Common use of TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE Clause in Contracts

TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE. 59. Employees referred to jobs shall report to a location designated by the Employer. When requested to stay away from home overnight, the Employee shall be reimbursed for meals and lodging at reasonable rates which, when not previously established, will be substantiated by receipts. 60. The Employer shall provide Employees with a company vehicle when necessary in the performance of their duties. However, Employees covered by this Agreement are permitted, on a temporary basis, to use their personal vehicles for transportation from home location to job and from one job to another during the work day and may transport tools and materials. Under such circumstances Employees shall receive the current IRS Auto Mileage Allowance per mile for the use of their vehicle. Where there is a local agreement clearly defining mileage rate for use of personal vehicles for service and maintenance work, the local provisions shall prevail. 61. All Employees who drive company vehicles will be required to maintain a valid driver’s license and maintain a safe driving record, consistent with the Employer’s safety program and insurance requirements, as a condition of continued employment. The Employer shall have the right to check the validity of such driver’s license at their discretion in accordance with the Employer’s policies. The Employer shall be required to maintain adequate insurance on each company vehicle for all permitted uses of the vehicle by the Employee. 62. All travel time, in excess of reasonable commuting time, before and after an Employee's normal work hours shall be paid for at straight time, and such travel shall not be considered hours worked and the pay therefore shall not be considered as pay for hours worked. 63. Reasonable commuting time shall be that time required for Employees to travel to and from job assignments within a 50 mile radius or one hour drive time of their established residence (normally the Employer's local office or a designated point to which the Employee is permanently assigned).