Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays that they were scheduled to work. (ii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions. (iii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease. (iv) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration. (v) For the purposes of this Clause, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest. (2) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked. (3) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto. (4) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations. (5) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional (a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide: (1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or (2) Mutually agreed room and board; or (3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with (b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week. (c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work. (d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s). (a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows: (1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way; (2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way; (3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way; (4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer (5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite. (6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016]. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid. (c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2). (1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point. (2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence. (3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point. (4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances]. (5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare. (1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days. (2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site. (3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay. (4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional (a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows: (1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar. (2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar. (3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar. (4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed. (b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(iiwork or other days as set out in Clause 11.03(a) and 11.03(c). To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his/her primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked.half the
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) and Construction Labour Relations, An an Alberta Association (CLRA) 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 BTA/CLRA Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationACCOMMODATION, Room ROOM & Board – CommercialBOARD - COMMERCIAL/InstitutionalINSTITUTIONAL
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers kilometer from the center centre of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an the amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached withwith the Union a decision shall be made by the Registered Employers' Organization, which decision shall be final and binding.
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center centre of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their his/her Employees do not return daily, have has the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (311.03(g)(1)(2)(3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 11 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their his/her Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/project / jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or his/her employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – kilometers, and the Empress area - $188.00 each way;
(4) Over over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare Airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer;
(5) Over over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this the agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(311.02(c), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each the Initial and Return Transportation allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (aClause 11.05(a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c1) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2Clause11.02(e).
(12) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(23) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 one consequence.
(34) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their his/her initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(45) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: e.g., alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(56) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1one-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their his/her final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site INITIAL AND RETURN TRANSPORTATION TO REMOTE SITES – CommercialCOMMERCIAL/InstitutionalINSTITUTIONAL
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their his/her employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up up to 200 kilometers – $55.0055.00 each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.0093.60 each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00118.00 each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – over 400-kilometer scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e11.05(c) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave ROTATIONAL LEAVE (TurnaroundsTURNAROUNDS) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]– INDUSTRIAL
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to workwork (or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)).
(iii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iiiii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iviii) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(viv) For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by set out in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, Relations - An Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 BTA / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are Should the request to move from one room to another come from authorized persons employed in by the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar daysClient, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance must NON-INDUSTRIAL - 11.06 to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]11.14
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-job site conditions, or inclement weather, weather and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, residence shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays that work days they were scheduled to work.
, during the period such circumstances continue, up to a maximum of three (ii3) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) For the purposes of this Clause, for days. If an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2) If an Employee being provided with subsistence allowance chooses to leave before a jobsite prior to the completion of the shift normal quitting time without the receiving consent of the from their Employer, the Employee will not be entitled receive a prorated amount of subsistence based upon the number of hours the Employee worked in the work day, compared to subsistence allowance the regularly scheduled hours of work for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]the day. If an the Employee chooses leaves prior to leave before the completion of the shift normal quitting time with the consent of the Employer, Employer they will receive the Employee will be paid a full normal daily subsistence allowance for that day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial29.05 COMMERCIAL/InstitutionalINSTITUTIONAL
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers km from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-475 kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have has the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 seven (7) days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(129.04 (f) & (2i) & (3ii) (iii) are applicable to Commercial/Commercial & Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(iiwork or other days as set out in Clause 11.03(a) and 11.03(c). To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his/her primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) and Construction Labour Relations, An an Alberta Association (CLRA) 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 BTA/CLRA Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationACCOMMODATION, Room ROOM & Board – CommercialBOARD - COMMERCIAL/InstitutionalINSTITUTIONAL
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers kilometer from the center centre of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an the amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached withwith the Union a decision shall be made by the Registered Employers' Organization, which decision shall be final and binding.
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center centre of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their his/her Employees do not return daily, have has the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (311.03(g)(1)(2)(3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 11 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their his/her Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/project / jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or his/her employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 $ Amount each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 $ Amount each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 kilometers, and the Empress area - $ Amount each way;
(4) Over over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 Amount each way, or actual airfare Airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer;
(5) Over over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 Amount each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this the agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(311.02(c), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each the Initial and Return Transportation allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (aClause 11.05(a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c1) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2Clause11.02(e).
(12) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(23) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 one consequence.
