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Earthquake – an emergency? Yes. Extra pay? No

The Employment Relations Authority has declined a claim for emergency call out payments to staff at Lincoln University following the Christchurch earthquakes.

The call out clause required both an emergency and a call out.  It was accepted that the earthquakes were an emergency but as the staff were performing work during their normal working hours the “call out” requirement was not met.  Staff were paid their normal pay and not the call out allowance.