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A Reality Check for Employers
I was tempted to continue last week’s theme and title this “Employers Behaving Badly.”
I constantly hear from therapists about their unhappy work situations when they’re employed by someone else, whether that’s as a taxed employee or an independent contractor. Many feel they aren’t compensated fairly for the work they do.
In the case of ICs, I also hear many horror stories of the outright abuse of the definition of that term–employers who are falsely classifying people as ICs but treating them as if they are employees, and I’m here to say, it’s time for a wake-up call.
I have over a dozen practitioners of different disciplines in my clinic, all independent contractors, and in the past six years, I have lost one couple that worked here who moved out of state, and fired one person after only a couple of weeks for having a negative attitude. Other than that, I’ve never lost a staff member, just added more on as it became necessary. I am proud of the talented people I have assembled. There are two main reasons why my staff is happy and I have zero turnover: READ MORE...
I constantly hear from therapists about their unhappy work situations when they’re employed by someone else, whether that’s as a taxed employee or an independent contractor. Many feel they aren’t compensated fairly for the work they do.
In the case of ICs, I also hear many horror stories of the outright abuse of the definition of that term–employers who are falsely classifying people as ICs but treating them as if they are employees, and I’m here to say, it’s time for a wake-up call.
I have over a dozen practitioners of different disciplines in my clinic, all independent contractors, and in the past six years, I have lost one couple that worked here who moved out of state, and fired one person after only a couple of weeks for having a negative attitude. Other than that, I’ve never lost a staff member, just added more on as it became necessary. I am proud of the talented people I have assembled. There are two main reasons why my staff is happy and I have zero turnover: READ MORE...
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Comment by Dawn M. Saunders on January 20, 2010 at 7:37am
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Does anyone want to talk about the Massage Envy situation? I realize they sponsor a lot of industry events and are often placement sites for our new massage school grads, but I would like to hear if other Massage Envy locations are treating therapists in the same manner that is reported to me. I am the director of education at a school in Albuquerque, NM. Our grads have only a few “entry level positions” to choose from and most choose to become employees of Massage Envy. They cap their compensation at $20 / hour + tips, but most therapists make $15 / hour + tips. Since 2009 was a “recession” year, no therapist at the Albuquerque locations got a raise, even though they are promised one after 6 months. I hear stories of therapists getting scheduled for four 1.5 hour appointments in a row without a break. Each appointment is scheduled on top of the next (i.e., 1:00 – 1:50, then 2:00 – 2:50, etc), so the therapist rarely has time to recover.I’ve been asked by one of our grads to form a massage therapists union! Anyone experiencing the same conditions in their area?
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Comment by Matthew Vola on January 19, 2010 at 2:22pm
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Those are the exact reasons I'm out on my own, now if you could only give that to my former employer...
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Comment by Gloria Coppola on January 18, 2010 at 10:11pm
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Awesome! Wish more employers would do the same.
I ran my holistic center many years ago the same way - it was also very successful!
Yes WAKE UP CALL time for lots of employers!
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Comment by Rick Johnson on January 16, 2010 at 8:24pm
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Great article. Can I come work for you? Just kidding....sort of.
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