What do you call a job description in the tech industry that states the job requires on call 24/7?
To me, it depends. Is this position paid for all hours on call as normal hours? Ie. If you make 60/hr during the normal hours, do you make an additional $60/hour being on call? If so and the employee is okay with working an exorbitant amount of hours a week and potentially losing sleep and hurting health over non emergencies in trade for a lot more money. Then why not. Go for it.
If the position states on call on rotating shifts with only a small amount additional per week plus calls taken. Then that's a hard pass and should not be legal to require employees to work on call if they do not want to. Of course if an employee is willing to do on call work, let them.
The laws for on call are a little off and don't promote a work life balance. The idea of being on call means you are not able to fully disconnect and are thus still working. If you're still working. You should be paid for that time as if you were working full time.
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