LINES AND STATIONS CONSTRUCTION DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE AND ROOM AND BOARD. DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE 27.1 The daily travel allowance will be paid by the Employers to their employees who are not living in camp or receiving a subsistence allowance as referred to in Section 27.4 on the following basis: (a) If an employee lives less than fifty (50) road-driven kilometres from the work location or declared assembly point, no travel allowance will be paid. (b) If an employee lives fifty (50) to seventy (70) road-driven kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $27.07 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 ($27.34 effective May 1, 2021, $27.61 effective May 1, 2022, $27.89 effective May 1, 2023, $28.17 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for. (c) If an employee lives seventy (70) to ninety-six(96) road-driven kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $31.18 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 ($31.49 effective May 1, 2021, $31.80 effective May 1, 2022, $32.12 effective May 1, 2023, $32.44 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for. (d) If an employee lives ninety-six (96) to one hundred and ten (110) road- driven kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $35.28 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 ($35.63 effective May 1, 2021, $35.99 effective May 1, 2022, $36.35 effective May 1, 2023, $36.71 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for. (e) If an employee lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, and does not qualify for subsistence allowance under Section 27.4 below, or does not maintain a temporary accommodation at or near the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $39.09 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 ($39.48 effective May 1, 2021, $39.87 effective May 1, 2022, $40.27 effective May 1, 2023, $40.67 effective May 1, 2024) provided he continues to travel greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers daily for each day worked or reported for. (f) Employees using company vehicles are not entitled to daily travel. (g) If a journeyman does not qualify for Room and Board under Article 27.4, and lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the project, he or she shall receive daily travel as per the rates in Article 27.1 (e). 27.2 The Employer reserves the right to base daily travel allowance on the distance in road-driven kilometers from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report. 27.3 For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, “road-driven kilometres” is based on the shortest available road-driven distance from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report, as measured through Google Maps. ROOM AND BOARD 27.4 The following conditions will apply for employees whose regular residence* is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the work location. 1. The place where the employee maintains a self-contained, domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained; and 2. The total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and 3. The employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location. (a) An Employer may supply either: (i) room and board in camp or a good standard of board and lodging; or (ii) a subsistence allowance. (b) An employee may exercise his option not to stay in a camp or accept free room and board. An employee who exercises this option shall receive a subsistence allowance as follows: (i) The Province will be divided into two (2) regions for the payment of subsistence allowance; a Northern region and a Southern region. The Northern region is the geographic area north of a line drawn between the mouth of the French River and Mattawa. The Southern region is comprised of all remaining geographic areas except that described for the Northern region. (ii) An employee working at the Northern Region whose regular residence is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the Project shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $100.95 per day effective May 1, 2020 ($101.96 effective May 1, 2021, $102.98 effective May 1, 2022, $104.01 effective May 1, 2023, $105.05 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for. (iii) An employee working in the Southern Region, whose regular residence is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the Project in the Southern Region shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $84.95 per day effective May 1, 2020 ($85.80 effective May 1, 2021, $86.66 effective May 1, 2022, $87.53 effective May 1, 2023, $88.41 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for. (iv) The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that suitable camp facilities are provided. 27.5 An employee shall not qualify for daily travel allowance or room and board allowance as provided for in Sections 27.1 and 27.4 above, when such employee reports for work but does not remain at work for his scheduled daily hours unless excused by an authorized representative of his Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied. 27.6 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to charge for board and other existing services. The Employer fixes the charge for board and other existing services in camps at $25.00 per day. This will be applied on the following basis: (a) An employee who remains in camp on a normally scheduled workday on which he does not work will be charged $25.00 per day unless he is excused from work by an authorized representative of his Employer. (b) An employee who is absent from work on Friday without approval and who remains in camp and who is still absent from work on the following Monday without approval will be charged for room and board for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. (c) An employee who is absent from work without approval on Friday but who works the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday. (d) An employee who works the Friday and is absent from work without approval on the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday. 27.7 The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that camp facilities meeting all standards and regulations are provided. (e.g. OHSA regulations) 27.8 All applications for daily travel allowance and room and board must be complete and filed with the Employer during the course of employment. The Employer will not be responsible for any application filed more than fourteen
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LINES AND STATIONS CONSTRUCTION
DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE AND ROOM AND BOARD. DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
27.1 The daily travel allowance will be paid by the Employers to their employees who are not living in camp or receiving a subsistence allowance as referred to in Section 27.3 and 27.4 on the following basis:
(a) If an employee lives less than fifty within forty (5040) road-driven radius kilometres from of the work location or declared assembly point, no travel allowance will be paid.
