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A Reliant missionary has some choices regarding his or her employment status and hiring date while beginning the initial support-raising process (Initial MTD). The following information is to help you understand your options, but you do not need to make any decisions before arriving at training. We will talk through your options more at training as well.
Typical scenario (Full-time, 40 hours/week)
Most of our U.S.-based missionaries start out raising support as full-time employees at 40 hours per week with a hiring date of the first day of their training. Under this option, the missionary:
- Begins receiving a paycheck (even if not a full one) right away, dependent upon the amount of money raised so far
- Begins receiving benefits coverage through Reliant right away
- Is able to receive backpay in the future for the hours worked during support raising
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Other scenarios
Associate Staff (Volunteer) option
Missionaries can choose to start the initial fundraising season as an
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Employment Options
Missionaries with Reliant can chose from a variety of employment statuses when in Initial MTD:
- Full-Time 40 (hours/week)
- Part-Time 30 (hours/week)
Part-Time 25, or 20 (hours/week)
Associate Staff (official volunteer, work hours can vary.)
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See Missionary Classifications for descriptions of each of these employment statuses. |
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Keep in mind that an employee's benefits eligibility may change depending on the status chosen. Your employment status should match the amount of hours you are working (raising support), unless you are fully a volunteer. You cannot volunteer for some of your hours and be paid for other hours. |
Why Do Some Start as Associate?
Some missionaries choose to start their initial fund raising season as an Associate Staff. Being an Associate means they are an official volunteer with Reliant while they begin support raising, but are not benefits eligible and do not yet receive a paycheck. This option allows the MTD account the missionary is responsible for to . Under this option, the missionary:
- Can build up a balance of funds in the MTD account the missionary is responsible for before pulling money out for a paycheck
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- . This is a common choice for international missionaries who need funds to accrue to cover their moving expenses and one-time needs.
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- Is not benefits eligible
- Does not yet receive a paycheck. The missionary chooses when in the future
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- he or she wants to receive a hire date and start getting paid.
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Part-time options
Some missionaries want the benefits of being hired by Reliant right away but will not be working 40 hours per week. The following options are available for them:
- Part-Time 30 (hours/week)
- Part-Time 25 or 20 (hours/week)
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Keep in mind that an employee's benefits eligibility may change depending on the status chosen. Your employment status should match the amount of hours you are working (raising support) unless you are fully a volunteer. You cannot volunteer for some of your hours and be paid for other hours. |
What happens if I don't start as Associate?
Often, in the first few months of support raising, the MTD account does not have enough funds to cover a full paycheck. If a missionary starts Initial MTD with a Full-Time or Part-Time employment status, they begin to receive a paycheck. However, there is not yet sufficient funds in the MTD account to cover a paycheck. As a result, the missionary is "short checked" and accrues backpay (like an I.O.U. for what would get paid if there were enough funds available). In future months, when the MTD account has an abundance of funds, the amount of backpay starts to get paid to the missionary.
You might want to start as Associate IF:
- You want to avoid accruing backpay
- You do not need benefits coverage through Reliant
- You do not need a paycheck (you have savings to sustain you, and/or your living expenses will be lower during the first few months of support raising)
- You are an international missionary
You might NOT want to start as Associate IF:
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You will need to decide what employment status you want to start with by the last day of the training you attend. Up until that point, Reliant encourages you to read through the information above, and discuss options. The trainers at your training will be able to talk through your options based on your specific scenario as well. |
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Hire date
Provisionally Accepted missionaries can receive a hire date once they've attended a training (if required) and completed the necessary employment paperwork.
- Hire Date depends on:
- Completing your training requirements (listed on your the offer of employment)
- Completing necessary employment paperwork (whether at training , or remotely if not attending training)
- No other disqualifying factors come up before your the hire date. Potentially disqualifying factors include (but are not limited to):
- You The missionary or the church feel feels led in a different direction
- There is a change in your the missionary's moral conduct or background check
- Hire Date can be as early as the first the first day of the training you attend OR attended (or 10 business days after you accept your offer (if accepting the offer if not required to attend training).
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