(34) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their his/her initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(45) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: e.g., alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(56) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1one-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their his/her final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site INITIAL AND RETURN TRANSPORTATION TO REMOTE SITES – CommercialCOMMERCIAL/InstitutionalINSTITUTIONAL
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their his/her employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up up to 200 kilometers – $55.00$ Amount each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00$ Amount each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00$ Amount each way. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – over 400-kilometer scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e11.05(c) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave ROTATIONAL LEAVE (TurnaroundsTURNAROUNDS) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due – INDUSTRIAL
(a) On jobs located beyond a 300-kilometer radius to a jobsite closure maximum of 475 kilometer from the centre of Edmonton or scheduled vacation Calgary or other hiring hall location, the Employer shall:
(1) Pay an allowance of 1 work week {5 (See Travel Allowance Memo at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇) after 35 calendar days or 4 of employment on the job and thereafter for each subsequent 35 calendar days as of employment on the case may be} or longer will job. Where the Employee accepts Employer supplied transportation he shall not be counted towards entitled to the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understandingabove allowance.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, weather and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in 11.04 (b)). • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee Employees must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, workwork , site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever which ever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Alberta Council and Construction Labour Relations, An Relations – Alberta Association 2010-2018 – 1999 – 2008 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employee, Employee who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s two hours pay at the straight time basic hourly base rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(ii) . To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he or she will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked.entitled
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Relations - Alberta Association 20101999-2018 2008 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – CommercialCOMMERCIAL/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]INSTITUTIONAL
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(ii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) For the purposes of this Clause, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by set out in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An an Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An an Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If Where an Employee, who Employee is housed in a camp, is required requested to change rooms or camp by the Employer to transfer from 1camp room to another, or the Employee shall client’s designated camp manager during a work cycle they will be paid 2 hour’s hours pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationPROVISIONS FOR COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL WORK Clause 11.06 through 11.14 apply to that work which is not encompassed by the definition of “Industrial” set out in Addendum 1, Room & Board – being that work which shall be referred to as “Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement”. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATION
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(ii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) For the purposes of this Clause, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked.
(3) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached withwith the Union a decision shall be made by the Registered Employers' Organization, which decision shall be final and binding.
(b) Beyond a 475-475 kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 88.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 124.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 150.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 224.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 344.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-1 way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.0044.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.0074.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.0094.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
(a) On jobs located beyond a 300 kilometers radius to a maximum of 475 kilometers from the centre of Edmonton or Calgary or other hiring hall location, the Employer shall:
(1) Pay an allowance of $174.00 after 35 calendar days of employment on the job and thereafter for each subsequent 35 calendar days of employment on the job. Where the Employee accepts Employer supplied transportation, the Employee shall not be entitled to the above allowance.
(2) Allow Employees 5 working days leave after each 35 calendar days of employment on the job.
(b) On jobs located beyond a 475 kilometers radius from the centre of Edmonton or Calgary or other hiring hall location, the Employer shall:
(1) Provide a negotiated transportation allowance, not to exceed scheduled airline air fare where scheduled air service is available, or
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(ii) . • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Relations - Alberta Association 20101999-2018 2008 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – CommercialCOMMERCIAL/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]INSTITUTIONAL
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
(ii) . • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Relations - Alberta Association 20101999-2018 2008 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(cv) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All An inconvenience allowance of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily $15.00 per day worked shall be paid to employees who are required to travel allowance for initial travel between the MRC or PTI camps and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each waySuncor site, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to Suncor camps and the Aurora 1 or 2, or MRC sites. (This is a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle “pure” allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation considered part of employment on the original work site earnings for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercialany calculations.) Similar situations not expressly mentioned in this clause which may arise COMMERCIAL/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]INSTITUTIONAL
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)). • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationShould the request to move from one room to another come from authorized persons employed by the Camp Manager or the Client, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from employee must inform the center Employer of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, move by the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount following work day to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid eligible for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected NON-INDUSTRIAL - 11.06 to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]11.14
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to workwork (or other days as set out in 11.05(b)).
(ii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) For the purposes of this Clause, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(cv) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All An inconvenience allowance of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily $15.00 per day worked shall be paid to employees who are required to travel allowance for initial travel between the MRC or PTI camps and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each waySuncor site, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way Suncor camps and the Aurora 1 or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus2, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement MRC sites. ( This is a “pure” allowance and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation considered part of employment on the original work site earnings for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement any calculations. ) Similar situations not expressly mentioned in this clause which may arise in the future will be subject to transportation allowances and rotational leavediscussion by the parties to determine if the situation warrants consideration for similar treatment. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employmentARTICLE ELEVEN B TRANSPORTATION, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]ACCOMMODATION AND LOCAL RESIDENTS NON -INDUSTRIAL WORK Local Residents
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to workwork (or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)).
(iii) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iiiii) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iviii) It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(viv) For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ a shift is worked.other
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by set out in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, Relations - An Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 BTA / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are Should the request to move from one room to another come from authorized persons employed in by the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar daysClient, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance must inform the Employer of the move by the following work day to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior eligible for this payment. NON-INDUSTRIAL - 11.06 to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]11.14
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, weather and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in 11.04 (b)). To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee Employees must have been unable to return to their primary Alberta residence due to the medical, workwork , site or weather conditions.
