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Common use of TRAVEL EXPENSES & PER DIEM Clause in Contracts

TRAVEL EXPENSES & PER DIEM. (A) All Employees will receive the applicable IRS allowable rate per mile as reasonable reimbursement for pre-hire travel calculated based on the distance via the nearest route from the city or town in which he is located at the time he receives his dispatch to the location of the job site. The Employee will be entitled to travel pay to the job site (initial travel pay) with his third paycheck or earlier if there is an amendment of the pre-job report as described in Article VIII(B). The Employee will be entitled to an equal amount of travel pay upon completion of the job (return travel pay) as reasonable reimbursement for post-employment travel expenses. If he fails to complete the job for any reason, he shall not be entitled to any return travel pay. Individuals traveling to the job site are doing so based on an offer of employment and are not considered Employees until successful completion of required pre-hire requirements and onboarding procedures that are otherwise consistent with the terms of the Agreement. Rejected applicants or individuals otherwise not provided employment may receive travel pay to reimburse for reasonable travel expenses as required by this Article XIV(A). 1. Employees hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union to jobs in the continental United States from Alaska will only be entitled to receive travel pay from the point at which they enter the continental United States to the job site. 2. When a job converts from micro-wire to stick rod and vice-versa, all Welders shall be entitled to return travel pay at that time as reasonable reimbursement for post- employment travel expenses. However, other Employees employed will be entitled to travel pay only as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 3. Travel expense provided for herein shall not be applicable when the Employee’s Assembly Point is moved from one location to another on the same job. 4. When an Employee is hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union, and, upon reporting to the job site, is informed by the Employer that no work at all is available for him for the remainder of the project, he shall be paid eight (8) hours at the straight time rate applicable for that job plus applicable fringe benefits. 5. Whenever any dispute arises over travel pay, the final decision shall be made by agreement between a representative of the PLCA and a representative of the Union. (B) Employees performing work under this Agreement are often required to travel away from their homes. In order to reimburse Employees for reasonable lodging, meals and other incidental expenses incurred while traveling away from home, such Employees will receive a daily allowance known as a "per diem." The per diem rates for eligible Journeymen and Helpers are set forth in Exhibits A and B (as periodically modified by the Parties to this Agreement). The per diem rates for Employees performing work under the "Attachments" to this Agreement are set forth in each of those Attachments. The per diem rates set forth in any Market Recovery Agreement will be specified within those agreements. (C) For all jobs, per diem will be paid as follows: 1. If pre-jobbed with a work week of six (6) or seven (7) days, per diem shall be paid for seven (7) days per work week. 2. If pre-jobbed with a work week of five (5) days or fewer , per diem shall be paid for one day more than the number of days in the work week set out on the pre-job form; provided that if the number of days worked exceeds the number of days in the pre-jobbed work week, per diem shall be owed for one day more than the number of days worked. 3. In no event will per diem be paid for more than seven (7) days per week.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: National Pipe Line Agreement, National Pipeline Agreement

TRAVEL EXPENSES & PER DIEM. (A) All Employees will receive the applicable IRS allowable rate per mile as reasonable reimbursement for pre-hire travel calculated based on the distance via the nearest route from the city or town in which he is located at the time he receives his dispatch to the location of the job site. The Employee will be entitled to travel pay to the job site (initial travel pay) with his third paycheck or earlier if there is an amendment of the pre-job report as described in Article VIII(B). The Employee will be entitled to an equal amount of travel pay upon completion of the job (return travel pay) as reasonable reimbursement for post-employment travel expenses. If he fails to complete the job for any reason, he shall not be entitled to any return travel pay. Individuals traveling to the job site are doing so based on an offer of employment and are not considered Employees until successful completion of required pre-hire requirements and onboarding procedures that are otherwise consistent with the terms of the Agreement. Rejected applicants or individuals otherwise not provided employment may receive travel pay to reimburse for reasonable travel expenses as required by this Article XIV(A). 1. Employees hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union to jobs in the continental United States from Alaska will only be entitled to receive travel pay from the point at which they enter the continental United States to the job site. 2. When a job converts from micro-wire to stick rod and vice-versa, all Welders shall be entitled to return travel pay at that time as reasonable reimbursement for post- employment travel expenses. However, other Employees employed will be entitled to travel pay only as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 3. Travel expense provided for herein shall not be applicable when the Employee’s Assembly Point is moved from one location to another on the same job. 4. When an Employee is hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union, and, upon reporting to the job site, is informed by the Employer that no work at all is available for him for the remainder of the project, he shall be paid eight (8) hours at the straight time rate applicable for that job plus applicable fringe benefits. 5. Whenever any dispute arises over travel pay, the final decision shall be made by agreement between a representative of the PLCA and a representative of the Union. (B) Employees performing work under this Agreement are often required to travel away from their homes. In order to reimburse Employees for reasonable lodging, meals and other incidental expenses incurred while traveling away from home, such Employees will receive a daily allowance known as a "per diem." The per diem rates for eligible Journeymen and Helpers are set forth in this Article XIV and Exhibits A and B (as periodically modified by the Parties to this Agreement). The per diem rates for Employees performing work under the "Attachments" to this Agreement are set forth in each of those Attachments. The per diem rates set forth in any Market Recovery Agreement will be specified within those agreements. (C) For all jobs for which the pre-job conference is held on or after June 1, 2020 (and, for all other jobs, effective August 17, 2020), per diem will be paid as follows: 1. If pre-jobbed with a work week of six (6) or seven (7) days, per diem shall be paid for seven (7) days per work week. 2. If pre-jobbed with a work week of five (5) days or fewer , per diem shall be paid for one day more than the number of days in the work week set out on the pre-job form; provided that if the number of days worked exceeds the number of days in the pre-jobbed work week, per diem shall be owed for one day more than form or the number of days worked, whichever is greater. 3. In no event will per diem be paid for more than seven (7) days per week.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: National Pipeline Agreement, National Pipeline Agreement

