What is the amount of payment?
In FuturePath, students are paid $23.34 per hour for 60 hours of work, for a total payment amount of $1400.40 CAD.
Payment is provided by the Riipen FuturePath program and by the participating employer, in a 50-50 split.
Projects can in some cases conclude before 60 hours: the student or employer may choose to cancel the project early, or they may find the project did not require the full 60 hours and ends with fewer hours worked. In this case, students will be paid for their hours worked, as long as at least 4 hours were completed.
How do I receive payment, and when?
Before starting the project, you’ll be prompted to set up your payment account in Riipen and provide your banking details so that you can receive funds.
Invoices are created automatically as you work on the project, based on the hours you log in your worklog. An invoice will be automatically created at 30 hours of work for $700.20, and a second invoice created at 60 hours for a further $700.20.
Each invoice will have two payments associated with it; one from the employer, and one from Riipen FuturePath, for a total of four payments per project.
The payments will be received directly into your linked bank account, typically within 24-48 hours of invoice approval.
What is required of me in order to receive payment?
You must be accepted by an employer via Riipen and confirm your application before it expires. Projects must be started on the platform and work conducted on your team page. Interaction with the employer should primarily be via Riipen messages.
Your hours are tracked via the work log feature; these must be accurately logged and then approved by the employer and FuturePath program team as invoices.
Before you can start the project, you must complete the onboarding survey and must press “start” on the platform.
Lastly, the final invoice requires that you upload a final submission first, while the first invoice will be triggered once the first 30 hours have been tracked in the worklog function.
What if the employer or Riipen FuturePath don’t approve my invoice(s)?
Both the employer and Riipen FuturePath team have a finite timeframe in which to review and respond to your invoices. This is up to 7 days from invoice creation for the employer, and up to14 days from invoice creation for the Riipen FuturePath team.
The Riipen FuturePath team timeline is longer as we require the results of the employer review in order to proceed with ours.
If either party fails to review in this timeframe, their approval is automatic. Otherwise, they can either approve the invoice or can initiate a dispute. A dispute requires the user to state why they think the invoice should not be paid in full, and to provide evidence.
Disputes are handled by a dedicated Riipen team, and can result in invoices being paid in full, partially paid, or rejected, depending on the evidence provided. Their outcomes are final.
How do I end a project early?
Make sure to communicate with the employer prior to taking this action, to preserve a good relationship.
From the team page, select the “Settings” tab and click “Cancel team.” This option will be available only if no work has yet been logged.
Otherwise, select “Incomplete team.” This will generate an invoice for any hours you have logged that have not already been invoiced, and will immediately end the project. That final invoice will be sent to the employer and Riipen FuturePath team to approve.