Thursday, May 15, 2008

Quarterly Stipends for HCM

A lot of concern has been raised about Home Care for Maine's quarterly stipend that has been paid to workers since last September. The concern is whether or not we will still receive the stipend despite the loss in funding for the Homemaker Program. From what I've learned from MSEA headquarters, our stipends, at the current rate of $.45 per hour worked per quarter are okay. We will continue to receive the stipend at that rate, paid on the quarter. We received a quarterly stipend in April for the first quarter of 2008. We will receive a quarterly stipend again in July for the second quarter of 2008. The stipend is like a "bonus" for all the good work we do for our consumers. It is not a "raise" on our base rate of pay. If anyone has any questions about the stipend, feel free to contact me at helen.hnsn@gmail.com. If I can't answer the question, I'll pass it on to headquarters and get an answer for you.

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