Sentence examples for on call time from inspiring English sources

A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee presentation shown to freshman members of the House of Representatives this year, revealed by The Huffington Post, stated that these new lawmakers should spend four hours of each day in Washington on call time -- that is, cold-calling donors to ask for money.

But Mr. Obamza and his wife, Valerie, do have cellphones and say they spend a combined $10 a month on call time.

"On call" time will be classified as work only if the employee actually does something.One clear signal that the proposals are less dire than business leaders are portraying them to be is the reaction of union leaders.

Illing [ 11] interviewed students from three medical schools in the UK (N = 92) and found that some Foundation doctors were insufficiently prepared in skills including ward work, working on call, time management and dealing with paperwork [ 11].

Gardephe ruled that O'Neill's "on-call" time potentially qualifies for overtime compensation.

Until now, on-call time has been deemed to be working time, adding to public sector staffing costs.

But from August 2004, on-call time will be counted as working hours, so the reduction in medical cover will be substantial.The Royal College of Physicians has sounded the alarm about the directive's impact on emergency services.

The new deal makes the distinction between "active" on-call time, which counts towards the maximum working week, and "inactive" working time - for example an uninterrupted night's sleep while on call - which does not.

But several countries may now be taken to court for not counting doctors' on-call time against the limits.In an unexpected development after last week's election, the Spanish region of Catalonia is to have a new government made up of three left-wing parties, led by the Socialists.

Ironically, the proposal that a majority of MEPs – including most Labour ones – voted down in December would have added new safeguards against employers abusing the opt-out, while also solving some of the most cumbersome aspects of the WTD, such as the on-call time issue.

A junior doctor told the BBC that although wages were paid regularly to medical staff, the government was more than four months behind on payments for on-call time.