(b) If an employee lives fifty (50) within 40 to seventy (70) road-driven 56 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $27.07 25.76 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($27.34 26.01 effective May 1, 20212016, $27.61 26.27 effective May 1, 20222017, $27.89 26.54 effective May 1, 20232018, $28.17 26.80 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(c) If an employee lives seventy (70) within 56 to ninety-six(96) road-driven 80 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $31.18 29.66 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($31.49 29.96 effective May 1, 20212016, $31.80 30.26 effective May 1, 20222017, $32.12 30.56 effective May 1, 20232018, $32.44 effective 30.87effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(d) If an employee lives ninety-six (96) within 80 to one hundred and ten (110) road- driven 97 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $35.28 33.56 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($35.63 33.90 effective May 1, 20212016, $35.99 34.24 effective May 1, 20222017, $36.35 34.58 effective May 1, 20232018, $36.71 34.93 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(e) If an employee lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, and does not qualify for subsistence allowance under Section 27.4 27.3 below, or does not maintain a temporary accommodation at or near the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $39.09 37.19 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($39.48 37.56 effective May 1, 20212016, $39.87 37.94 effective May 1, 20222017, $40.27 38.32 effective May 1, 20232018, $40.67 38.70 effective May 1, 20242019) provided he continues to travel greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers daily for each day worked or reported for.
(f) Employees using company vehicles are not entitled to daily travel.
(g) If a journeyman does not qualify for Room and Board under Article 27.427.3, and lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the project, he or she shall receive daily travel as per the rates in Article 27.1 (e). When an employee is directed to report to a location that involves travelling around a natural barrier, the distance around the natural barrier shall be the shortest distance measured by a series of straight lines. The sum of the distances of these straight lines shall be applied to the ring concept to establish the employee's travel allowance entitlement. A natural barrier is defined as any obstruction or impediment which creates an unreasonable relationship between radius kilometers and actual kilometers travelled.
27.2 The Employer reserves the right to base daily travel allowance on the distance in road-driven radius kilometers from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report.
27.3 For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, “road-driven kilometres” is based on the shortest available road-driven distance from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report, as measured through Google Maps. ROOM AND BOARD
27.4 27.3 The following conditions will apply for employees whose regular residence* is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the work location.
1. The place where the employee maintains a self-contained, domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained; and
2. The total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and
3. The employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location.
(a) An Employer may supply either:
(i) room and board in camp or a good standard of board and lodging; or
(ii) a subsistence allowance.
(b) An employee may exercise his option not to stay in a camp or accept free room and board. An employee who exercises this option shall receive a subsistence allowance as follows:
(i) The Province will be divided into two (2) regions for the payment of subsistence allowance; a Northern region and a Southern region. The Northern region is the geographic area north of a line drawn between the mouth of the French River and Mattawa. The Southern region is comprised of all remaining geographic areas except that described for the Northern region.
(i) For metropolitan areas (Toronto and Xxxxxxxx) is the place where an employee maintains a self-contained domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained, and the total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and the employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location.
(ii) For all other areas, shall be deemed to be the city or town hall of the municipality where an employee maintains a regular residence described in (i) above. In those municipalities where a city or town hall does not exist, then the post office serving his self-contained domestic establishment will apply.
(ii) An employee working at the Northern Region whose regular residence is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the Project shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $100.95 92.34 per day effective August 14, 2015 ($94.19 effective May 1, 2020 (2016, $101.96 96.07 effective May 1, 20212017, $102.98 97.99 effective May 1, 20222018, $104.01 99.95 effective May 1, 2023, $105.05 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(iii) An employee working in the Southern Region, excluding the Xxxxx Project, whose regular residence is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the Project in the Southern Region shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $84.95 77.70 per day effective August 14, 2015 ($79.26 effective May 1, 2020 (2016, $85.80 80.84 effective May 1, 2021, 2017 $86.66 82.46 effective May 1, 20222018, $87.53 84.11 effective May 1, 2023, $88.41 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(iv) The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that suitable camp facilities are provided.
