Common use of Minimum Calls Clause in Contracts

Minimum Calls. (a) The minimum call is a guarantee of employment for the number of hours of the minimum call indicated in the wage schedules. (b) Employees shall hold themselves in readiness to serve the Producer during the period of the minimum call and such additional time as the Producer may require. (c) Minimum calls for Daily Schedule employees are subject to the provisions of Paragraph 13. (d) Studio Minimum Call - Except as provided in Paragraph 7 and in the single-asterisked footnote to the wage schedules and in subparagraph (f) below, there shall be a minimum daily call of eight (8) hours with time and one-half (1½) after eight (8) hours on a given day and time and one-half (1½) after forty (40) hours in a given week. (e) See Paragraphs 7, 8 and 35. (f) A four (4) hour minimum call shall apply for any day on which an employee, at the request of an individual Producer, reports for safety training. A weekly “on call” employee who reports for safety training shall be paid one-tenth of the weekly “on call” rate for each such day.