Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job site.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty.
A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 0201 Saturday through 0200 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments shall be responsibleIf the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, with input from the worker will leave their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures location promptly and report to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitationwork. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay for each ten per eight (10) 8) hours designated in shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty statuswho is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. The AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be paid at the rate of one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay shall be prorated for any portion per eight (8) hours shift of hours of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees who are assigned standby duty less than on one of the ten (10) hoursHolidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay for one (1) eight (8) hour shift. Employees may choose to Any employee called out during standby duty period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 0201 Saturday through 0200 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments shall be responsibleIf the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, with input from the worker will leave their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures location promptly and report to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitationwork. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay for each ten per eight (10) 8) hours designated in shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty statuswho is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. The AP&T reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AP&T may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be paid at the rate of one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay shall be prorated for any portion per eight (8) hours shift of hours of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees who are assigned standby duty less than on one of the ten (10) hoursHolidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay for one (1) eight (8) hour shift. Employees may choose to Any employee called out during standby duty period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty.
A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Substation and Meter Supervisor, and System Operator. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignmentsperiod begins at 2000 Friday through 0400 Monday. Employees will be provided a cell phone upon request when assigned to standby duty or they may use their personal phone. It is the employee’s responsibility to confirm the phone they chose to use is working, including response timesufficiently charged, has sufficient reception at all times, and that AMP has the correct phone number at which the employee can be reached during standby duty. Employees on standby are expected to immediately answer all calls from AMP. If an employee misses a call it is expected they will call back within ten minutes of receiving the call. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employeewho is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. No employee will be required AMP reserves the right to work more than twenty-four (24) days limit the number of consecutive standby duty per fiscal yearperiods an employee is scheduled to work. Voluntary Employees assigned to standby duty is not may concurrently sign up for pre-arranged overtime during the standby duty timeframe subject to the twentyterms of the attached side letter. (Appendix “F”) When the standby duty employee is called out, and the call out requires a crew of three or more, the standby duty employee will remain on duty until relieved by the short- notice call out crew. If it is necessary for the standby duty employee to be part of a short-four notice call out crew, every effort will be made by System Control to find a qualified replacement so that the standby duty employee can be relieved from the situation and be available to respond to additional calls, AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be paid at the rate of two (242) day limitation. Employees hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty.
A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 0201 Saturday through 0200 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments shall be responsibleIf the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, with input from the worker will leave their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures location promptly and report to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitationwork. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay for each ten per eight (10) 8) hours designated in shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty statuswho is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. The AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be paid at the rate of one (1) hour at the straight time rate of pay shall be prorated for any portion per eight (8) hours shift of hours of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, who are assigned standby duty less than on one of the ten (10) hoursHolidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay for one (1) eight (8) hour shift. Employees may choose to Any employee called out during standby duty period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Substation and Meter Supervisor, and System Operator. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignmentsperiod begins at 2000 Friday through 0400 Monday. Employees will be provided a cell phone upon request when assigned to standby duty or they may use their personal phone. It is the employee’s responsibility to confirm the phone they chose to use is working, including response timesufficiently charged, has sufficient reception at all times, and that AMP has the correct phone number at which the employee can be reached during standby duty. Employees on standby are expected to immediately answer all calls from AMP. If an employee misses a call it is expected they will call back within ten minutes of receiving the call. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employeewho is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. No employee will be required AMP reserves the right to work more than twenty-four (24) days limit the number of consecutive standby duty per fiscal yearperiods an employee is scheduled to work. Voluntary Employees assigned to standby duty is not may concurrently sign up for pre-arranged overtime during the standby duty timeframe subject to the twentyterms of the attached side letter. (Appendix “F”) When the standby duty employee is called out, and the call out requires a crew of three or more, the standby duty employee will remain on duty until relieved by the short- notice call out crew. If it is necessary for the standby duty employee to be part of a short-four notice call out crew, every effort will be made by System Control to find a qualified replacement so that the standby duty employee can be relieved from the situation and be available to respond to additional calls, AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be paid at the rate of two (242) day limitation. Employees hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty.
