PayMeNow

Announcing PayMeNow! - Get Paid Every Day!  

PayMeNow! is Connected Home Care's program to reward you for using our app.

With PayMeNow!, you can have most of your take-home pay in your bank the day after your visit (Monday, for weekend visits) so you do not have to wait for payday. 

Suppose you work on a Tuesday. Normally, you will be paid Friday the following week - 11 days after you work. With PayMeNow!, you can have most of your take-home pay in your bank account the next day, on Wednesday!

PayMeNow! is easy to use. 
  • Login to your visit using the Login button on your app
  • Logout from your visit using the Logout button on your app and 
  • Submit your visit report by 11PM the same day the visit ends
When you logout, you will get a reminder that you can be paid the next day if you submit your report by 11PM that day. If you complete the report on time, you will immediately have the option to receive most of your take-home pay the following day (or Monday if it's a weekend). You can choose a lower amount if you want - for example, $20 for gas money. That's it! Your money will be sent that night.

FAQs

Got questions? We’ve got answers.

General Details


  • Why is Connected Home Care doing this?

    We know you could work for any other home care agency, but we want you to choose us. We want to show you that we are committed to our aides and to say thank you. 


  • Do I receive the same amount of money using PayMeNow! as using regular payroll?

    Yes. You receive the same total amount of money. You just receive most of it much faster. You do, however, have a cost of $0.50/day when you use it. Suppose you work 10 shifts for 3 hours each, and a total of 30 hours for the week. If you do that on 4 different days and use PayMeNow! every time, you will have a $2.00 total cost - less than an ATM fee, but you will have your money much faster. 

  • If I don't choose PayMeNow! when I submit my report, but decide later that I want it, can I still get it?

    Yes! Suppose you work one day (for example, Monday) and are offered PayMeNow! but don't choose it. Then on Thursday you decide you wish you had used it. You can still logon and request that PayMeNow! for the Monday visit, and you will get it the following day (Friday - one week before you would have gotten it via regular payroll). 

  • I prefer to continue receiving all of my money on payday. Do I have to use PayMeNow!?

    PayMeNow! is entirely optional. It is designed to make your life easier, if you want it. But it is entirely up to you. 

  • I use a Global card, and I do not have a bank account. Can I use PayMeNow!?

    Yes. We will use the same electronic funds transfer (EFT) system we use for your regular payroll.


Costs


  • Does PayMeNow cost anything?

    PayMeNow! costs $0.50/day.  Note that if you have 3 or 4 visits in a day, it still costs only $0.50, even if you use it every time. The cost is per day, not per visit.


Pay Statements


  • What happens on my regular payday?

    You will get a paystub just as you do now. Any PayMeNow! payments and costs will be listed on your paystub and deducted from your paycheck. You will also see a deduction of $0.50 for each day you used it. If you work 4 days and use it each day, you will pay $2, about the same as an ATM transaction. 


    For example, let's suppose that you earn $500 one week, and you owe $100 in taxes. Your after-tax income is $400.  Suppose you had used PayMeNow! on 4 days, and had already received $340.  Then you would get a paystub showing $500 in earnings, $100 in taxes, $400 in net earnings to you, $340 already collected, and $2 in PayMeNow! costs. Your paycheck on that Friday would be the part you had not yet collected, which would be $58. With PayMeNow! you collect $398 and with regular payroll, you wind up with $400. But with PayMeNow! you get most of it much faster. 

  • Does PayMeNow! change my taxes?

    No, not by even a penny. When we calculate the amount of money eligible for PayMeNow!, we keep enough money to meet your tax withholding requirements, based upon the information you have provided us in writing for payroll.


Using PayMeNow!


  • How do I use PayMeNow! for a visit?

    PayMeNow! is designed to reward you for using our app. A visit qualifies for PayMeNow! if you

    • Login to your visit using the Login button on your app

    • Logout from your visit using the Logout button on your app and 

    • Submit your visit report using the app by 11PM the same day the visit ends


  • Can I use PayMeNow! for every visit?

    Yes! And we hope you do.

  • Can I ask in advance that all my visits be paid using PayMeNow!?

    The system can process PayMeNow! only when you login and logout with the app and submit your visit report by 11PM the same day the visit ends. It cannot process PayMeNow! until all those things happen, so you cannot request it in advance. But you are welcome to request it for each and every visit.

  • I often work 3 or 4 different shifts in a day. Can I request PayMeNow! for all of them at one time?

    PayMeNow! is available after you submit your visit report. Consecutive visits at a single client require only one report, but if you do 4 visits for different clients, you will submit 4 reports, and you can request PayMeNow! for each of them if you have logged in and out via the app and submitted your report by 11PM. 

  • What happens with consecutive visits at the same client?

    There is only one report for consecutive visits, and you login only one time when you arrive and once when you leave. Do not worry about logging out and then back in - they system does that for you. The entire amount will be available for PayMeNow! if you have logged in and out properly. 

  • What if I forget to use the app to login?

    Then you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • What if I login with the app but do not logout with the app?

    Then you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • What if I login and logout with the app but do my reports later in the week?

    Then you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • What if I do my reports at night after I get home, and I submit after midnight but before 8AM the next day?

    Then you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • Can I submit a paper time sheet or treatment log signed by the client and qualify for PayMeNow!?

    For those visits, you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • If the client verifies that I arrived on time, can I qualify for PayMeNow!?

    For those visits, you will be paid by regular payroll, just as you are now.

  • I do not have a smartphone. Can I still use PayMeNow!?

    We have good news: we are going to launch a program that provides a free smartphone (iPhone or Android) and provides unlimited talk, text, and data to you - all for about $30/month! Details will be published soon.


Getting Paid


  • What happens on weekends and bank holidays?

    Obviously, the bank has to be open for you to get your money, so if you use PayMeNow! on Friday or Saturday, you will get your cash on Monday.  And for bank holidays like July 4th or Labor Day, your funds will arrive on the next business day.


    We can control when we send the funds out, but if there is a delay on your bank's part, or a delay in the banking system generally, we cannot control that. This is uncommon, but it can happen.


  • What is the deadline for submitting my request for PayMeNow!?

    If you submit by 1:00 PM Monday through Friday you should get paid the same day by 6:00 PM.

     

    If you submit by 4:30 PM Sunday through Thursday you should get paid by 9:00 AM the following morning.


    If you submit by 11:00 PM Sunday through Thursday you should get paid the next day by 6:00 PM.


    If you submit between 1:00 PM Friday and 4:30 PM Sunday you should get paid by 9:00 AM Monday.


  • If I work overtime, can I collect the overtime payment via PayMeNow!?

    We use our regular payroll processes to calculate and pay overtime, mileage, expenses, sick time, vacation, and any other payments due.

  • Can I request payment for mileage or expenses using PayMeNow!?

    We use our regular payroll processes to calculate and pay overtime, mileage, expenses, sick time, vacation, and any other payments due. 

  • Can I request payment for sick time or vacation using PayMeNow!?

    We use our regular payroll processes to calculate and pay overtime, mileage, expenses, sick time, vacation, and any other payments due. 

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