I'm salaried and in my previous its part of the deal i have to be on call 24 x 7 but we are 8 rotating. UNIX job is not that fun especially for maintenance that could only be done in weekend usually 12 MN Sunday.
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:07 AM, Elmer Rivera <elmer.riv...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:59 AM, netfilter9 <netfilt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Elmer, >> In our company we have on calls but only on weekends since we operate >> 24x5. On calls are paid with or without work during weekends plus >> additional pay if there is a critical incident occurs.Also our >> Internet is paid by the company and a backup mobile phone that is unlimited >> of data plan just in case. Companies vary in how they compensate their >> employees but a good team lead and a manager can make difference. :D >> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:51 PM, fooler mail <fooler.m...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Elmer Rivera <elmer.riv...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > Hi Everyone, >>> > >>> > What are your ideas/practices that are currently given to operators >>> > who are 24/7 on-calls? >>> > Do you receive extra packages/benefits/compensation on top of your >>> > salary for such? >>> > >>> >>> hi elmer, >>> >>> the best answer there is to check you local legislation first (eg. >>> DOLE).. in every country they have different legislation.. for example >>> my colleagues in UK and US doesnt get anything from their on-call >>> work.. but they take a leave off to compensate with their hours spent >>> on on-call.. in Finland, they get more.. if that week is their on-call >>> week and they work from 8am to 6pm.. from 6pm to 8am that is 14 hours >>> times half of their hourly salary rate with or without a call.. so >>> while you are sleeping you are paid for it :-> if there is an actual >>> call.. they are paid 150 percernt of their hourly rate... >>> >>> in singapore.. we work from 9 to 5 or 7 hours a day only (same as in >>> Finland).. nokia values work and life balance... the more time for >>> your love ones.. the more employees are being productive... >>> furthermore.. the good thing is.. im not allowed to do overtime work >>> and on-call job due to my job grade level... we are allowed to work >>> from home anytime and i was allowed even to work from home in the >>> philippines.. unfortunately.. our ISPs are not reliable as i did once >>> working in the philippines (iloilo) before and i dont want to take any >>> risks because of ISP's fault... >>> >>> fooler. > > Thank you very much for the info. I appreciate it. > > -- > Elmer > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