A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician and System Operator. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 2000 Friday through 0400 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty who is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be responsiblepaid at the rate of two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. .
a. The City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive two (2) one (1) hour straight pay for each eight (8) ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Standby will begin at the end of the regular shift on Friday and extend until the beginning of the shift on Monday (if there is a holiday, the beginning of the shift on Tuesday). Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Standby duty will not be assigned more than one weekend every twenty-eight (28) days or four weeks. Employees will be compensated mileage based on the IRS Standard Mileage Rate. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job site.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being immediately ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other required/approved electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job site.
a. Effective January 1, 2024 all employees working in Street Maintenance, Water Distribution, Water Treatment, Wastewater Collections, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Services/Regulatory Affairs, Technical Services, Buildings, and Garage may be required to be on standby as a condition of their employment with the City of Corvallis. Newly-hired employees will be added to the standby list when deemed competent to perform standby duties at the discretion of their supervisor.
i. Swapping standby with another employee is acceptable. All changes must be pre-approved by the workgroup supervisor and the employee taking stand-by duty is required to meet all the requirements of the assignment. Proposed schedule adjustments shall be made to the workgroup supervisor a minimum of two weeks in advance of the first day impacted by the schedule change. This time period can be waived by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor.
b. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each eight (8) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than eight (8) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. At no time shall standby be pyramided, compounded, or paid in addition to callback or overtime.
c. Employees assigned standby duty on a City holiday are expected to respond when contacted. When standby duty is assigned on a City holiday that would otherwise be the employees regular work day, the employee shall receive two (2) hours straight pay for each eight (8) hours designated in standby duty status. The two (2) hours straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than eight (8) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap.
d. If issued a standby phone, it is the responsibility of the standby person to check the operability of the phone and to keep the phone within hearing range during all standby time. The same requirement exists for the operability for any other required/approved electronic device used for standby. The standby phones, or other devices, shall not be used for personal business. The standby person is expected to respond to all calls/inquiries immediately. The standby person must arrive onsite (onsite is defined as the Public Works Facility or the treatment plants as applicable) within one (1) hour of concluding the call. Employees specifically authorized to respond to a call remotely (e.g. by computer) shall respond within fifteen (15) minutes.
e. In the event a standby person is unavailable due to illness or an emergency situation, that employee’s supervisor will reassign the duty according to the written protocol of that workgroup. Standby compensation will then be prorated based on the remaining assignment period, if any.
f. Employees who are on light duty or absent from work due to their own illness or bereavement leave are required to relinquish their standby assignment until they return to regular duty, unless specifically authorized by their supervisor to retain the standby assignment.
g. An employee assigned stand-by duties may not consume alcohol products within eight (8) hours of beginning standby duties or become otherwise impaired or incapacitated while on stand-by duty. Failure to respond, and/or meet the requirements of the standby duty assignment, and/or failure to respond to a call in a condition able to perform work may be grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
h. Standby for those employees not assigned to stand-by per Section 9.10 (a): the City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-after- hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each ten eight (10) 8) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten eight (10) 8) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. At no time shall standby be pyramided, compounded, or paid in addition to callback or overtime. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job site.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four for (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their his/her compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their his/her job site.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty. Standby 5.1 Employees assigned to standby duty is for emergency calls shall receive straight time pay for each standby period as follows: On work days On non-work days On observed holidays December 24 (When Observed) Other Employees 4 hours 8 hours 5 hours Electric Distribution Operators 3 hours 3 hours 6 hours 4 hours For call-outs related to paid standby duty, the employee will be compensated at the rate of two times the straight rate of pay, with a two-hour minimum for the first call, in addition to the appropriate standby pay (no offset). This applies to all types of standby assignments. For purposes of this provision, a crew shall be defined as three or more employees engaged in a common task. When it becomes necessary to dispatch a crew to accomplish the emergency work, every effort will be made to dispatch an entire crew so that the employee status of being ready on standby duty can be released from that situation and able be available to report respond to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workadditional calls. The Standby Electric Distribution Operator and Electric Troubleshooter will be provided a cell phone stipend or a City provided cell phone and must be available during their standby duty by the answering service. CITY OF LODI AND INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS - MOU 2025 - 2028
5.2 Employees assigned to standby duty (example: the Trouble Truck) on an observed holiday shall receive eight hours straight time pay for that day in addition to the regular holiday pay. Time worked on an emergency call shall be paid at the rate of two times the straight time rate of pay with a minimum of two hours (there will schedule be no offset on standby pay), subsequent calls will be paid for actual time worked.
