Common use of Standby and Call In Clause in Contracts

Standby and Call In. (a) An employee who is required to remain available for duty on standby outside her or his regularly scheduled working hours shall receive standby pay in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for the period of standby scheduled by the Employer. Where such standby duty falls on a weekend or paid holiday, the employee shall receive standby pay in the amount of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per hour. Standby pay shall, however, cease where the employee is called in to work. (b) When an employee is required to work (in circumstances where the employee is on standby or where Employer asserts that the employee is not allowed to decline attendance) outside of regular hours, the minimum payment will be equivalent to four (4) hours work or time and one-half (1½) her applicable hourly rate for hours worked, whichever is greater. Where the hours worked are continuous with the commencement of her regular shift, the minimum payment will not apply and she will receive payment at the rate of time and one-half (1½) for the hours worked prior to the commencement of her regular shift. (a) If an employee is required by the Employer to work a weekend in violation of the weekends off scheduling obligations of the collective agreement (if any), she will receive premium payment of time and one-half (1½) for all hours worked on that weekend. Time worked on that weekend will not be considered when determining future such premium obligations. (b) Premium pay is payable whenever a weekend is worked in excess of the consecutive weekends permitted by the collective agreement unless the assignment of the weekend shift to the employee was initiated by that employee or unless another provision of the agreement makes it clear that premium pay is not due.

Standby and Call In. (a) An employee who is required to remain available for duty on standby outside her or his regularly scheduled working hours shall receive standby pay in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for the period of standby scheduled by the Employer. Where such standby duty falls on a weekend or paid holiday, the employee shall receive standby pay in the amount of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per hour. Standby pay shall, however, cease where the employee is called in to work. (b) When an employee is required to work (in circumstances where the employee is on standby or where Employer asserts that the employee is not allowed to decline attendance) outside of regular hours, the minimum payment will be equivalent to four (4) hours work or time and one-half (1½1 ½) her applicable hourly rate for hours worked, whichever is greater. Where the hours worked are continuous with the commencement of her regular shift, the minimum payment will not apply and she will receive payment at the rate of time and one-half (1½1 ½) for the hours worked prior to the commencement of her regular shift. (a) If an employee is required by the Employer to work a weekend in violation of the weekends off scheduling obligations of the collective agreement (if any), she will receive premium payment of time and one-half (1½1-1/2) for all hours worked on that weekend. Time worked on that weekend will not be considered when determining future such premium obligations. (b) Premium pay is payable whenever a weekend is worked in excess of the consecutive weekends permitted by the collective agreement unless the assignment of the weekend shift to the employee was initiated by that employee or unless another provision of the agreement makes it clear that premium pay is not due.