Telephone Standby Clause Samples
The Telephone Standby clause establishes the requirement for a party, often an employee or contractor, to remain available by telephone during specified periods. This means the individual must be reachable and ready to respond to calls or requests for work, even if they are not actively working at that moment. Typically, this clause applies in roles where urgent or time-sensitive issues may arise, such as IT support or emergency services. Its core function is to ensure prompt responsiveness and operational continuity by guaranteeing that key personnel can be contacted and mobilized as needed.
Telephone Standby. An Employee who is required to remain available for duty on standby outside their regularly scheduled working hours shall receive standby pay in accordance with Article 25.05 (e). When the response from the Employee on standby is satisfied by a telephone call or does not necessitate travel, the Employee shall be paid one and one-half (1.5) times their regular hourly rate of pay for a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes or for the duration of the call (whichever is more advantageous). The Employee shall keep a log of all calls and submit it to their Manager or designate. The Employee cannot receive pay for other calls received during the same fifteen (15) minute interval. However, if the Employee must travel, they shall be paid in accordance with the standby/call back clause in Article 25.05 (e). The Employee cannot receive pay for other calls received while travelling.
Telephone Standby. (a) Compensation for a call-back from standby that does not require the nurse to leave his or her home shall be paid a minimum of one-half (1/2) hour or her actual phone time, whichever is greater at a rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular straight time hourly rate. It is understood that this half hour compensation will be considered compensation for all subsequent calls within that half hour.
(b) Overtime pay for telephone consultation may be taken as time off in lieu in accordance with Article 14.09 of the Collective Agreement.
(c) The nurse will report time spent on telephone inquiries to their manager or designate, following each period of standby. Such reporting will be on the form prescribed by the Hospital and will include:
i. the time the phone call was received;
ii. the duration of the phone call;
iii. a general description of the issue raised in the phone call and of the actions taken to address the issue.
Telephone Standby. Employees who are required to be on telephone standby for the purposes of appearing in court during off duty hours pursuant to a subpoena or at the direction of the District Attorney or the Fire District’s legal counsel shall receive four
Telephone Standby. Employees who are required to be on telephone standby for the purposes of appearing in court during off duty hours pursuant to a subpoena or at the direction of the District Attorney or the Fire District’s legal counsel shall receive four (4) hours of telephone standby pay per day at 1.5 times their hourly rate per day. Employees are only eligible for this pay if they are testifying on behalf of the Fire District.
Telephone Standby. Authorized telephone time during standby status will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay or overtime rate for hours in excess of the nurse’s regular work day or full time work week in the following manner:
Telephone Standby. When an employee is placed on telephone standby related to the employee’s duties and if said standby is not during regularly scheduled hours, said employee shall receive three (3) hours of straight time pay, at base salary rate, for twenty- four (24) hours of standby. If the employee is called into work, they will receive the appropriate overtime compensation and are not eligible for the standby pay. If Standby is needed on an on-going basis, standby pay may be calculated on a weekly cumulative basis (i.e. 126 hours divided by 24 hours x 3 hours = 15.75 hours of pay).
Telephone Standby. A Nurse who has been placed on telephone standby shall notify the department manager of such standby as soon as reasonably possible of such standby and shall, upon request, report for work subject to such standby obligation. If a night shift Nurse on telephone standby calls the court in the evening and is advised to call the next morning for possible jury service that day, s/he will be released from the intervening night shift.