on-call work
Awaiting shift summons
On-call work is employment where workers must remain available to be summoned on short notice rather than working fixed schedules.
Common in healthcare, IT support, and emergency services: She's on call this weekend.
On-call workers may be paid a retainer for availability plus additional compensation when actually called in, or they may be paid only for hours worked.
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- zero-hour contractsJobs without guaranteed hours
- casual laborIrregular, non-permanent employment
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- rotating shiftsPeriodically changing work hours
healthcare workers · gig economy · skeleton crew · pager · callback · firefighters · locum · night shifts · emergency response · utility workers · tethered · labor laws · gig · waiting · temp · hourly · weekend · unpredictable
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- side workside job, side jobs, side hustle, side gigs, side hustles
- temporary jobstemp job, gig, contract, internship, substitute
- work arrangementsjob sharing, part-time, full-time, flextime, freelance
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- overtimeovertime pay, overtime hours, overtime rate, overtime rules, double overtime
on-call workpermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date
on-call workflexible work
Adjustable employment terms
freelance work · self-employment · flexible scheduling · flextime