Common use of Acceptance of Board and Lodging or Subsistence Clause in Contracts

Acceptance of Board and Lodging or Subsistence. 22.3.1 After receiving notice of his temporary / project assignment to a temporary headquarters for more than one (1) day, an employee will, at the start of the next scheduled shift, be required to inform the Company of his intent to accept board and lodging at Company expense or accept subsistence in lieu thereof. He will be bound by that decision for the entire assignment except in the event of illness or other compelling reason. Should it be necessary to extend the assignment beyond the original scheduled time frame, the employee will be allowed to reverse his decision if he desires, providing he notifies the Company of his intention before leaving temporary headquarters at the end of the original assignment. Subsistence allowances will not be allowed at temporary headquarters located more than 60 (sixty) miles from permanent headquarters, unless in the opinion of the District Manager the trip could be made safely and within a reasonable time period.