Common use of Telephone Calls at Home Clause in Contracts

Telephone Calls at Home. With prior supervisory authorization, the Employer will pay for telephone calls received by an employee at home from an employee at work at the employee’s straight time rate (if not considered overtime) or at the rate of time and one‐half (1 ½) the employee’s regular rate if considered overtime in excess of 40 hours or 80 hours (whichever is applicable), for the actual time spent on the phone, with a fifteen (15) minute guarantee. This section does not apply to telephone calls that are de minimus, such as calls regarding scheduling requests and their availability to work.