Canadian Blood Services (Transport Unit) Collective Agreement 2017-2021

Article 10: On-Call Duty and Call Back

ON-CALL DUTY

1. The term "on-call duty" shall be deemed to mean any period during which an Employee is not on regular duty, and during which the Employee is on call and must be reasonably available to respond without undue delay to any request to return to duty. Unless otherwise agreed by the Employer and the Union, on-call periods shall be posted in accordance with article 7.01(a).
2. Regulations in respect to approval or authorization for on-call duty and the procedures which are to be followed by the Employee in respect of a duty roster shall be prescribed by the Employer.

3. The Employer agrees to pay for each hour of On-Call Duty to which an Employee is assigned:  

   1. Three dollars and thirty cents ($3.30) when such on-call duty falls on normal working days.
   2. Four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) when such on-call duty falls on scheduled days off or named holidays. A named holiday or scheduled day off shall run from 0001 hours on the named holiday or scheduled day off to 2400 hours of the same day.
   3. Except in cases of emergency, the Employer shall avoid placing an Employee "on-call" on the day immediately preceding their annual vacation period.
   4. The Employer shall make every effort to avoid placing an Employee “on-call” on the evening prior to or during scheduled off-duty days.
   5. Wherever possible, the Employee shall not be assigned to on-call duty more than seven (7) consecutive calendar days.

   CALL BACKS

4.  
   1. On each occasion that an Employee is called back to duty to the Centre, the Employee shall be deemed to be working overtime and shall be paid for all hours worked during this period at the overtime rate of time and two times (2X) the Employee’s basic hourly rate.  Payment shall be computed on the basis of time and two times (2X)  of the basic hourly rate times three (3) hours if the duration of the call back does not exceed three (3) hours.
   2. An Employee on an overnight mobile clinic assignment who is required after the completion of the work day to perform any work shall, on each occasion, be deemed to be working overtime and shall be paid for all hours worked, or for three (3) hours, whichever is longer, at the rate of time and two times (2X) of the Employee’s basic hourly rate of pay.
5. An Employee who is called back to the Centre for emergency duty shall be reimbursed for reasonable, necessary and substantiated transportation expense, and if the Employee travels for such purpose by private automobile, reimbursement shall be at the corporate rate per kilometer from the Employee’s residence to the Centre and return.
6. Employees who are called back under the provisions of this Article shall receive in addition to call back pay the weekend premium only, if applicable.