Stand-By Pay A. Definitions
1. “Stand-by status” is a condition of employment whereby an employee is designated by his/her department to be ready to be engaged in work. The employee must be in readiness to perform actual work when the need arises or when called. Employees on stand-by status are required to be available by telephone, radio, or pager when on stand-by.
2. “Stand-by pay” is the compensation paid to employees who are assigned to stand-by duty and who are required by their respective supervisors to remain available to report to work during and for a specified period of time beyond the employees’ assigned work period.
B. Employees designated by a supervisor to remain available for work in a stand-by status shall be compensated at an hourly rate of fifteen percent (15%) of their regular hourly rate.
C. An employee in authorized stand-by status must provide the Employer with a telephone number where the employee may be reached, or make himself or herself available and able to be contacted through a communication device (e.g. radio or pager).
D. Assignment to authorized stand-by status includes the following conditions:
1. The requirement must be definite and the employee must be officially notified by the supervisor to remain on stand-by status;
2. The requirement must be continuous until such time as the employee is actually per- forming work, reporting for a scheduled work period, or specifically relieved from stand-by status;
3. Supervisors placing an employee on stand-by will advise the employee of the reason for the stand-by, and the approximate duration of the stand-by. When placed on stand-by an employee must be able to respond within a “reasonable period of time.” In determining what constitutes a “reasonable period of time” for a given employee to respond when in stand-by status, the Employer will take into consideration the distance of the employee’s residence from the location to which the employee must report, the time of day the employee is called back to duty (for the purpose of assessing traffic conditions), weather conditions, and other legitimate factors likely to affect the employee’s response time. Further, when the stand-by is lifted, the supervisor will re-contact the employee and so advice the employee.
E. An employee shall not be eligible for stand-by pay while in callback, overtime or regular pay status.
F. Once an employee on stand-by status is directed to report for duty, he or she shall be compensated at the overtime rate of time and one half for each hour of work performed. Once the employee has completed the work assignment, the overtime compensation rate will cease and the employee will be considered either back on stand-by (and compensated accordingly) or off stand-by status.
Bound by Plan By signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that he has received a copy of the Plan and has had an opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.
Employee Verification In accordance with Neb. Rev.
Employee Workload The Employer shall ensure that an employee’s workload is not unsafe as a result of employee absence(s). Employees may refer safety related workload concerns to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee for investigation under Article 22.3 (Occupational Health and Safety Committee).
Contractor Employee Conduct The Contractor’s employees shall adhere to the standards of conduct prescribed in the Customer’s personnel policy and procedure guidelines, particularly rules of conduct, security procedures, and any other applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the Customer. The Contractor shall ensure that the Contractor’s employees wear attire suitable for the position, either a standard uniform or business casual dress.
Employee Discipline Appropriate sanctions must be applied against workforce 18 members who fail to comply with any provisions of CONTRACTOR’s privacy P&Ps, including 19 termination of employment where appropriate.
Removal of Contractor Employee All employees of the Engineer assigned to this contract shall have such knowledge and experience as will enable them to perform the duties assigned to them. The State may instruct the Engineer to remove any employee from association with work authorized in this contract if, in the sole opinion of the State, the work of that employee does not comply with the terms of this contract or if the conduct of that employee becomes detrimental to the work.
Stand-by The status of an employee who has been specifically assigned by an appropriate supervisor to remain available for call-in at home or any location employer has been made aware of such that the employee can be contacted by telephone to report to work immediately upon notification from employer.
Polygraph Examination No employee shall be compelled to submit to a polygraph examination. No disciplinary action whatsoever shall be taken against an employee refusing to submit to a polygraph examination; nor shall any comment be anywhere recorded indicating that an employee offered to take, took or refused to take a polygraph examination unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties; nor shall any testimony or evidence of any kind regarding an employee's offer to take, refusal to take, or the results of a polygraph examination be admissible in any proceeding pursuant to this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties.
Drug-Free Workplace Contractor represents and warrants that it shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Drug-Free Work Place Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. §701 et seq.) and maintain a drug-free work environment.
