Common use of Standby/On Call Clause in Contracts

Standby/On Call. A standby/on-call shift is a scheduled time outside the employee’s scheduled work hours during which the employee is available for a call in to work. Employees may be placed on-call for hours outside of their regular schedule. Employees will receive ($3.50) per hour for each hour the employee is on-call. If called in to work, the employee will be compensated at the premium rate of time and one-half (1½) the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked, with a minimum of three (3) hours the first time the employee is called in. The minimum call-in hours provided herein shall not apply when the employee reports for work in advance of the assigned shift and continues working through the entire scheduled shift. This provision shall apply only to employees who have discontinued work and left the Employer’s premises.

Standby/On Call. A standby/on-call shift is a scheduled time outside the employee’s scheduled work hours during which the employee is available for a call in to work. Employees may be placed on-call for hours outside of their regular schedule. Employees will receive ($3.50) 3.25 per hour for each hour the employee is on-call. If called in to work, the employee will be compensated at the premium rate of time and one-half (1½) the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked, with a minimum of three (3) hours the first time the employee is called in. The minimum call-call in hours provided herein shall not apply when the employee reports for work in advance of the assigned shift and continues working through the entire scheduled shift. This provision shall apply only to employees who have discontinued work and left the Employer’s premises.