TRAVEL
8.01
There shall be a free zone for employees working within a fifty (50) km radius of St. John’s City Hall. Travel and subsistence allowance will not apply when traveling to and working within this free zone. There shall be an unlimited free zone where non-union competition exists. Employees on industrial sites who are obligated to remain in the vicinity of the jobsite shall receive seven (7) days room and board provided they complete their full regularly scheduled shift of either five 8-hour or four 10-hour days. In the event that an employee does not complete their scheduled shift, they shall receive room and board for days worked unless off for medical reasons (doctor’s note required) or pre-approved time off.
8.02
There shall be a fifty (50) km radius free zone around all projects outside the jurisdiction of Clause 8:01. There shall be an unlimited free zone where non- union competition exists.
8.03
Employees shall be paid sixty-eight ($0.68) cents per kilometer for the duration of this Agreement, for all distance traveled daily outside the Free Zones subject to and described in Articles 8:01 and 8:02 up to a maximum of fifty (50) kilometers one way from their place of residence to the Free Zone outerlimits (ie. one way 50 + 50 = 100 kms). Initial and final travel time and kilometer allowances shall be paid on each job/contract where there is no non-union competition.
8.04
When an Employee’s combined daily two-way distance travel exceeds 200 kilometers, they shall receive at the Employer’s discretion either adequate Room and Board or Daily Subsistence of ninety-one dollars ($91.00) per day. Ten dollar ($10.00) total increase to LOA as follows: $3.00 increase on signing - ($91.00 per day) $4.00 increase on May 1, 2023 - ($95.00 per day) $3.00 increase on May 1, 2024 - ($98.00 per day) Adequate Room and Board or daily subsistence shall be provided for days not worked due to inclement weather or other reasons beyond the employer’s control.
8.05
All employees receiving room and board or daily subsistence in accordance with Article 8:04 shall be entitled to initial and terminal travel time pay between their regular place of residence and the job site on their first and last day of employment on the job site. Such travel time and time worked shall not exceed ten (10) hours in any day or overnight lodging shall be provided. Travel time shall not apply where there is non-union competition.
8.06
On any job on the island of Newfoundland that is not accessible by road, the employees are entitled to a round trip home every twenty-eight (28) days. These trips are not to exceed seven (7) unpaid working days. For all work in Labrador, employees are entitled to a round trip every twenty-eight (28) days. These trips are not to exceed seven unpaid working days (excluding one day travel in and one day travel out. Round trip transportation cost to be paid for by the employer. Eight hours pay on return only.
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