AN160290 – Sheet Metal Workers' Award No. 10 of 1973

23. - FARES AND TRAVELLING TIME

(1) (a) A worker who, on any day, or from day to day is required to work at a job away from his accustomed workshop or depot shall, at the direction of his employer, present himself for work at such job at the usual starting time.

(b) A worker to whom paragraph (a) of this subclause applies shall be paid at ordinary rates for time spent in travelling between his home and the job and shall be reimbursed for any fares incurred in such travelling but only to the extent that the time so spent and the fares so incurred, exceed the time normally spent and the fares normally incurred in travelling between his home and his accustomed workshop or depot.

(c) A worker who with the approval of his employer uses his own means of transport for travelling to or from outside jobs shall be paid the amount of excess fares and travelling time which he would have incurred in using public transport unless he has an arrangement with his employer for a regular allowance.

(2) An employee, to whom subclause (1) of this clause does not apply and who is engaged on construction work, shall be paid an allowance in accordance with the provisions of this subclause to compensate for excess fates and travelling from the employee’s home to his/her place of work and return -

(a) On places within a radius of 30 kilometres from GPO Perth - $2.10 per day.

(b) For each additional kilometre up to 53 kilometres - 8 cents per kilometre.

(c) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) hereof, work performed at places beyond 53 kilometres from the GPO Perth shall be deemed to be outside work unless the employer and the employees, with the consent of the Union, agree in any particular case that the travelling allowance for such work shall be paid under this clause, in which case an additional allowance of 12 cents per kilometre shall be paid for each kilometre in excess of 53 kilometres.

(d) In respect to work carried out from an employer’s depot situated more than 53 kilometres from the GPO Perth, the main Post Office in the town in which such depot is situated is substituted as the centre for the purpose of calculating the allowance to be paid to employees as follows:

(i) On places of work within a radius of three kilometres from such Post Officer - Nil.

(ii) On places of work beyond a radius of three kilometres but within a radius of 21 kilometres from such Post Officer - $2.10 per day.

(iii) For each additional kilometre up to 53 kilometres - 8 cents per kilometre.

(3) For travelling during working hours from and to the employer's place of business or from one job to another a worker shall be paid by the employer at ordinary rates. The employer shall pay all fares and reasonable expenses in connection with such travelling.

(4) Where clause 25 Distant Work of this award applies to the majority of the workers employed under this award on any construction work, the provisions of this clause do not apply but the provisions of subclause (7) of the said clause 25 shall be applied to each worker as if he were supplied with board and lodging.