AN140317 – Woolclassers and Sheep Shearing Machine Experts and Grinders' Award - State 2003

PART 8 - TRANSFERS, TRAVELLING AND WORKING AWAY FROM USUAL PLACE OF WORK 

8.1 FARES AND TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE

8.1.1 The employer shall reimburse the employee for all fares necessarily incurred by the employee in travelling from their place of engagement or from their permanent residence to the place of employment and shall also pay to the employee the allowance prescribed in clause 8.1.10.

8.1.2 When an employee proceeds direct from an engagement at one shed to another shed they shall only be entitled to receive from the employer at the second shed fares and allowances from shed to shed:

Provided that clause 8.1.2 shall not prevent any mutual arrangements as to sharing these costs being agree to between employers.

8.1.3 An employee who is about to return from any shed to the place of the employee's engagement or of the employee's permanent residence shall make claim, in writing, for fares and allowance to such place within a period of a calendar month after completion of such engagement; the employer shall thereupon make prompt settlement of all fares and allowance due. Any mis-statement of entitlement to fares and allowances by the employee or failure by the employer to pay a legitimate claim, shall constitute a breach of this Award and any monies obtained by virtue of an incorrect statement must be refunded or will be recoverable by the employer.

8.1.4 When travelling by railway, first class fares shall be allowed, provided the employee travels first class.

8.1.5 If any employee travels on a train in which sleeping accommodation is available, the employee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for the cost of such sleeping accommodation provided it has been availed of.

8.1.6 The employer shall either provide suitable transport for the conveyance of the employee from the railway station to the shed and return or shall reimburse the employee for the cost of such transport.

8.1.7 Where an employee, by agreement with the employer, travels by means of the employee's own motor vehicle instead of by rail the employer shall, at the employer's option, either reimburse the employee to the extent of the cost of first class rail fares (not including the cost of sleeping accommodation but including the cost of transport from the railway station to the shed and return) which the employee would have incurred if the employee had travelled by rail, or shall pay the employee an allowance at the rate of 12.5 cents per km for travel by the most direct route from the employee's place of engagement or the employee's place of residence to the shed.

8.1.8 When an employee is proceeding, by agreement, in the employee's own motor vehicle, direct from an engagement at one shed to another shed or when the employee is so returning from one shed to the employee's place of engagement or place of permanent residence, reimbursement for travelling in the employee's car shall be in accordance with the provisions of clause 8.1.2 and 8.1.3.

8.1.9 When an employee travels by air, the employee shall not, unless such travel is authorised by the employer, receive any greater allowance than the employee would be entitled to receive under clause 8.1.4 for travel by other means.

8.1.10 An allowance at the rate of $12.00 per day shall be paid by the employer to the employee for all expenses incurred (other than fares) while the employee is actually proceeding to and from his place of employment.

8.1.11 Such allowance shall be calculated at the rate of 50c per hour from the time of departure of the employee from the employee's place of engagement or from the employee's permanent residence until the employee arrives at the employee's place of employment.

8.1.12 When an employee is about to return from the employee's place of employment such allowance shall be calculated on the same basis from the time of departure until the employee arrives at the employee's place of engagement or the employee's permanent residence.

8.1.13 The allowance for fares and travelling expenses shall be calculated and paid for travel by the most direct, practical route.

8.1.14 An employee shall not be entitled to any benefits under clause 8.1 for travel beyond the boundaries of Queensland except by agreement with the employer concerned made at the time of engagement.

8.1.15 In cases where the employee is discharged for incompetence or misconduct no return fares nor return expenses allowance shall be paid.