27.5 27.4 An employee shall not qualify for daily travel allowance or room and board allowance as provided for in Sections 27.1 and 27.4 27.3 above, when such employee reports for work but does not remain at work for his scheduled daily hours unless excused by an authorized representative of his Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
27.6 27.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to charge for board and other existing services. The Employer fixes the charge for board and other existing services in camps at $25.00 per day. This will be applied on the following basis:
(a) An employee who remains in camp on a normally scheduled workday on which he does not work will be charged $25.00 per day unless he is excused from work by an authorized representative of his Employer.
(b) An employee who is absent from work on Friday without approval and who remains in camp and who is still absent from work on the following Monday without approval will be charged for room and board for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
(c) An employee who is absent from work without approval on Friday but who works the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
(d) An employee who works the Friday and is absent from work without approval on the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
27.7 27.6 The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that camp facilities meeting all standards and regulations are provided. (e.g. OHSA regulations)
27.8 27.7 All applications for daily travel allowance and room and board must be complete and filed with the Employer during the course of employment. The Employer will not be responsible for any application filed more than fourteen
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LINES AND STATIONS CONSTRUCTION
DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE AND ROOM AND BOARD. DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
27.1 The daily travel allowance will be paid by the Employers to their employees who are not living in camp or receiving a subsistence allowance as referred to in Section 27.4 on the following basis:are
(a) If an employee lives less than fifty within forty (5040) road-driven radius kilometres from of the work location or declared assembly point, no travel allowance will be paid.
(b) If an employee lives fifty (50) within 40 to seventy (70) road-driven 56 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $27.07 20.10 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($27.34 20.60 effective August 1, 2004, $21.10 effective May 1, 20212005, $27.61 21.60 effective May 1, 20222006, $27.89 22.10 effective May 1, 20232007, $28.17 22.60 effective May 1, 20242008, $23.10 effective May 1, 2009) for each day worked or reported for.
(c) If an employee lives seventy (70) within 56 to ninety-six(96) road-driven 80 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $31.18 23.60 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($31.49 24.10 effective August 1, 2004, $24.60 effective May 1, 20212005, $31.80 25.10 effective May 1, 20222006, $32.12 25.60 effective May 1, 20232007, $32.44 26.10 effective May 1, 20242008, $26.60 effective May 1, 2009) for each day worked or reported for.
(d) If an employee lives ninety-six (96) within 80 to one hundred and ten (110) road- driven 97 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $35.28 27.10 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($35.63 27.60 effective August 1, 2004, $28.10 effective May 1, 20212005, $35.99 28.60 effective May 1, 20222006, $36.35 29.10 effective May 1, 20232007, $36.71 29.60 effective May 1, 20242008, $30.10 effective May 1, 2009) for each day worked or reported for.
(e) If an employee lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, and does not qualify for subsistence allowance under Section 27.4 27.3 below, or does not maintain a temporary accommodation at or near the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $39.09 30.35 per day travel allowance effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($39.48 30.85 effective August 1, 2004, $31.35 effective May 1, 20212005, $39.87 31.85 effective May 1, 20222006, $40.27 32.35 effective May 1, 20232007, $40.67 32.85 effective May 1, 20242008, $33.35 effective May 1, 2009) provided he continues to travel greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers daily for each day worked or reported for.
(f) Employees using company vehicles are not entitled . When an employee is directed to daily travel.
(g) If report to a journeyman does not qualify for Room location that involves travelling around a natural barrier, the distance around the natural barrier shall be the shortest distance measured by a series of straight lines. The sum of the distances of these straight lines shall be applied to the ring concept to establish the employee's travel allowance entitlement. A natural barrier is defined as any obstruction or impediment which creates an unreasonable relationship between radius kilometers and Board under Article 27.4, and lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven actual kilometers from the project, he or she shall receive daily travel as per the rates in Article 27.1 (e)travelled.
27.2 The Employer reserves the right to base daily travel allowance on the distance in road-driven radius kilometers from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report.
27.3 For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, “road-driven kilometres” is based on the shortest available road-driven distance from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report, as measured through Google Maps. ROOM AND BOARD
27.4 27.3 The following conditions will apply for employees whose regular residence* is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the work location.
1. The place where the employee maintains a self-contained, domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained; and
2. The total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and
3. The employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location.
(a) An Employer may supply either:
(i) room and board in camp or a good standard of board and lodging; or
(ii) a subsistence allowance.
