SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
20.01
Employees who are members of the Local Lodge and who are working on projects in that Lodge area, shall receive a subsistence allowance under the following circumstance: Subsistence shall not be paid to any employee for work in, or within daily commuting distance (as defined and paid under Article 19.00) of the City in which the Union maintains the Local Lodge office (St. John's). All employees shall receive subsistence on all other job locations. In order to qualify for the subsistence allowance under Article 20.01, the member will have to supply the following information at the time of hire. One (1) of the following pieces of information: Property Tax Assessment, Utility Bill/Home Telephone Statement, Rental Agreement (Tenancy Lease), Work Visa/Work Permit. Plus one (1) of the following recent pieces of information: Driver’s Licence/Vehicle Registration or Pink Card, CRA Taxpayer’s Notice of Assessment/Service Canada Documents, Rental or Home Owners Contents Insurance Policy. The name of the member and current address must be clearly indicated on the documentation provided. Note: If the member is married and the required documentation is in the spouses’ name, a copy of the marriage certificate must be provided. If the member is living common- law and the documentation is in the common-law spouses’ name, a sworn affidavit stating the members’ common-law status must be provided. If any Boilermaker hired on does not submit the proper documentation upon their date of hire, they will be considered a local resident and no back pay will be afforded. If the proof of residency is provided at a later date other than their start date by the worker it is agreed that the subsistence allowance would commence the day of proof of residency documentation was received going forward. Any further issues regarding Boilermaker’s not submitting proper documentation upon hire on will not be pursued.
20.02
For employees supplied or obtained from other sources, entitlement to subsistence allowance shall be as follows: a) When a travel card member has deposited their card in another Lodge area, and has solicited work from that Lodge List or an Out-of-Work List, they shall be considered to be a resident of that List area and shall be entitled to subsistence and travel time, or otherwise, on that basis. b) In other cases, where the Union supplies employees from other Local Lodges, without Employer consultation and agreement to the employees proposed, the Employer shall not be obliged to pay subsistence. c) Where the Employer obtains or supplies employees from other sources, or agrees to the Union's assistance in doing so, the Employer shall determine whether subsistence is to be paid; provided however that subsistence shall not be paid to any such employee unless they are required to maintain temporary living quarters away from their permanent residence.
20.03
The amount of the subsistence allowance and the effective dates of changes are set out in the Wage and Benefit Schedule of this Appendix.
20.04
Subsistence allowance shall not apply where employees can be accommodated at a camp, arranged for by the Employer, in which case the Employer shall pay the cost of the accommodation provided. There shall be no charge to employees for use of washers and dryers provided on camp jobs.
20.05
Subject to Articles 20.01 and 20.02, except as defined in the following, subsistence allowance shall be paid for waiting time, inclement weather or a Recognized Holiday. Subject to Articles 20.01 and 20.02, an employee shall forfeit subsistence allowance for absenteeism on any working days. When an employee is absent on the working day immediately preceding or following bad weather days or Recognized Holiday, they shall forfeit subsistence allowance for such absenteeism and for the bad weather days or Recognized Holidays. When Saturday is not a working day and an employee is absent on Friday when work is available, they shall forfeit subsistence allowance for Friday and for Saturday. When Sunday is not a working day and an employee is absent on Monday when work is available, they shall forfeit subsistence allowance for Sunday and for Monday. The above forfeiture of subsistence allowance shall be waived when the employee's absenteeism on any working day or on Friday and/or Monday, as outlined above, is due to a bona fide illness or absence is due to compassionate grounds satisfactory to the Employer and the Union. Forfeiture of subsistence allowance may also be waived in other cases if the reason for absenteeism is acceptable to the Employer.
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