RussMcmillan Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I've worked a couple decades for IATSE companies under the 695 contract. I recently took a look at the Motion Picture Industry plan website, and noticed that there don't seem to be any hours recorded there for the signatory "payroll companies" that in the past have been a primary source of my salary payments. It would seem to be a hugely onerous task to go back and review all of the hours recorded and employment. When we're young we don't take the statements we're sent seriously, but as we approach retirement. . .well you understand. Does anyone have any experience with the accuracy of the hours recorded with MPIHWP> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Yikes! I review my annual reports and know that all my days are on there. I trust those reports are then summed. I'm quite sure I don't have all, or many, of my annual statements in my files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Mine seem to be correct. Could I be missing a few? I'm sure it could be off a few one way or another but it is very close. I do keep my hard copy somewhere.... CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussMcmillan Posted June 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, RPSharman said: Yikes! I review my annual reports and know that all my days are on there. I trust those reports are then summed. I'm quite sure I don't have all, or many, of my annual statements in my files. Do you have hours listed from the "payroll services" that often acted as the "employer of record"? I know that some productions were NPI, and other big payroll companies (who's names I can't recall at the moment). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I keep good work records and in my experience, the MPI accounting of hours has been completely accurate. But the other thing you need to watch for is whether the employers are accurately reporting hours. If they don't report, the hours don't get recorded. There too, I've had good luck but from what I understand, that doesn't always happen. Employers have shortchanged hours and whether intentionally or not, no one but you would know or be inclined to do anything about it. So A) Keep good track of the hours you work, and Check them periodically on the MPI website, and C) Whether you suspect that the source of a problem might be MPI or the employer, call MPI immediately if you doubt the accuracy of reported hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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