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I am a flat rate mechanic and I have experience with this and had to do my own research to get answers.
Yes, absolutly you can leave work if theres no money to be made. But think of this too.... You have 3 choices in my opinion:
1. Your employer HAS TO pay you at least minimum wage for every hour your there, that's the law. I called the Labor District. So if you are there 40 hours a week and theres no work you still must get paid at least minimum wage for those 40 hours. If you mention this to your employer and they want to be a jerk about it, no problem....just call that labor district and tell them. They'll come to your work and and check all records for several years back and make them pay everybody that has the slightest bit of money owed to them. YOU CANNOT GET PAID LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE.
2. You can take LAY OFF until the work shows up again and business is good. This is better than getting minimum wage because you will get paid more through unemployment benefits. They use your highest paid quarter (3 months of the year) and give you a percentage of that (unless other states vary)
IF your employer doesn't want to lay you off and maybe keep you around if a job does show up....well then, they must pay you at least minimum wage while you sit at work waiting for a job.
3. Look for another job
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What are the three forms of the work formula?
work = rate x time rate = work x time time = work x rate (also the x is a times symbol not a variable:) )
What is the rate at which work is done?
Work is energy, measured in joules. The rate of work, or joules per second, is known as watts, or power.
How does a unit rate look like?
The amount of work done divided by the time it took to do the work equals the unit rate. w/t=unit rate
Rate at which work is done?
Power
The rate of doing work is?
power
What is a flat rate Automotive Mechanic considered hourly or salary?
Neither; A flat rate mechanic is considered "piece work" or "contract work".
What do pep boys mechanic get paid?
I work for Pep Boys and I started at $16/HR flat rate.
What is the annual income for a mechanic?
That depends on the mechanic and how much he gets paid and if it is flag hour or flat rate i average about 97,000 a year but i work on Mercedes Volvo jaguar lamborghini and ferrari
What is the flat rate to replace the stator in a 1980 Honda gl1100?
flat rate should be about 10 hrs. should add for the age of the bike though if youre the one doing the work.
What are truck mechanic rates?
$120-$150/hour for shops which charge flat rate (flag hour); $50-$8o for shops which charge by the labor hour. If I come personally to work on your truck on my day off, I'm charging $50/flag hour plus travel reimbursement.
Can an employer deviate from labor guide repair times for flat rate mechanics. For example pay less than what it calls for from a standard labor guide or make the mechanic do free inspections?
Employers MUST pay for the time employees actually work and nothing else. Estimated repair times are irrelevant, actual work hours matter.
For an auto mechanic what is the work environment?
enviroment for auto mechanic?
What is wrong if my heat doesn't work in my 1999 Pontiac grand am?
it means that some wires in the system are broken take it to a mechanic leave me comments im alfy42
How do you explain flat rate to auto body technician employees?
Flat rate is being paid for what you do not how long you are at work. Technician's that work hourly may receive $ 10.00 per hour. If he or she works 8 hours they receive $80.00 for the day. A flat rate employee is paid off the hours on the estimate. If the tech get an estimate with 20 hours he is paid 20 hours for the job whether it takes 10 hours or 30 hours. The tech working flat rate has an incentive to work faster because he can do the 20 hour job in 10 hours and be paid 20 hours because he was fast and efficient with his time. The 10 dollars an hour then becomes 20 dollars an hour. The business owner does better with a flat rate tech. Every time the tech does the work in half the time they make double. A $62 per hour shop rate becomes $ 124 per hour. If the tech Makes $15.00 per hour on flat rate a 20 hour job pays $300.00. If the tech did the work in 10 hours his pay was 30.00 per hour. The shop charged $1240.00 paid the employee $300 with a difference of $940 for ten hours of work. After paying the employee the shop then made $94 dollars per hour on the job. The hourly person has no incentive to work more efficiently because he always makes the same wage. If he spends 10 hours on the a 5 hour job it the same pay as if he spends 2.5 hour on the 5 hour job. The shop has to be busy for a person to work flat rate because if there is no work in the shop there is no pay. The hourly worker gets a check even if the shop has no work. They can sweep or clean and get paid. Flat rate workers have to wait for another car.
How much does a TOYOTA mechanic make a year?
It depends on the volume of the dealership, the economy and the region. I get paid flat rate and I assume most dealerships do as well, so if there is no work you get no money. I am a Toyota Master Tech and ASE Master Tech working on the east coast at a high volume dealership and make between 80-100k.
How much do diesel mechanic's make a year?
Really depends on the capacity they work in and who they work for. A tech working for a flat rate shop which has a lot of inactive time isn't going to fare to well. Same with a lot of fleet mechanics for these "big box" carriers.Starting off, you might only start at $15/hr, and you build up from there. A Master Tech can gross 100K+/year, easily.
What do pep boys installer get paid?
I am a mechanic at pepboys, and I do installing for them too ontop of service and etc. Right now I make $16 Flat Rate a Hour. Which means the harder and faster you work, the more you make. I usually avergae somewhere close to 22+ a hour at the end of the week (I usually bring in 800+ a week) usually cause I work hard and I am the Fastest at the shop I work at. Great Job but to make alot of money its alot of hard work
