The WRC did not recommend an on-call allowance for a landfill manager in a recommendation dated 10 January 2024. The worker said he monitored daily alerts about landfill flares and had to investigate if an alert did not arrive. The local authority said any action could wait until the next working day and that voluntary site visits could be claimed as time off in lieu, with travel expenses. The adjudicator found there was no requirement to respond outside normal working hours, and that the worker chose whether to visit either site. He therefore could not be considered an on-call worker.
WRC does not recommend on-call allowance for landfill manager
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