No, I am not a Tammy Wynette fan – just an HR Manager with an unhappy team of Maintenance / Equipment Engineers who have asked that we change our arrangements / payments for callouts and introduce a standby fee.

So my question is – what do you pay for standby and callouts?

We currently pay £20 for £40 depending on the time / day.  It has been this way for the last 10+ years.  They have proposed a standby fee of £15 each day from Monday to Thursday and £50 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (£210 a week). Plus increasing the callout pay to £40 and £50.  This seems a bit steep to me but I have nothing to judge this against.

Please help!

Thank you.