The following information is intended for registered applicants for temporary work and employees of TechConnections. You can find important details about communication, time slips, paychecks, and other policies described below. There are many more important policies written in the Welcome Brochure you were given during your interview and about which you signed an Agreement of Understanding. If you need another copy of the brochure, just stop by the office during business hours and request one.

Our Mission

TechConnections provides a service to the employers in the area and that is who we charge for our efforts. We are not a “job service” nor a “head hunter,” we do not charge our applicants a fee, nor do we operate in such a manner that we will be actively seeking a position on your behalf. Completing our application process does not mean you have been hired, nor does it mean you have been guaranteed a job.

All job opportunities, whether temporary or permanent, are dependent entirely upon our clients’ needs. You will hear from us when we have a job order that matches your qualifications, objectives, and availability. For that reason, we encourage you to let us know about any changes in your situation so we can keep our records up-to-date, especially anything that would make you more qualified or available than when you applied.Click here for the update information page.

TechConnections’ Commitment to You

* We commit to hiring only the best-qualified individuals, thus assuring the excellence of our reputation and enabling us to secure the most beneficial assignments for our employees.

* We commit to a policy of Equal Opportunity, recognizing that all people regardless of race, religion, gender, age, national origin, physical or mental handicap, or sexual orientation have the inalienable right to be referred for assignments based solely on their skills, experience and deportment.

* We commit to compensating our employees at our mutually agreed salary rates, and to reviewing our employees regularly with the intent of rewarding those whose work quality, cooperativeness, punctuality and professional conduct consistently receive outstanding ratings from our clients with increased pay rates and/or responsibilities.

Your Commitment to TechConnections

* You commit to work diligently at each assignment, recognizing that our clients expect and deserve your best efforts and that your conduct will reflect not only on you but on all TechConnections employees.

* You commit to being punctual, productive, cooperative, appropriately attired for each assignment and to respect all client policies.

* You commit to informing our staff immediately of any developments which might impede the completion of any assignment.

* You commit to treating all information you learn on an assignment as the confidential property of that client and agree never to disclose that information to our clients’ competitors or any other individual.

Important Information About Getting Paid

Operating Hours – Our normal office hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (and until 5:30 p.m. on Fridays for paycheck pickup). If you need to contact us during off-hours, please leave a message on our answering machine. We will call you back as soon as possible.

Time Slip Completion – Take your time slip with you daily on each assignment. Record the time you begin work, leave at the end of the day, total number of hours worked (lunch excluded) and any authorized overtime. Make sure your time slip is completed and signed by your supervisor each week
• Leave the yellow copy of the time slip with the supervisor who signed it.
• Keep the pink copy of the time slip for your records.
• Get the white copy to TechConnections:
– You may fax it to the fax number listed on the time slip. If you have faxed in your time slip, please destroy the original, i.e., we do not want to receive duplicates.
– You may drop it off in person by walking it into the receptionist or putting it in the drop box (hanging on the building next to the mailboxes). The drop box may be used any time of the day or night.
– You may mail your time slip to the office but keep in mind that if it arrives any later than Tuesday’s mail, your paycheck will be delayed.
• If you work for more than one client during the same week, you must fill out a separate time slip for each assignment.

Time Slip Return – It is your responsibility to complete your time slips and submit them to our office on time. We must receive your signed time slip(s) by Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. following the week worked. A late time slip will result in a late paycheck. If you run out of time slips, it is your respon-sibility to ask for more before you need them.

• There is a downloadable time slip available on this website, or you can call the office and have a one faxed to you.

Time Slip Return

• If, for reasons beyond your control, you cannot get your time slip into the office on time, call us and ask for instructions.

· We will not process time slips that are over 30 days old.

· Submitting your time slip by the deadline is a requirement, not an option – late time slips complicate the processes of invoicing, attendance tracking, and payroll.

· If you lose your completed time slip, call us and ask for instructions.

· You will be taxed as a weekly employee regardless of the number of time slips being paid on one paycheck. This means if you miss the deadline, the late time slip(s) will be added to the time slip for the following week making your gross income for that week larger. This will cause an increase in the amount of federal and state income taxes to be withheld. If you are overtaxed, you will be entitled to a refund from the IRS and State of Ohio at the end of the year.

· Abuse of time slip policies and deadlines will be considered testimony to your reliability and will affect future employment opportunities with TechConnections. Chronic abuse will result in your termination and application inactivation.

Paychecks –

You may pick up your paycheck in the office between 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the Friday following the deadline by which your time slip was submitted.

· We will only release your paycheck to someone else or mail it to a different address if you have given us specific instructions to do so.

· If your check is not picked up on Friday, it will be mailed to the address you provided on your W-4 form unless you make other arrangements with us.

· We are happy to hold your paycheck in the office to be picked up on another day if you have given us specific instructions to do so.

Communication

We strive to keep clear lines of communication with our employees but communication is a two-way street; we need to hear your feedback! Call us if:

• you are going to be late or cannot report to your assignment;

• your assignment is significantly different from what we described;

• your assignment is lengthened, shortened or considered complete by the client;

• the offer of a permanent position has been extended to you by our client.

Keep Us Up-To-Date!

There is an update questionnaire on our website, you can also call or send us an e-mail anytime of the day or night. We are especially interested in the following details:

• change of name, address, phone number, or tax deductions (we need address changes even after you are no longer actively employed by us and until you receive your year-end W-2);

• always keep us informed of your availability, whether or not you are on an assignment.

Contact Information:

e-mail: info@techconnections.info
phone: 740-594-4941
fax: 740-592-6289