(iii) . In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever which ever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer they will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Alberta Council and Construction Labour Relations, An Relations – Alberta Association 2010-2018 – 1999 – 2008 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employee, Employee who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s two hours pay at the straight time basic hourly base rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays days that they were scheduled to workwork [or other days as set out in 9.04 (b)].
(ii1) To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, workwork site, site or weather conditions.
(iii2) In the event return to the Employee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv3) It is expected that the circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v4) For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]. If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ the shift is worked and ½ a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, Relations - An Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, Relations - An Alberta Association 2010-2010 - 2018 Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp 1 camp room to another, the Employee shall be paid 2 hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are Should the request to move from 1 room to another come from authorized persons employed in by the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar daysClient, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance must inform the Employer of the move by the following work day to be paid with their final pay at the subject siteeligible for this payment.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)). • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations.the
(5v) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationShould the request to move from one room to another come from authorized persons employed by the Camp Manager or the Client, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from employee must inform the center Employer of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, move by the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount following work day to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid eligible for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected NON-INDUSTRIAL - 11.06 to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]11.14
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)). To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations.the
(5v) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. AccommodationShould the request to move from one room to another come from authorized persons employed by the Camp Manager or the Client, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from employee must inform the center Employer of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, move by the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount following work day to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(c) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid eligible for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each way, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected NON-INDUSTRIAL - 11.06 to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation of employment on the original work site for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]11.14
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Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in Article 11.05(b)). • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, work, site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is the nearest.
(2ii) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3iii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Council and Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Relations Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules 1999 - 2008 camp rules and Regulationsregulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iv) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5v) If an Employeeemployee, who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(cvi) Clause 11.03(g)(1An inconvenience allowance of fifteen dollars ($15.00) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily per day worked shall be paid to employees who are required to travel allowance for initial travel between the MRC or PTI camps and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each waySuncor site, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to Suncor camps and the Aurora 1 or 2, or MRC sites. (This is a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle “pure” allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation considered part of employment on the original work site earnings for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement any calculations.) Similar situations not expressly mentioned in this clause which may arise in the future will be subject to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation discussion by the Parties to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance determine if the situation warrants consideration for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollarsimilar treatment.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Applicable to all Regions. (i) Employees unable to work due to legitimate illness, material shortage, job-site conditions, or inclement weather, weather and for whom it is not practical to return to their respective primary Alberta residences, shall receive their board and room or daily allowance for those workdays work days that they were scheduled to work.
work (ii) or other days as set out in 11.04 (b)). • To be eligible for board and room or daily allowance in these circumstances the Employee must have been unable to return to their his primary Alberta residence due to the medical, workwork , site or weather conditions.
(iii) . • In the event return to the Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence becomes reasonably possible and prudent, the entitlement to subsistence allowance shall cease.
(iv) . • It is expected that circumstances to which this provision applies will be of short duration.
(v) . • For the purposes of this ClauseArticle, for an Employee employee who does not maintain a primary residence in Alberta, that Employeeemployee’s primary Alberta residence shall be deemed to be Edmonton or Calgary, whichever which ever is the nearest.
(2i.1) If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift without the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will not be entitled to subsistence allowance for that day [(and may be subject to other disciplinary or corrective measures]). If an Employee chooses to leave before the completion of the shift with the consent of the Employer, the Employee Employer he will be paid a full day’s subsistence if at least ½ half the shift is worked and ½ half a day’s subsistence if less than ½ half a shift is worked.
(3ii) All camps must meet the specifications as negotiated by Alberta Provincial Building Trades of Alberta Council and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 Camp Rules and Regulations, or any successor thereto.
(4iii) All grievances concerning a camp will be resolved through the grievance procedure provided in the Building Trades of Alberta and Construction Labour Relations, An Alberta Association 2010-2018 A.B.T.C. / C.L.R.A. Camp Rules and Regulations.
(5iv) If an Employee, employee who is housed in a camp, is required by the Employer to transfer from 1camp one camp room to another, the Employee employee shall be paid 2 two hour’s pay at the straight time basic hourly base rate as full compensation for the time to move belongings. Accommodation, Room & Board – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Where Employees are employed in the area beyond that in which daily travel applies and up to a radius of 475 kilometers from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer may elect to provide:
(1) Camp accommodations [in accordance with the current camp rules and regulations, or any successor standards] which remain available on weekends for those who elect to remain in camp; or
(2) Mutually agreed room and board; or
(3) Subsistence allowance in an amount to be negotiated in consultation with the Union, however, in the event no Agreement is reached with
(b) Beyond a 475-kilometer radius from the center of the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as may be appropriate, the Employer, where their Employees do not return daily, have the same elections as above, but on the basis of 7 days per week.
(cv) Clause 11.03(g)(1) & (2) & (3) are applicable to Commercial/Institutional work.