5.3 Employees assigned standby will rotate assignments as outlined in advance when and where it needs Attachment B. Response time for Troubleshooters, Troubleshooting Supervisor, Electric Distribution Operator 1/11, or Electric Distribution Supervisor shall be 30 minutes. All other employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to must respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job sitewithin 60 minutes.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being immediately ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other required/approved electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The City will schedule provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job site.
a. All employees working in advance when Street Maintenance, Water Distribution, Water Treatment, Wastewater Collections, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Services/Regulatory Affairs, Technical Services, Buildings, and where it needs employees Garage may be required to be on standby dutyas a condition of their employment with the City of Corvallis. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified Newly hired employees will be given an equal opportunity added to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from list when deemed competent to perform standby duties at the discretion of their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. supervisor.
b. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap.
c. Employees assigned standby duty on a City holiday are expected to respond when contacted. Department Directors When standby duty is assigned on a City holiday that would otherwise be the employees regular work day, the employee shall receive two (2) hours straight pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty status. The two (2) hours straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may allow exceptions choose to response time requirements be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writingthe employee has not reached their compensatory time cap.
d. If issued a standby phone, it is the responsibility of the standby person to check the operability of the phone and to keep the phone within hearing range during all standby time. The provisions of this section same requirement exists for the operability for any other required/approved electronic device used for standby. The standby phones, or other devices, shall not apply be used for personal business. The standby person is expected to any employee respond to all calls/inquiries immediately. The standby person must arrive onsite (onsite is defined as the Public Works Facility or the treatment plants as applicable) within one (1) hour of concluding the call. Employees specifically authorized to respond to a call remotely (e.g by computer) shall respond within fifteen (15) minutes.
e. In the event a standby person is unavailable due to illness or an emergency situation, that employee’s supervisor will reassign the duty according to the written protocol of that workgroup. Standby compensation will then be prorated based on the remaining assignment period, if any.
f. Employees who are on light duty or absent from work due to their own illness or bereavement leave are required to reside at relinquish their job sitestandby assignment until they return to regular duty, unless specifically authorized by their supervisor to retain the standby assignment.
g. An employee assigned stand-by duties may not consume alcohol products within eight (8) hours of beginning standby duties or become otherwise impaired or incapacitated while on stand-by duty. Failure to respond, and/or meet the requirements of the standby duty assignment, and/or failure to respond to a call in a condition able to perform work may be grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as The Agency, at its discretion, may assign an employee status to standby duty for the purpose of being ready responding to Agency problems during a department’s non‐regularly staffed hours. Standby Duty may be assigned on a daily, weekly, or weekend basis, at the Agency’s discretion. An employee who is assigned to standby duty shall receive four (4) hours pay for each weekend day and able holiday, and two (2) hours pay for other weekdays. If the standby employee has an alternate work schedule that gives them a regular day off during the work week, they will not be on standby duty during their regular daily work hours for those days. Standby pay shall not be credited toward the accumulation of hours for the purposes of computing overtime pay. If actually required to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees while on standby duty, overtime rules and compensation shall apply. The City Standby duty shall have be assigned to those qualified to respond to problems that could occur at Agency or any of the sole authority to determine Agency operated and maintained collection system facilities. Qualifying standards will be at the qualifications needed Agency’s discretion. Qualified volunteers shall receive initial consideration for standby duty assignments, including response time. Assignments will be rotated on a weekly basis. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs Agency will provide training for interested Operations and qualifications, Maintenance employees so that they may be eligible for standby duty. Such training will entail performance testing to establish the employee’s competence. The standby employee must have the ability to respond to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive specified location within one (1) hour straight of being called. The standby employee will be allowed to use a designated Agency vehicle. A cellular phone will be provided and must be monitored continuously by the standby employee. While on standby status, an employee must be fit for duty (alcohol and drug free) and is required to respond to all calls. Call Back rules and compensation shall apply for approved travel time and time actually worked. Call Back pay is in addition to any Standby Duty pay for each ten (10) hours designated in standby duty statusthe Standby shift. The one (1) hour straight time pay If an employee is contacted during their Standby shift or an off‐work employee is contacted that is not assigned to Standby, and the required work can be completed on the phone or remotely, the employee shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as in 30‐minute increments at the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job siteovertime rate.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Standby Duty. A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician and System Operator. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 0201 Saturday2000 Friday through 0200 0400 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall receive one and one-half (11/2)two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty who is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be responsiblepaid at the rate of one and one-half (11/2)two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician and System Operator. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 2000 Friday through 0400 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall receive two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty who is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be responsiblepaid at the rate of two (2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. Standby duty is defined as an employee status of being ready and able 58.1 A Line Mechanic will be assigned to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of work. The City will schedule in advance when and where it needs employees on standby duty. The City shall have the sole authority .ANAHEIM may assign to determine the qualifications needed for standby duty assignments, including response time. employees in any classification represented by the UNION to ensure operational effectiveness and appropriate emergency response.
58.1.1 The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees Standby Line Mechanics may perform all duties within their classification.
58.1.2 Standby Line Mechanics will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assigned. Departments shall be responsible, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures assigned to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No planned overtime.
