Conference 7.286::digital

    It seems to me that Digital has an obligation to pay you, on the usual
    day, for work that you've done.  I suggest you persue this.
        John Sauter

    
    I'd let my manager work this one. I think most managers worth their
    weight will want to know if "the system" is jerking them around like
    this.
    

    It may not help for the moment to pay the rent, but this is definitely
    an issue for your manager...
    

    I at one time had the trouble.I found out later that the word I did had
    to go through the nurse at the plan so she(he) would issue the info to
    the workmans comp..DEC did pay the rest but this had to go trough the 
    nurse and doctor of the plan..I would say check with the nurse first
    before you go to the managers office..
    
    

    	You can usually get a cash advance from Petty Cash to cover your
    missing check(s) until you get it straightened out. At least you won't
    starve.

    I suspect the problem is with our wonderful internal systems.  When my
    manager went on maternity leave, the PSA flagged her personnel record
    as being on STD.  When she came back, she had to make many phone calls
    to many different people to get her accounts turned back on, her
    paycheck restarted, car plan payments restarted, etc.  According to her
    PSA, when a PSA flags a person as being on STD, our systems are
    programmed to automatically stop everything.  However, when the PSA
    turns the STD flag off, no one else is notified.
    
    Bob

    I love all this stuff.. (I DO feel sorry for the persons involved)..
    But I mean WE ARE a Computer Company aren't we ? 
    
    /Joe
    

    This past summer I came off a Parental LOA.  It took six weeks and a 
    LOT of hounding my PSA, Personnel Manager, and my manager.  They kept 
    telling me I'd get caught up the following Thursday, of course it never 
    happened.  A cash advance didn't work because I was not active on the 
    PMF (Personnel Master File).  I finally got six checks in one day.
    
    Then my wife returned from her Parental LOA.  It took two weeks to
    began receiving her pay...chasing retro pay, etc....
    
    Just keep calling them.......  And you should know payroll CAN cut a 
    check in the middle of the week, don't wait for next Thursday.
    
    /Bob

(re .1)		"I suggest you persue this."

		Recommendations?????????

(re .2)    "I'd let my manager work this one."

		Come on now, think about this one.---------------------v
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(re .3)   "....but this is definitely an issue for your manager..."    |
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		THINK ABOUT THIS ONE!----------------------------------<

(re .4)	   "I would say check with the nurse first..."

		THE NURSE?!?!?!?!?

(re .5)	   "You can usually get a cash advance from Petty Cash to cover your
    	    missing check(s) until you get it straightened out."

		You may only have one.


(re .7)    "But I mean WE ARE a Computer Company aren't we ?"

		Yup, we certainly are!


(re .8)   "......  And you should know payroll CAN cut a check in the
	    middle of the week, ..."

		Hope you've got proof!


		I'm still not sure if I got all the money that was due
		to me, after 5 or 6 weeks and about 2K blocks worth of
		mail messages.  My solution??  DON'T SCREW WITH THE GODS!

			Dan (aka Chuck~)

    re: .9 re .1
    
    Noting rules do not permit speculation about possible liability on the
    part of Digital Equipment Corporation for actions that the company has
    taken, or has failed to take.
        John Sauter

    If you are not wage class four, and do not receive adaquate
    'attention' from personnel, payroll and/or your manager,  I
    would suggest that you contact the 'wage and hour' commission
    in your state.  I'm sure you will find that there are legal
    obligations upon the company to pay you within a certain
    timeframe for worked performed, and you can probably learn
    what remedies are available to you under your state law.

    	- Lee Lindquist

    
    To all who took their time to respond THANKS!
    
    The problem has been corrected thanks to my managment and working
    with the appropriata groups (Personnel, payroll, Worker's Comp.
    Administrators).
    
    It appears to have been a slite communications problem.  My itent
    was not to blast any one person.  The intent was more directed at
    the frustration level of not getting the answer.  
    
    I was issued an Advance on Friday to cover my payroll.  The management
    worked the issues for me on Friday and the solution will be my
    paycheck will be issued along with this week check.
    
    Again, sorry if anyone person or group took this as a "dig".
    The situation was handled on Friday to my satisfaction and hope
    this base-note will only help someone in the future.
    
    Regards,
    
    Bob Montville

    re: .12
    
    Perhaps next time it might be helpful to reverse the order of the
    process - work with the appropriate groups first, THEN blast-off in a
    NOTESFILE.  Might not even have to resort to step 2.  It appears that
    a lot of folks got worked up over a major non-issue.
    
    8-).

    
    
    	.13  You're probably one of thousands that had the same thought!