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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
271 9Tj STREET NE o EAST WENATCHEE, WA 98802
PHONE (509) 884-1829 p FAX (509) 886-6113
Interoffice Memorandum
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Collective Bargaining Agree�ent
Article 22.9 — On -Call Incentive - Policy Interpretation
The intent of Article 22.9 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement is to specify how an
employee will be compensated for the inconvenience of carrying a pager and being
available to respond to call outs outside of normal working hours. There has been some
uncertainty regarding how to apply this Article in some cases, so the following is a policy
interpretation regarding employee compensation for carrying a pager:
1. There is no need for any employee to carry a pager or respond to a pager call, nor
are they compensated to carry a pager during normal working hours.
2. If an employee who has been assigned to carry a pager takes time off during
normal working hours, whether the time off is vacation leave, compensatory time, or
sick leave in accordance with Article 19; and the employee is available and able to
carry the pager and respond to call outs outside of normal working hours, then the
employee will be compensated for carrying the pager in accordance with Article
22.9.
3. If an employee who has been assigned to carry a pager will be unavailable or
unable to respond to call outs outside of normal working hours, then the employee
will not be compensated for carrying the pager.
4. If an employee who has been assigned to carry a pager becomes ill or injured and
goes on sick leave either before or during their shift, then it will be presumed that
the employee will also not be able to respond to call outs outside of normal working
hours; and the employee will not be compensated for carrying the pager for that
day.
5. If an employee will be unable to respond to pager call outs for any reason, the
employee is responsible to notify their supervisor as soon as possible in accordance
with Article 22.9.
6. When an employee who is required to carry the pager desires to be relieved of this
responsibility, they should contact their supervisor. The supervisor may assign this
responsibility to another employee.
7. The assignmer-t to carry a pager shall begin at midnight on one day and end at
midnight on the following day.
End of memo