Common use of Telephone Call Clause in Contracts

Telephone Call. Any employee who spends time consulting by telephone between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when assigned by the Employer to be on “telephone consultation standby” will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay for a minimum of one-half (½) hour for each consultation in addition to standby pay. Consultations in excess of one-half (½) hour shall be paid to the nearest fifteen (15) minutes. Employees consulted while on standby status shall be paid shift differential for those hours worked on the third shift.

Telephone Call. Any employee who spends time consulting by telephone between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. 7 a. m. when assigned by the Employer to be on “telephone consultation standby” will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay for a minimum of one-half (½) hour for each consultation in addition to standby pay. Consultations in excess of one-half (½) hour shall be paid to the nearest fifteen (15) minutes. Employees consulted while on standby status shall be paid shift differential for those hours worked on the third shift.