Common use of Hazardous Material Allowance Clause in Contracts

Hazardous Material Allowance. An Allowance of $1.50 per hour shall be payable where work is done on sites where hazardous material is identified and employees are required to wear the required full PPE eg suit including masks and gloves. For all work performed underground in a Tunnel an allowance of $2.50/hour is payable. The Company shall supply suitable accommodation for Employees required to stay away from home for work purposes, with payment of an additional $125 per day per Employee for meals and expenses incurred. The Company will, where possible, make this payment prior to the Employee starting Distant Work. In addition, where an Employee is required to work in a remote location, the Company and the Employee may agree for the Company to provide a higher daily payment for distant work. On occasions an employee may be directed to work away from his/her home depot where it is not practical and reasonable to return to his/her home depot on a Saturday and/or Sunday. If this is the case, and the employee will not achieve at least 48 hours work Monday to Sunday, the employee will be paid 4 hours at ordinary rates for each Saturday and Sunday where he/she is not required to work. Where an employee is required to work away from his/her usual depot, employee representatives will be consulted around accommodation arrangements to ensure the standard of living arrangements are suitable. Where available, accommodation shall be single with self-contained laundry and cooking facilities. Where this standard of accommodation is not available and following consultation where no different agreement has been reached, employees shall be compensated with the payment of a living away from home allowance of $150/day (this will be in lieu of the $125/day). Whilst working away from home for a period in excess of 3 consecutive weeks, the living away from home allowance payable will be $150/day (this will be in lieu of the $125/day allowance above).

Hazardous Material Allowance. An Allowance of $1.50 per hour shall be payable where work is done on sites where hazardous material is identified and employees are required to wear the required full PPE eg suit including masks and gloves. For all work performed underground in a Tunnel tunnel an allowance of $2.50/hour is payable. The Company shall supply suitable accommodation for Employees required to stay away from home for work purposes, with payment of an additional $125 per day per Employee for meals and expenses incurred. The Company will, where possible, make this payment prior to the Employee starting Distant Work. In addition, where an Employee is required to work in a remote location, the Company and the Employee may agree for the Company to provide a higher daily payment for distant work. On occasions an employee Employee may be directed to work away from his/her home depot where it is not practical and reasonable to return to his/her home depot on a Saturday and/or Sunday. If this is the case, and the employee Employee will not achieve at least 48 hours work Monday to Sunday, the employee will be paid 4 hours at ordinary rates for each Saturday and Sunday where he/she is not required to work. Where an employee Employee is required to work away from his/her usual depot, employee Employee representatives will be consulted around accommodation arrangements to ensure the standard of living arrangements are suitable. Where available, accommodation shall be single with self-contained laundry and cooking facilities. Where this standard of accommodation is not available and following consultation where no different agreement has been reached, employees Employees shall be compensated with the payment of a living away from home allowance of $150/day (this will be in lieu of the $125/day). Whilst working away from home for a period in excess of 3 consecutive weeks, the living away from home allowance payable will be $150/day (this will be in lieu of the $125/day allowance above).