(b) An employee may exercise his option not to stay in a camp or accept free room and board. An employee who exercises this option shall receive a subsistence allowance as follows:
(i) The Province will be divided into two (2) regions for the payment of subsistence allowance; a Northern region and a Southern region. The Northern region is the geographic area north of a line drawn between the mouth of the French River and Mattawa. The Southern region is comprised of all remaining geographic areas except that described for the Northern region.
(i) For metropolitan areas (Toronto and Xxxxxxxx) is the place where an employee maintains a self-contained domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained, and the total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and the employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location.
(ii) For all other areas, shall be deemed to be the city or town hall of the municipality where an employee maintains a regular residence described in (i) above. In those municipalities where a city or town hall does not exist, then the post office serving his self-contained domestic establishment will apply.
(ii) An employee working at the Northern Region whose regular residence is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the Project shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $100.95 76.00 per day effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($101.96 77.00 effective August 1, 2004, $78.00 effective May 1, 2021, $102.98 effective May 1, 2022, $104.01 effective May 1, 2023, $105.05 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for.,
(iii) An employee working in the Southern Region, excluding the Xxxxx Project, whose regular residence is greater more than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the Project in the Southern Region shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $84.95 63.00 per day effective May 1, 2020 2003 ($85.80 64.00 effective August 1, 2004, $65.00 effective May 1, 20212005, $86.66 66.00 effective May 1, 2022, $87.53 effective May 1, 2023, $88.41 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for.May
(iv) The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that suitable camp facilities are provided.
27.5 27.4 An employee shall not qualify for daily travel allowance or room and board allowance as provided for in Sections 27.1 and 27.4 27.3 above, when such employee reports for work but does not remain at work for his scheduled daily hours unless excused by an authorized representative of his Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
27.6 27.5 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to charge for board and other existing services. The Employer fixes the charge for board and other existing services in camps at $25.00 per day. This will be applied on the following basis:
(a) An employee who remains in camp on a normally scheduled workday on which he does not work will be charged $25.00 per day unless he is excused from work by an authorized representative of his Employer.
(b) An employee who is absent from work on Friday without approval and who remains in camp and who is still absent from work on the following Monday without approval will be charged for room and board for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
(c) An employee who is absent from work without approval on Friday but who works the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
(d) An employee who works the Friday and is absent from work without approval on the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
27.7 The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that camp facilities meeting all standards and regulations are provided. (e.g. OHSA regulations)
27.8 All applications for daily travel allowance and room and board must be complete and filed with the Employer during the course of employment. The Employer will not be responsible for any application filed more than fourteen
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Samples: Collective Agreement
LINES AND STATIONS CONSTRUCTION
DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE AND ROOM AND BOARD. DAILY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE
27.1 29.1 The daily travel allowance will be paid by the Employers to their employees who are not living in camp or receiving a subsistence allowance as referred to in Section 27.4 Sections 29.3 and 29.4, on the following basis:
(a) If an employee lives less than fifty within forty (5040) road-driven radius kilometres from of the work location or declared assembly point, no travel allowance will be paid.
(b) If an employee lives fifty (50) within 40 to seventy (70) road-driven 56 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $27.07 25.76 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($27.34 26.01 effective May 1, 20212016, $27.61 26.27 effective May 1, 20222017, $27.89 26.54 effective May 1, 20232018, $28.17 26.80 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(c) If an employee lives seventy (70) within 56 to ninety-six(96) road-driven 80 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $31.18 29.66 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($31.49 29.96 effective May 1, 20212016, $31.80 30.26 effective May 1, 20222017, $32.12 30.56 effective May 1, 20232018, $32.44 30.87 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(d) If an employee lives ninety-six (96) within 80 to one hundred and ten (110) road- driven 97 radius kilometers from of the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $35.28 33.56 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($35.63 33.90 effective May 1, 20212016, $35.99 34.24 effective May 1, 20222017, $36.35 34.58 effective May 1, 20232018, $36.71 34.93 effective May 1, 20242019) for each day worked or reported for.
(e) If an employee lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the work location or declared assembly point, and does not qualify for subsistence allowance under Section 27.4 29.3 below, or does not maintain a temporary accommodation at or near the work location or declared assembly point, he shall receive $39.09 37.19 per day travel allowance effective May 1August 14, 2020 2015 ($39.48 37.56 effective May 1, 20212016, $39.87 37.94 effective May 1, 20222017, $40.27 38.32 effective May 1, 20232018, $40.67 38.70 effective May 1, 20242019) provided he continues to travel greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers daily for each day worked or reported for.