TRAVEL EXPENSES & PER DIEM. (A) All Employees will receive the applicable IRS allowable rate per mile as reasonable reimbursement for pre-hire travel calculated based on the distance via the nearest route from the city or town in which he is located at the time he receives his dispatch to the location of the job site. The Employee will be entitled to travel pay to the job site (initial travel pay) with his third paycheck or earlier if there is an amendment of the pre-job report as described in Article VIII(B). The Employee will be entitled to an equal amount of travel pay upon completion of the job (return travel pay) as reasonable reimbursement for post-employment travel expenses. If he fails to complete the job for any reason, he shall not be entitled to any return travel pay. Individuals traveling to the job site are doing so based on an offer of employment and are not considered Employees until successful completion of required pre-hire requirements and onboarding procedures that are otherwise consistent with the terms of the Agreement. Rejected applicants or individuals otherwise not provided employment may receive travel pay to reimburse for reasonable travel expenses as required by this Article XIV(A). 1. Employees hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union to jobs in the continental United States from Alaska will only be entitled to receive travel pay from the point at which they enter the continental United States to the job site. 2. When a job converts from micro-wire to stick rod and vice-versa, all Welders shall be entitled to return travel pay at that time as reasonable reimbursement for post- post­ employment travel expenses. However, other Employees employed will be entitled to travel pay only as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 3. Travel expense provided for herein shall not be applicable when the Employee’s 's Assembly Point is moved from one location to another on the same job. 4. When an Employee is hired directly by Employer or dispatched by Union, and, upon reporting to the job site, is informed by the Employer that no work at all is available for him for the remainder of the project, he shall be paid eight (8) hours at the straight time rate applicable for that job plus applicable fringe benefits. 5. Whenever any dispute arises over travel pay, the final decision shall be made by agreement between a representative of the PLCA and a representative of the Union. (B) Employees performing work under this Agreement are often required to travel away from their homes. In order to reimburse Employees for reasonable lodging, meals and other incidental expenses incurred while traveling away from home, such Employees will receive a daily allowance known as a "per diem." The per diem rates for eligible Journeymen and Helpers are set forth in this Article XIV and Exhibits A and B (as periodically modified by the Parties to this Agreement). The per diem rates for Employees performing work under the "Attachments" to this Agreement are set forth in each of those Attachments. The per diem rates set forth in any Market Recovery Agreement will be specified within those agreements. (C) For all jobs for which the pre-job conference is held on or after June 1, 2020 (and, for all other jobs, effective August 17, 2020), per diem will be paid as follows: 1. If pre-jobbed with a work week of six (6) or seven (7) days, per diem shall be paid for seven (7) days per work week. 2. If pre-jobbed with a work week of five (5) days or fewer , per diem shall be paid for one day more than the number of days in the work week set out on the pre-job form; provided that if the number of days worked exceeds the number of days in the pre-jobbed work week, per diem shall be owed for one day more than form or the number of days worked, whichever is greater. 3. In no event will per diem be paid for more than seven (7) days per week.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: National Pipeline Agreement