the work.
They pay less than I am making now and cannot really afford to go just yet.
Also they count spaces and headings for line count.
FT & PT - employee status - sm
I work for them too and love it there. The specialties they are hiring for are probably Ortho and Onc. Great place to work, nice people. Very happy.
Employee status
Amphion has all employee-status positions.
Employee status only. nm
Employee status?
Does ScribeRight offer employee status or just IC? Thanks.
Employee Status?
Do they offer regular employee status?
No employee status, IC or SE...SM
and absolutely no benefits I don't care what state you live in. Horrible dictators, 90% ESL.....office staff is great, pay always on time and there is usually plenty of work.
Employee Status?
Do they hire ICs or employee status as well? Do they hire remote transcriptionists or local only? Do you furnish all of your own equipment? Thanks!
The TH QA is employee status.
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They have employee status as well.
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IC to employee status
Would appreciate any recommendations for companies to check out that offer IC or SE status with the option of becoming an employee with benefits if things work out. Been burned too many times to jump ship anymore without testing the waters first. Looking for acute care and/or radiology. Thanks.
my employee status seems to be different...
I get paid $21/h plus incentive. My employee status seems to be different from those below. We do not have to produce by line because we ACTUALLY get paid by the hour. Minimum is 75 minutes per 8-hour shift, 50 cents incentive (I wish it was more) after the 75 minutes. If there is no work, we still get paid $21/h. We are backed up by a union who renews/ratifies our contract every three years with the hospital. Of course, if we wanted to, we could figure out how many lines we actually type an hour but we don't need to. Our MTs used to work in the hospital before they sent us home to save money. I admit, because of this benefit, I slack every now and then to watch TV or do laundry knowing I get a set pay every two weeks, but in order for us to stay qualifed to work at home, we need to meet the minimal requirement of 75 productive minutes, which is actually not hard to do. With that said, if we say, lose electricity, we can use 1-hour downtime. After that, we have one hour to get to the office to continue our work.
We had an earthquake in Hawaii a couple of weeks ago resulting in total black out on all islands (Oahu 16 hours). Some of the MTs took PTO, some made up time on another day.
Employee Status
You might actually end up with a little more if you type the same number of lines/reports since you only have to pay half your taxes and FICA but remember then no deductions either.
IC status vs. employee
IC means different things to different companies. I was an inhouse (employee) at a local company doing both rad and acute care, mainly rad. Due to supervisor's pets not pulling their weight and management's refusal to hire help for growing accounts, me and one other coworker were stuck working all the time. Every time I left the house for an errand, dinner, etc., and got on the computer, I had Yahoo instant messages waiting on me like ARE YOU THERE?, Where are you?! We need your help! These jobs are out of turnaround time and Ms. X from ABC hospital is complaining! Regardless of the fact I worked late, sometimes till 4 a.m., I was not appreciated. I finally decided this was not worth 8 cents per line and left there. Both as an employee and as an at-home IC, I was done dirty numerous times and had my pay docked once because another MT was sick and left me to do her (backed up) work. Just because it was my weekend, when the account complained I was docked. I started looking for another job that very hour.
Sorry to ramble but my point is, it doesn't matter (from my experience anyway) what status you are, how you are treated and whether or not you are overworked depends on the company.
Employee status
You are an employee when they pay your taxes, and then if you use their computer, they own you......
Employee vs. IC status
I agree with the not-so-great aspects of IC status...I'm single, what if I get disabled, or laid off, or any number of different scenarios...you have NO PROTECTION then...there is a reason all the labor unions battled for these kinds of worker protections! If you have got back up then maybe IC is a good thing...but if you are on your own...not so sure...
Is this for IC or employee status?
It sounds like their ER accounts are for employee status, or do they offer IC? They seem like a good company from what I've read. Good luck!
If you are employee status, can you...sm
say what the benefits cost, time off, etc. is. Thanks very much.
Employee status only
Have you read the MQ board?? Are you sure you want to do this??
I had always been employee status and had never been an SE or IC before.. (sm)
I did like the freedom of being able to basically set my own schedule. But I was so used to having taxes taken out and having the benefits and realized after I took the job that I just wasn't going to make enough money to cover my own insurance policy. It was a great company. I think if it had been at a different point in my life it might have worked out. But I had just left Medquist and was deeply in debt because all my accounts at MQ dried up and I was getting no work. I decided to go with Keystrokes then and I'm glad I did because they take out my taxes, I have benefits again AND they are very flexible. I know there are a lot of SE's and IC's that are very happy...it just wasn't for me at that particular time.
No ICs -- employee status only.
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Employee status only. nm
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All employee status
They are hiring for full-time status with great benefits.
Are you IC or employee status? nm
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employee status
I sued the company which was national at the time along with 10 other MTs. Yes, the time sheets were altered but I had the originals which were not tainted. I sued them for OT and downtime and won along with the other MTs. It can be done and companies will stop doing this to people.
If you are employee status I'd think
maybe depending on your state and their temporary disability plan you'd possibly be covered under that. In my state it's 6 weeks maternity allowed. I worked right up until the end with my kids so I could use my entire 6 weeks postpartum. If you have to leave earlier with your doctors approval you can actually have the 6 weeks increased.
employee status...sm
I do not work for an MTSO as an employee. I was actually hired by the HOSPITAL (union, 5 months pto in a year, sick leave, etc). Work is slow today for us also, but we are still getting paid with time and 1/2. Maybe you should apply at an actual hospital?
Employee status........sm
My pet peeve is when hired on as an employee, the minimal line count say for instance is 1200 lines.....BUT....they also require you to work 8 hours...A friend works as an employee for a large national, and she gets her 1200 lines in less than 8 hours....BUT...they still want her to type...To me, that is crazy. Why don't they just pay hourly if that is the case....Asking for 8 hours AND a certain number of lines....i have never understood that...and this company does not EVEN offer benefits!! I think all national companies are run by Idiots!
IC Status - Employee
Sorry, I must not have mentioned this - But I was hired by SoftScript as an Employee but as an IC as I am in Canada and they are in the US. SO, I am technically an employee but have to be paid as an IC because of where I live. And to tell you the truth, I only get paid 7 cpl as I am in Canada, but that is something that I have to accept seeing as I do live in Canada and finding an MT position with a canadian company is really hard right now. So, I am quite happy with my pay scale given my circumstances. What I was saying in my previous post was that if some IC's and/or employees don't like what they are getting paid, they need to be self-employed, purchase the necessary software, and go on their own, seeking out their own clients so that they can be paid what they want.
Think his/her point was the share of the WEEKEND work. What makes you so special? sm
Everyone else has to work a weekend at least every now and then.
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