Common use of ACCESS ALLOWANCE Clause in Contracts

ACCESS ALLOWANCE. Employees who volunteer and are designated by the Company to carry access devices; (i.e. pagers, cellular phones, etc.), for purposes of being accessed quickly outside of their scheduled tour as set forth in Article 5, shall be paid twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each consecutive twenty-four (24) hour period the employee is designated to and does carry the access device. The Company expects employees designated to carry these access devices to respond as soon as possible and to accept any work assignments offered. Access device selection procedures shall require a local agreement. The criteria that must be considered include the business need, employee qualifications, employee willingness, and other relevant factors when designating employees to carry access devices. If an agreement cannot be reached locally, the device will be assigned to employees in the workgroup with the skills to perform the work (a), by seeking volunteers first; and, (b), then on a rotational basis by inverse seniority among the group.