Oncall for how long?

[instantK]

I must call in everyday to see if im driving or not at 7:30... how long do I have to wait around to see if i'm needed and do not not have to answer if they call me in?

 

[Jones]

What does your supplement say about it?

 

[instantK]

i'm thinking 9:00 from what I heard.... but not sure if there was something in the contract about this... they called me in at 12:00 already

 

[barnyard]

Way back when, if my boss asked me to call in, we set a time and I called in. If they did not need me, I went ice fishing, miles and miles away from any phones.

 

[Butters243]

In feeders , you are on call 24hrs a day. We text each other when we get called to know who's next.

 

[stink219]

I must call in everyday to see if im driving or not at 7:30... how long do I have to wait around to see if i'm needed and do not not have to answer if they call me in?

Not sure what that means. What do you do? As I driver, we are never "on call". You show up, you get paid. If your not needed, they should ask you an hour in advance. It should be converse of the call out method. But, you should be reporting in everyday.

 

[UPSBOT]

We were told that they had until your start time to call you in. After 8:50 I didn't answer the phone.

 

[gostillerz]

I call one hour before start time if they didn't already text me. Sometimes they say to call back in 15 min. Fine, no problem. However, once in a while they say I'm not needed, then call me at 11:00 or 2:00. I don't answer, and they freak. I got into a big argument with the center manager about it. I'm not on call all day unless I'm getting paid for it. I couldn't find anything in my supplement about it, but that's how we do it here. I would think you're only required to call once. If they ask you to call back or they call you, that's up to you.

One piece of advice. Don't let them make you think your on call all day. You're not. 15 minutes becomes 30, then becomes an hour, etc.

 

[lateagain]

Easy solution to this problem. If you are a driver, and they call you at 11:00, I answer, and tell them I would be happy to come in, but I just had a few beers with breakfast. Works every time!

 

[no more than 9]

If you are a full time driver who has made seniority. The notion of being on call on a daily basis is false. In my current center, drivers are given the day based on seniority. Of course there are back room deals, cover drivers who hide in the bldg and drivers who can't get the day based on lack of area knowledge. In closing we has drivers are not on-call.

 

[QKRSTKR]

Our bottom 10% is on call by contract. Call hour b4 center schedule start time.,if they don't know by then c ya. I rarely called when I was a young driver, just showed up. Usually could get senior driver to go home.

 

[bumped]

It depends on how much you want to work.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

tell them to make up there mind by your start time...if they cant do that, tell them you are working somewhere else after your startime!!!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Your obligation as a casual driver ends at start time.