0 If a worker such as a doctor is on call, he or she is available to work or make official visits at any time when needed: --
1 used to describe workers who are available to make official visits at any time when they are needed: --
an on-call specialist/firefighter/judge
This can cause a strain on the on-call arrangements of staff in the interventional radiology department.
Junior doctors have lower basic rate of pay when on-call and provide a pool of low-cost labor.
Medical staffs are small, on-call schedules are demanding, and requests to serve on more than one hospital committee are numerous.
An on-call official veterinarian must be informed about the route prior to the departure of any horse transported in dedicated transport in an outbreak.
But the most difficult issues are the future of the opt-out and the treatment of on-call time.
The on-call system is not sufficient to meet actual needs, particularly in the area of health.
Including periods of inactivity while on-call when calculating the total duration of working time, is one such incentive.
The onerous on-call rotas have been better paid.
