notice before shift

http://www.employmentlawfirms.com/resources/employment/on-call-time-are-you-entitled-be-paid.htm

 

If you have the hours to drive then you best drive otherwise you'll never hear the end of it from your company.Far as getting paid. while on call of course you should but thats up to your employer.

 

No protection that I am aware of. But if that was me I'd tell dispatch I haven't slept all day I ain't driving. Now that said, maybe you should have been sleeping waiting for your call to drive? Kind of hard to give you exact advice without understanding the employment situation and how long you have been driving. If you have experience there is no reason why you should be settling for such a random schedule. Find you a better job.

unloader

 

There is.

Dispatcher: Driver, you are on call the 24th. Be ready to roll if you get a call.

Driver: 10-4.


You were told about the being on call. That is your protection.

Dont agree with it, tell the dispstcher to not put you on call.
Or find another job.

But seriously, i am on call 4 times a year. I know a year in advance when ill be on call. I dont plan anything, usually just stay home and hsng around. Im always ready for the call.

Thats what being on call means.

 

I'm always on call. I never know when I'll be called. I don't know if I should take a nap or go to bed early. It sucks to get home at 4 am and then the next day have to leave at that time. There have been many of all nighters after being up all day. It sucks but pays well.

 

I'm on call every 6th week. So for that week, business as usual except I don't venture too far from the phone and keep myself fit for duty. I work full time so depending on what hour the call comes in I may have to wait until I've had my 8 off so I can drive again.

 

Pretty sure a coercion law was just passed in the US. Legally, you are allowed to refuse any work you deem unsafe (both under local labour laws and under the FMCSR's) and due to the new law, your company can face serious repercussions for trying to force you to work.

However, you were "on-call" and that by definition means "ready to go at a moment's notice". If you aren't ready to go, then you have failed your end of the agreement and could be subject to disciplinary action.

My personal opinion is this, if you are on-call, you should be ready to go at any time, however, if they have you "on-call" for 9 hours leading up to the beginning of a work shift, they shouldn't (assuming they are considerate human beings) expect you to be able to work a "full" shift. This is all assuming mind you, that this company's definition of "on-call" doesn't require you to be ready to work a full shift when they call you.

So, unless you misunderstood the agreement made between them and you when they hired you, then I'm sorry to say but I think you are SOL here.