What is flag rate pay, and how does it work? My uncle wants me to work with him, and that's how they get paid?

Question

My uncle is a auto body technician, and want's me to work with him . I am wanting to work there , but I don't understand how they pay? He tried to explain but it did not make since. What is Flag Pay, flag rate, whatever it is, please explain?

No, it's not flat rate! It is flagging hours for work, I was told that if a job payed 100 hours, you take each part of that pay untill it is gone, at so much. I have no idea, thats what my uncle told me, I don't get it. Way differant from flat pay!!!

Okay I'm starting to get it. Butt see my Uncle also wants to split 40-60% for pay, should I take the offer?

Answer 1

flag hours or flag rate is almost the same as flat rate. the shop bills the job by the flat rate book. but pays you for the number of hours that you flag or claim to have completed on the job. if you are working on a car and it pays 10 hours to replace and paint the fender and door. you might flag 6 hours to install the fender the door and transfer the latches, align the door gaps and the painter flags the other 4 hours to prep and paint.also if you are working on a large job,say 80 hours and you are half done on the day that payroll is turned in you flag 40 hrs for this week and the rest next week. flagging is theway you claim the flat rate hrs.

Answer 2

It's flat rate pay. That means instead of getting paid by the hours you work, you get paid the number of hours a book gives to complete the job.

If a job is listed as a 3 hour job in the flat rate book you get paid for 3 hours whether it takes you 2 hours or 5 hours. If you are good, experienced and fast you will make good money. If you are slow and have lots of problems you wont make much.

Good luck!

Answer 3

From what you have said, you are dealing with a flat rate, where you are getting paid for the part of the job you do, even if the car is not finished.

In a body shop, you may have more than one technician working on a car. Each is paid for the portion of the work that they do. For example, you may have one man doing the body repair, and another replacing steering components that were damaged in the collision. Another man would paint the car, and you may have still another doing the final cleaning and detailing.

I have never heard it called flag pay, but that is how body shops pay!

Answer 4

Are you asking about FLAT rate? That means you're not paid hourly, you're paid per unit.

Imagine picking peaches. Flat rate means you're paid based on how many peaches you pick or how much "weight" you pick. Whereas with an hourly rate, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you pick, you still get the same amount.

Flat rate is better if you can work quickly and accurately.

Answer 5

That means you get paid for the job, not how long it takes. Mitchell and Chilton books list how long a job takes, and pays. For instance if your doing a starter and the book lists it as 2 hours, thats what you get. 2 hours of pay wether it takes you 1 hour or 3 hours. If you get it done faster you can move onto your next job and make more money. If it takes you longer you loose out. The term is called "flat rate" by the way.

Answer 6

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