An employee who is required to remain on-call on the university premises is working. An employee who is required to remain on-call at home or off-premises, or who is allowed to leave a message where he/she can be reached, is not typically working while on-call. Work performed during the established on-call time, such as working from home, answering a phone call, or returning to the work site (call-back time), is considered hours worked.
As approved by Human Resources, unit-specific written policies may include any minimum amount of time paid for time worked or call-back time during on-call time. A unit that would like to implement an on-call policy that includes requiring a restriction on location or a specific response time, etc. should work with Human Resources to determine compliance requirements.