Common use of STANDBY AND CALL BACK Clause in Contracts

STANDBY AND CALL BACK. (a) Where a nurse is assigned to be on standby, she shall be paid a standby rate of two dollars and ten cents ($2.10) for each hour of standby. (b) A nurse who is called into work from standby shall receive time and one- half (1.5) her regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked with a minimum guarantee of four (4) hours’ pay at regular rate. (c) A nurse on standby who is required to do telephone assessments and documentation from her home shall receive payment at her straight time hourly rate for all time spent on telephone calls which exceeds fifteen (15) minutes accumulated on any standby shift, with a minimum guarantee of one (1) hours pay at straight time rates per standby shift. Such telephone calls will not be considered call-back nor be used to calculate hours of work earned toward overtime in the day/pay period. Nurses must document the telephone services provided and submit this documentation to the appropriate Manager or Supervisor as per operating procedures. (d) Where a nurse works both days of a weekend she will be granted on request up to two (2) days LOA without pay during the following week. (e) The hours of standby are as follows: Nights 2300 –0700 Weekends and Statutory Holidays 0700 – 2100 (f) Standby nurses during the hours of 2300 – 0700 must be available to provide telephone support to clients but are not normally expected to be called back to work, except in emergency situations. (g) Standby nurses during the hours 0700 – 2100 on the weekend and statutory holidays must be available for potential call-back. Standby nurses for weekends, and statutory holidays that fall on a Friday or Monday, will be scheduled to cover the whole weekend (except Christmas and New Year’s). Nurses will cover their area and the adjoining area. These areas to be determined by the parties at Labour Management. Nurses will be scheduled on a rotational basis and will not be scheduled on their vacation time.

STANDBY AND CALL BACK. (a) Where a nurse is assigned to be on standby, she shall be paid a standby rate of two dollars and ten cents ($2.10) for each hour of standby. (b) A nurse who is called into work from standby shall receive time and one- one-half (1.5) her regular straight time hourly rate for all hours worked with a minimum guarantee of four (4) hours’ pay at regular rate. (c) A nurse on standby who is required to do telephone assessments and documentation from her home shall receive payment at her straight time hourly rate for all time spent on telephone calls which exceeds fifteen (15) minutes accumulated on any standby shift, with a minimum guarantee of one one (1) hours pay at straight time rates per standby shift. Such telephone calls will not be considered call-back nor be used to calculate hours of work earned toward overtime in the day/pay period. Nurses must document the telephone services provided and submit this documentation to the appropriate Manager or Supervisor as per operating procedures. (d) Where a nurse works both days of a weekend she will be granted on request up to two (2) days LOA without pay during the following week. (e) The hours of standby are as follows: Nights 2300 –0700 Weekends and Statutory Holidays 0700 – 2100 (f) Standby nurses during the hours of 2300 – 0700 must be available to provide telephone support to clients but are not normally expected to be called back to work, except in emergency situations. (g) Standby nurses during the hours 0700 – 2100 on the weekend and statutory holidays must be available for potential call-back. Standby nurses for weekends, and statutory holidays that fall on a Friday or Monday, will be scheduled to cover the whole weekend (except Christmas and New Year’s). Nurses will cover their area and the adjoining area. These areas to be determined by the parties at Labour Management. Nurses will be scheduled on a rotational basis and will not be scheduled on their vacation time.