(f) Employees using company vehicles are not entitled to daily travel.
(g) If a journeyman does not qualify for Room and Board under Article 27.429.3, and lives greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven 97 radius kilometers from the project, he or she shall receive daily travel as per the rates in Article 27.1 29.1 (e). When an employee is directed to report to a location that involves travelling around a natural barrier, the distance around the natural barrier shall be the shortest distance measured by a series of straight lines. The sum of the distances of these straight lines shall be applied to the ring concept to establish the employee's travel allowance entitlement. A natural barrier is defined as any obstruction or impediment which creates an unreasonable relationship between radius kilometers and actual kilometers travelled. The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that camp facilitates meeting all standards and regulations are provided (e.g. OHSA regulations).
27.2 29.2 The Employer reserves the right to base daily travel allowance on the distance in road-driven radius kilometers from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report.
27.3 For the purpose of the Collective Agreement, “road-driven kilometres” is based on the shortest available road-driven distance from where an employee lives to either the work location or declared assembly point, depending on where the employee is directed to report, as measured through Google Maps. ROOM AND BOARD
27.4 The following conditions will apply for employees whose regular residence* is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the work location.
1. The place where the employee maintains a self-contained, domestic establishment (a dwelling house, apartment or similar place of residence where a person generally eats and sleeps). This is in contrast to a boarding type of situation such as a hotel/motel room, or boarding house facility which is not self-contained; and
2. The total financial responsibility for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the residence rests solely with the employee. The employee must be able to show proof of such financial responsibility in accordance with the "Application for Daily Travel/Room and Board Allowance"; and
3. The employee normally resides in the residence except for those periods of time when, because of the location of the work, the employee is forced to obtain temporary accommodation at that work location.
(a) An Employer may supply either:
(i) room and board in camp or a good standard of board and lodging; or
(ii) a subsistence allowance.
(b) An employee may exercise his option not to stay in a camp or accept free room and board. An employee who exercises this option shall receive a subsistence allowance as follows:
(i) The Province will be divided into two (2) regions for the payment of subsistence allowance; a Northern region and a Southern region. The Northern region is the geographic area north of a line drawn between the mouth of the French River and Mattawa. The Southern region is comprised of all remaining geographic areas except that described for the Northern region.
(ii) An employee working at the Northern Region whose regular residence is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the Project shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $100.95 per day effective May 1, 2020 ($101.96 effective May 1, 2021, $102.98 effective May 1, 2022, $104.01 effective May 1, 2023, $105.05 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for.
(iii) An employee working in the Southern Region, whose regular residence is greater than or equal to one hundred and ten (110) road-driven kilometers from the Project in the Southern Region shall be paid a subsistence allowance of $84.95 per day effective May 1, 2020 ($85.80 effective May 1, 2021, $86.66 effective May 1, 2022, $87.53 effective May 1, 2023, $88.41 effective May 1, 2024) for each day worked or reported for.
(iv) The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that suitable camp facilities are provided.
27.5 An employee shall not qualify for daily travel allowance or room and board allowance as provided for in Sections 27.1 and 27.4 above, when such employee reports for work but does not remain at work for his scheduled daily hours unless excused by an authorized representative of his Employer. Such permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
27.6 The Union recognizes the Employer's right to charge for board and other existing services. The Employer fixes the charge for board and other existing services in camps at $25.00 per day. This will be applied on the following basis:
(a) An employee who remains in camp on a normally scheduled workday on which he does not work will be charged $25.00 per day unless he is excused from work by an authorized representative of his Employer.
(b) An employee who is absent from work on Friday without approval and who remains in camp and who is still absent from work on the following Monday without approval will be charged for room and board for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
(c) An employee who is absent from work without approval on Friday but who works the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
(d) An employee who works the Friday and is absent from work without approval on the following Monday will be charged for the day of absence and will not be charged for Saturday and Sunday.
27.7 The Employer will notify the Union in advance when it intends to provide room and board in camp and agrees to ensure that camp facilities meeting all standards and regulations are provided. (e.g. OHSA regulations)
27.8 All applications for daily travel allowance and room and board must be complete and filed with the Employer during the course of employment. The Employer will not be responsible for any application filed more than fourteen
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Samples: Collective Agreement
