Definition
Work on call exists when the labour of an employee is provided upon the call of an employer. Differentiation is made between the following types of work on call:
- Work on call with duty of compliance;
- work on call without duty of compliance.
Work on call with duty of compliance
In such a case an employee is under a duty to comply with the call of an employer. An employee is to remain available outside of a business for the provision of labour (standby service). The labour is provided upon the call of an employer. A standby service is also to be remunerated, but at a lower rate than that for the provision of the labour. As the hazard exists for an employee on call-up work with duty of compliance, that insufficient existential income can be generated, it is recommendable to negotiate a minimum time period with an employer for the provision of the labour. When work on call is agreed with duty of compliance, then part time work also exists as a rule.
Work on call without duty of compliance
Work on call without a duty of compliance obtains when the provision of the labour is to be initiated upon the call of an employer, but an employee is not under a duty to comply. Essentially, each occasion of the provision of the labour is tantamount to a new contract of employment.
