belinda
06-11-2009, 02:47 PM
I work for an Engineering company. We currently have employees working in our Software team and also out in the field whom we have work a roster for out of hours support. Our out of hours support work is increasing and we need to develop a policy on work hours for employee’s involved in out of hours support and the various divisions within the company.
We currently pay $300 for being on call and then $80 per hr if and when called out to perform work (whether onsite somewhere or from home) However we are now hiring casual employees through an agency and have the payments would differ if we required them to be on call as they specifically pay by the award.
Metal’s award details to work hours and required rest period for your information.
6.4.4 Rest Period after Overtime
6.4.4 (a) When overtime work is necessary it must, wherever reasonably practicable, be so arranged that employees have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between the work of successive working days
6.4.4 (d) By agreement the employer and individual employee, the 10 hour break provided for in this clause may be reduced to a period no less than 8 hours
6.4.5 Call Back
An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the employers enterprise (whether notified before or after leaving the enterprise) is to be paid for a minimum of four hours work at the rate of time and one half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
What do others do?
We currently pay $300 for being on call and then $80 per hr if and when called out to perform work (whether onsite somewhere or from home) However we are now hiring casual employees through an agency and have the payments would differ if we required them to be on call as they specifically pay by the award.
Metal’s award details to work hours and required rest period for your information.
6.4.4 Rest Period after Overtime
6.4.4 (a) When overtime work is necessary it must, wherever reasonably practicable, be so arranged that employees have at least 10 consecutive hours off duty between the work of successive working days
6.4.4 (d) By agreement the employer and individual employee, the 10 hour break provided for in this clause may be reduced to a period no less than 8 hours
6.4.5 Call Back
An employee recalled to work overtime after leaving the employers enterprise (whether notified before or after leaving the enterprise) is to be paid for a minimum of four hours work at the rate of time and one half for the first three hours and double time thereafter.
What do others do?