58.2 A journey level or higher Transmission & Distribution water employee will be required assigned to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty.An employee assigned to standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject for purposes of being on call to the twenty-four handle emergency situations arising at times other than during normal working hours shall be guaranteed three (243) day limitation. Employees assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive one (1) hour straight hours of pay at his/her regular hourly rate of pay for each ten calendar day of such standby duty, except as provided in ARTICLE 58.2.2.
58.2.1 Only journey-level or higher employees shall be assigned to standby duty except that ANAHEIM may, for the purpose of familiarization and training, assign trainees to standby duty provided that during any callout, the trainee is accompanied by a journey-level or higher employee on standby.
58.2.2 Employees assigned to standby who are assigned to drive a City vehicle to and from home shall be compensated for actual travel time at the overtime rate up to a maximum of forty-five (1045) minutes each way and shall be guaranteed two (2) hours designated of pay at his/her regular hourly rate of pay for each calendar day of such standby duty.
58.3 A journey level or higher Water Production employee will be assigned to standby duty.ANAHEIM shall notify UNION at least two (2) weeks prior to implementing or significantly modifying standby provisions in a work unit.
58.4 A journey level or higher Utilities Systems Operator may be assigned to standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay as determined necessary by ANAHEIM.
58.5 An employee assigned to standby duty for purposes of being on call to handle emergency situations arising at times other than during normal working hours shall be prorated for any portion of guaranteed two (2) hours of pay at his/her regular hourly rate of pay for each calendar day of such standby duty less than ten (10) hours. duty.
58.6 Employees may choose assigned to standby will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty pay as compensatory time, as long as for actual travel time at the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions overtime rate when driving City vehicles to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions and from home up to a maximum of this section shall not apply to any employee required to reside at their job siteforty-five (45) minutes each way.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding
Standby Duty. A. Weekend and Special Standby duty is defined as an employee status In order to minimize the length of being ready and able to report to work and being available by phone or other electronic device during non-scheduled hours of workany unforeseen power outage and/or reduce the response time for any maintenance service, the following standby provisions shall be utilized. The City classifications subject to standby duty under this provision are: Journey Lineworker, Service Lineworker, Line Working Supervisor and, on a voluntary basis only, Electrical Maintenance Technician. On a quarterly basis, a sign-up sheet will schedule in advance when and where it needs be posted for employees on to select the weekend(s) they wish to take standby duty. Any weekends not filled in on a voluntary basis will be filled by management using the names of employees with the least amount of recorded short-notice call out hours. The City shall have the sole authority to determine the qualifications needed for weekend standby duty assignments, including response timeperiod begins at 0201 Saturday through 0200 Monday. The City shall also describe any after-hours operating needs and qualifications, employee assigned to the extent practical, in job descriptions for affected position classifications. Qualified employees will be given an equal opportunity to volunteer for standby duty assignment. Standby duty will be voluntary except in cases of emergencies or when the City deems urgent operational needs cannot be reasonably be met without requiring standby duty at which point the standby duty will be assignedprovided a cell phone or pager and does not have to remain at home, but must be available for contact and fit to report to work. Departments If the employee is contacted by System Dispatch or management to respond, the worker will leave their location promptly and report to work. Employees shall receive one and one-half (11/2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty. An employee assigned to standby duty who is called back shall receive both standby pay and call back compensation in accordance with the pay provision of Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out for time worked. AMP reserves the right to limit the number of consecutive standby duty periods an employee is scheduled to work. AMP may designate other days as requiring standby duty shifts for which the same provisions above would apply. Compensation for such shifts shall be responsiblepaid at the rate of one and one-half (11/2) hours at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hours shift of Standby Duty.
B. Holiday Standby Duty Employees, with input from their bargaining unit members, for developing written procedures to implement this section in a manner which minimizes required standby duty by any employee. No employee will be required to work more than twenty-four (24) days of standby duty per fiscal year. Voluntary standby duty is not subject to the twenty-four (24) day limitation. Employees who are assigned standby duty are expected to respond when contacted and shall receive on one (1) hour straight pay for each of the ten (10) Holidays recognized in this MOU, shall receive three (3) hours designated in at the straight time rate of pay per eight (8) hour shift. Any employee called out during standby duty status. The one (1) hour straight time pay shall be prorated for any portion of hours of standby duty less than ten (10) hours. Employees may choose to period, will be compensated by payment or by accruing standby duty in accordance with the pay as compensatory time, as long as the employee has not reached their compensatory time cap. Department Directors may allow exceptions to response time requirements as long as operational needs are met. Any such exceptions shall be designated in writing. The provisions of this section shall not apply Section 11.4.2 Short Notice Call Out. These payments are in addition to any employee required to reside at their job siteHoliday Pay.
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Samples: Memorandum of Understanding