AN170028 – Electrical/Electronic Trades (Public Sector) Award
(a) Employees who, on any day or from day to day are required to work at a job away from their accustomed workshop or depot shall at the direction of the employer present themselves for work at such job at the usual starting time; but for all time reasonably spent in reaching and returning from such job (in excess of time normally spent in travelling from their home to such workshop or depot and returning) they shall be paid travelling time, and also any fares reasonably incurred in excess of those normally incurred in travelling between their home and such workshop or depot.
Employees who, with the approval of the employer, use their own motor vehicle for travelling to or from outside jobs shall be paid the car allowance prescribed in Clause 11.
(b) An employee -
(i) engaged in one locality to work in another; or
(ii) sent from his or her usual locality to another for employment which can reasonably be regarded as permanent,
involving any change of residence shall be paid travelling time whilst necessarily travelling between such localities and for a period not exceeding 3 months' expenses.
(c) An employee sent from his or her usual locality to another (in circumstances other than those prescribed in subclause (b) hereof) and required to remain away from his or her usual place of abode shall be paid travelling time whilst necessarily travelling between such localities, and expenses whilst so absent from his or her usual locality.
(d) The rate of pay for travelling time shall be ordinary rates, except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when it shall be at the appropriate penalty rates for those days.
(e) ‘Expenses' for the purposes of this clause means:
(i) all fares reasonably incurred;
(ii) reasonable expenses incurred whilst travelling including not less than $4.80 for each meal taken;
(iii) an allowance to cover the cost incurred for board and lodging of satisfactory standard per week of 7 days.
(f) A camping allowance of $4.36 per day for every day, including Sunday, shall be paid to employees engaged on country jobs at places where ordinary board and residence is not obtainable and camping in huts, caravans, etc., of accepted standard is necessary. Provided that where cooked meals are procurable by the employees at a mess established by the employer, the amount of such country allowance shall be $2.23 per day of every day including Sunday.
(g) Travelling and fares allowance $4.25 per day. This applies to employees who are required to start and finish on site.
