Standby and call outs. An employee on-call (standby) on a Saturday or a Sunday will be credited four hours leave in lieu for each day they are on standby, in addition to time paid for time actually worked. Provided that any other employee not on standby who is called in to work shall be paid a minimum of four hours or for all time worked on that day (whichever is greater). An employee on standby on a public holiday will be credited eight hours leave in lieu, in addition to time paid for time actually worked on that day. Provided that any other employee not on standby who is called in to work shall be paid a minimum of four hours for all time worked on that day. Employees shall be entitled upon termination to be paid out at their flat hourly rate any outstanding leave in lieu not taken.
Standby and call outs. 5.8.1 Standby
a) An employee directed by the Employer to be available for duty outside of the employee's ordinary working hours will be on standby.
b) An employee on standby must be able to be contacted and immediately respond to a request to attend work.
c) Where an employee is on standby, the employee will be paid a standby allowance equivalent to 2 hours at ordinary time rates for each “standby period”.
d) A standby period is each period not exceeding 24 hours during which the employee is required to be on standby. An employee may be rostered for consecutive standby periods.
e) Where an employee is on-call on a public holiday, they will accrue a day in lieu of the public holiday.
f) The accrued hours for the day in lieu will be credited to the RDO balance. Employees must apply via the leave application process to take the accrued day in lieu, and approval is subject to operational requirements. Clause 5.3.4b) and Clause 5.3.5 will apply for payment in lieu.
g) Employees may be requested to be on standby for periods to cover other employee's absences from work. Where an employee is on standby in order to cover another employees absence from work, they will only be required to remain on standby until such time as that employee returns to work.
Standby and call outs. 36.1 An Employee rostered to be on-call (standby) on a Saturday or a Sunday will be credited four hours leave in lieu for each day they are on-call. Where the National Operations and Maintenance Manager, or their delegate approves a second Employee to be on call that Employee will be entitled to the four hours leave in lieu for each day they are on-call.
36.2 An Employee rostered to be on-call on a public holiday will be credited eight hours leave in lieu each such day they are on-call. Where the National Operations and Maintenance Manager, or their delegate, approves a second Employee to be on call on a public holiday that Employee will be entitled to the eight hours leave in lieu for each day they are on-call.
36.3 Employees will be entitled upon termination to be paid out at their flat hourly rate any outstanding leave in lieu not taken.
36.4 Where Employees are required to be rostered on call and contactable by mobile phone, a duty allowance will be payable whilst required to be on call, as detailed in Schedule 3. Where the National Operations and Maintenance Manager, or their delegate, approves a second Employee to be on call that Employee will be entitled to the duty allowance for each day they are on call, as detailed in Schedule 3.
36.5 An Employee who is on-call and called out must present for work in a fit and proper state.
36.6 Employees rostered to be on-call duty also use a work vehicle to travel to and from home provided such a vehicle is available.
36.7 An Employee recalled to work necessitating their attendance at the workplace or other worksite will be entitled to be paid a minimum of four hours or for all time worked on that day (whichever ls greater) including travel time. An Employee recalled to work for a second time on a day after going home from an initial recall will be entitled to an additional minimum of four hours provided the second call out Is after the Initial four- hour period has expired. In the event an Employee is required to work overtime which Is continuous with and after their rostered shift, they will be paid the following:
(a) Up to and including 60 minutes - overtime for the time worked; and
(b) More than 60 minutes - minimum of four hours overtime.
Standby and call outs. 1. Employees agree that they will participate in a weekly standby roster that will operate from Thursday to Thursday. The roster will be developed in consultation with employees and will cater for emergencies that extend past ordinary working hours, e.g. flooding, bushfire, vehicle and adverse weather.
2. The following allowances will apply to employees on standby: a. S225 per week for being on call b. S25 for being on standby on a week night c. !>37.50 for being on standby on a Friday night d. 550 per day for being on standby on a weekend and public holiday e. All call outs on Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, New Year"s Eve (from 4.00pm) and New Year's Day will be paid at triple time f. A suitable Council vehicle will be provided. This includes reasonable private use. The change over of the vehicle will be done in core hours. 3. Call outs shall be paid for a minimum of three (3) hours, which includes travelling time at appropriate penalty rates defined in the Award. A call out does not apply where the overtime is continuous (subject to a reasonable meal break) with the completion or commencement of ordinary working time.
