Arbiter Mandate

[Stat-Man]

Brad,

He never actually offered a reason aside from asking what alternatives were available to him. Our trainers really didn't know what to tell him, aside from saying that he could possibly ask to be payed by check, even though schools are trying to move away form that as much as possible now.

If asked to speculate, I'd wonder if he dislikes any form of online banking/payment processing.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Stat-Man

If asked to speculate, I'd wonder if he dislikes any form of online banking/payment processing.

Yeah. Sounds about right. Usually it’s because the person wants to avoid reporting the income—whether to the IRS or his wife!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Brad

Yeah. Sounds about right. Usually it’s because the person wants to avoid reporting the income—whether to the IRS or his wife!

My only aversion is one particular assigner who charges $1 for every RP transaction when he pays for his games.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Adam

My only aversion is one particular assigner who charges $1 for every RP transaction when he pays for his games.

That's because RefPay charges a fee everytime the paying administrator processes a paysheet. It is a sliding scale depending upon how much the individual official is being paid.
That assignor is simply passing on his cost of paying you. Now you can argue that the schools should be assessed that cost or it should be covered by the assignor as part of any assigning fee that he receives, but just as with paper checks, stamps, and envelopes there is a cost associated with making payments to officials. All that needs to be determined is who should pay for it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

That's because RefPay charges a fee everytime the paying administrator processes a paysheet. It is a sliding scale depending upon how much the individual official is being paid.
That assignor is simply passing on his cost of paying you. Now you can argue that the schools should be assessed that cost or it should be covered by the assignor as part of any assigning fee that he receives, but just as with paper checks, stamps, and envelopes there is a cost associated with making payments to officials. All that needs to be determined is who should pay for it.

I get that, I do. I just found it odd that he never charged for checks (including the stamp), but now charges for refpay. While it was optional, I opted for the check. It's not a deal breaker, just a curiosity (and admittedly an annoyance) for me.