Re: What's your compensation for carrying a pager???

"Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-downwithspammersfamily_at_attbi.net> wrote in message news:Z7gbc.61164$JO3.38313_at_attbi_s04...
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| "Richard" <pager_boy_at_spamex.com> wrote in message
| news:eI6bc.9796$Ig.3374_at_pd7tw2no...
| > My employer currently pays me $1/hour when I carry a pager. I have to
| > carry the pager every fourth week. The problem is that my employer
| > insists that I be available when I'm carrying the pager. So, for $1/hr
| > they expect me to remain within pager range, remain sober, and be
| > available to come to work. That really sucks on weekends. No going
| > to the beach (out of pager range) or out to a friend's cottage (out of
| pager
| > range), etc. Declining to carry the pager is NOT an option.
| >
| > I'm curious what compensation others get and more importantly, what's
| > your employers expectation of your availability when you're on-call?
| >
| > Thanks.
| >
| >
| One employer I worked for was $250 per week another was $1 per non-work
hour
| (outside of the normal 9-5 weekday) plus time and a half if a call was
| received in 15 minute increments.
| Jim
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the time+half at 15 min intervals seems reasonable (much more reasonable than the 1st hour free, rest at comp time -- if i understood the earlier post properly)

;-{ mcs Received on Fri Apr 02 2004 - 18:05:58 CEST