Common use of On-Call Duty Status Clause in Contracts

On-Call Duty Status. Employees who are required to carry an electronic paging device when in an on-call duty status will remain within one-half hour travel time of their primary place of residence (or approved on-call place of residence) and will sustain themselves in an able to respond and perform work condition. Management, at its option, will provide either a cellular telephone or electronic pager for the purpose of contacting the on-call employee. Employees may elect to use their own cellular phone or pager for their personal convenience at their expense. Employees who provide their own paging device shall provide the device’s phone number, permitting Western to contact them when the need arises.