TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL TIME

Free Zones Free zones shall be described as within: (1) 40 kilometres from the city or town boundary in which the employer's office is situated. (2) 40 kilometres from the city or town boundary in which the employee resides. For the administration of the free zone provisions, the employer shall have one designated office for the life of this agreement i.e. Head Office.

Employed Outside Free Zone All employees employed on job sites outside the free zone shall be compensated at the following daily rates: from 40 to 99 km — paid per days worked. 100+ km will be paid seven (7) days per week provided the employee completes the regularly scheduled work week of five eight-hour AG CLRA and Operating Engineers Local 904 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 wm Page 10 KY shifts or four ten-hour shifts, unless altered by circumstances outside the control of the employee. The Living Out Allowance daily rate is as follows: $3.00 increase on LOA effective on signing ($91.00) $4.00 increase on LOA effective May 1, 2023 ($95.00) $3.00 increase on LOA effective May 1, 2024 ($98.00)

Employed in Excess of Twenty-Eight (28) Days Initial transportation costs and travelling time to the job site and return upon completion shall be paid by the employer. When employees are employed on jobs in excess of twenty-eight (28) calendar days and are provided with board or compensation as per Article 10:02, such employees will be entitled to return transportation and travel every twenty-eight (28) calendar days thereafter. The turnaround for all employees working on projects accessible by road shall be twenty-eight (28) days on and seven (7) days off. The turnaround for all employees working on projects not accessible by road shall be twenty-eight (28) days on and nine (9) days off, consisting of two (2) days travel and seven (7) days home. The travel time shall be one (1) hour of pay for every 70 km of travel. Labrador travel time shall be a minimum of eight (8) hours pay per day on return only.

Use of Own Vehicle When an employee is requested by the employer and agrees to use their own vehicles for the convenience of the employer, they shall be compensated at the following rate per kilometer: Sixty-eight cents ($0.68) per kilometer for the duration of the agreement.

Resident Resident shall mean an employee who maintains a self-contained domestic establishment which was their ordinary place of residence at which they support dependents.

Camp Accommodations On any job site where camp accommodations are provided, all employees shall be provided such accommodations free of charge. If the employee wishes and the employer agrees, the employee shall be compensated as provided for in Article 10:02.

Transportation Employees living in camps shall have transportation from the camp to the job site and return provided daily.

Transfer Any employee covered by this agreement, when transferred shall be paid straight time for time spent travelling to a maximum of one regular shift for each day spent travelling and in addition shall be provided with free transportation and free board and lodgings while being transferred. mo Way SS xi CLRA and Operating Engineers Local 904 Collective Agreement 2022-2027 Page 11 a

Meal Allowance An employee who worked two (2) hours or more overtime, continuous with their regular shift shall be given where practical a meal at the conclusion of two (2) hours overtime and every six (6) hours thereinafter. When the provision of a meal is not practical, the employee shall receive a meal allowance of twenty-five (525.00).

Parking The employee shall be entitled to park within the proximity of the job site. If the employee is required to pay for parking, the employer will reimburse parking costs or provide alternate arrangements.