Common use of Accommodation Allowance Clause in Contracts

Accommodation Allowance. a) Whenever employees covered by this Agreement are required by the Employer to be away from their normal place of residence overnight, the Employer agrees to pay daily accommodation allowance of $100 per day or another amount otherwise agreed to in a pre-job (as set out in Article 27.02) or alternately the Employer, at their discretion, will provide at the Employer's expense, accommodation for the employees. Accommodation allowance per day may be changed subject to agreement by the Employer and Union, based on area and seasonal cost, with room costs based on two (2) employees per room. The Employer and the Union may agree to reasonable partial accommodation allowances where the employee elects to commute to their place of residence or supplies their own living accommodation. Allowance will not be paid for any day on which an employee does not work of their own accord for reasons other than job related accident. b) Accommodation allowance will be paid subject to the following conditions: i) Accommodation allowance begins when an employee reports for their first scheduled shift; ii) Accommodation allowance will be paid for all work days and all show-up days outlined in Article 8.03. iii) On projects for which a sleeping camp is supplied for employees' use, those employees making use of the camp will receive reasonable partial accommodation allowance to be determined between the Employer and the Union.