(d) All An inconvenience allowance of the above Article 11.00 conditions apply except there may be 2 persons to a room and the amount paid for board and lodging and/or subsistence is to be negotiated between the Employer and the Union Business Manager or their Representative in consultation with the affected Employee(s).
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to a project/jobsite from which they do not return daily $15.00 per day worked shall be paid to employees who are required to travel allowance for initial travel between the MRC or PTI camp and transportation to the project and return, upon termination of the job or employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) up to 200 kilometers - $110.00 each way;
(2) 201 kilometers to 300 kilometers - $156.00 each way;
(3) 301 kilometers to 375 kilometers – $188.00 each way;
(4) Over 375 kilometers to 475 kilometers – $280.00 each waySuncor site, or actual airfare if suitable proof of air transport is provided to the Employer
(5) Over 475 kilometers - as mutually agreed between the Parties to this Agreement to Suncor camps and the Aurora 1 or 2, or MRC sites. (This is a maximum of $429.00 each way or air fare inclusive of taxes in the event this is the most practical method of accessing the project/jobsite.
(6) The Initial and Return Transportation Allowances set out herein shall be subject to review in January of each year of this agreement. In the event that there is an adjustment in the vehicle “pure” allowance, pursuant to Clause 11.02(a)(3), each allowance amount shall be adjusted by the same percentage adjustment as the vehicle allowance adjustment, effective the first pay period following May 1 of the respective year. [For example, if for 2016, the vehicle allowance is increased by 4%, each allowance shall be increased by 4%, rounded to the nearest dollar, and effective on the first pay period following May 1, 2016].
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) above, when transportation is provided by the Employer, no travel allowance will be paid.
(c) When transportation is provided by the Employer by way of air, bus, or other acceptable surface transportation, prior to the commencement and following the conclusion of a work cycle [being scheduled days of work for which there is no more than a 1 day of rest scheduled within consecutive scheduled days], an Employee, at the time of dispatch, will be allowed to elect to use the provided transportation or to receive collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances. Buses must comply with Clause 11.02(b)(2).
(1) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances will no longer be paid any such payments not yet received if transportation is established and the Employee elects to use it. Such an Employee will not be required to return payments received to that point.
(2) An Employee who has elected collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances and who is found using Employer provided transportation will become disentitled to further collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances, as 1 consequence.
(3) If a person who elects collective agreement initial/return/rotation allowances uses Employer provided transportation for their initial trip that person will not receive the initial allowance payment. This circumstance will not be a violation as discussed in the previous point.
(4) Regulations shall be established for the use of Employer provided transportation governing behaviour and the use of, [e.g: alcohol, tobacco and other substances].
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employee who has elected to use Employer provided transportation and who is hired, laid off, or terminated on a day when such transportation is not available shall be reimbursed the cost of a 1-way commercial bus ticket to Edmonton or Calgary, whichever is applicable, and transportation from the site to the nearest commercial bus terminal, or equivalent taxi fare.
(1) An Employee will qualify for, and receive with the next regular pay, transportation allowance to the job site after being employed at the site for 15 calendar days.
(2) If the Employee remains on the job until completion of 30 calendar days, the Employee shall qualify for return transportation allowance to be paid with their final pay at the subject site.
(3) If, prior to having qualified for either transportation allowance, the Employee is laid off, or the job is completed, or the Employee is transferred to a different work site which is outside the area for which the transportation allowance was to apply, that Employee will be paid any outstanding transportation allowance(s) with their next regular pay.
(4) If the Employee is transferred to a different work site that is within the area to which the transportation allowance was to apply, the Employee’s employment on that different work site shall be deemed to be a continuation considered part of employment on the original work site earning for the purposes of accumulation of entitlement any calculations.) Similar situations not expressly mentioned in this clause which may arise in the future will be subject to transportation allowances and rotational leave. Initial and Return Transportation discussion by the Parties to Remote Site – Commercial/Institutional
(a) Employees directed or dispatched to work from which they do not return daily shall be paid travel allowance determine if the situation warrants consideration for initial travel and transportation to the project and return upon termination of the job or their employment, based upon a radius from the cities of Edmonton or Calgary, as applicable, as follows:
(1) Up to 200 kilometers – $55.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 50% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(1), rounded to the nearest dollarsimilar treatment.
(2) 201 to 300 kilometers – $94.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 60% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(2), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(3) 301 to 400 kilometers – $118.00. If, by operation of 11.05(a)(6), the industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3) is increased, the amount paid under this provision will increase to an amount equal to 62.5% of the amended industrial rate in 11.05(a)(3), rounded to the nearest dollar.
(4) Over 400 kilometers – scheduled airline air fare or as mutually agreed.
(b) Clause 11.05(e) above shall also apply to commercial/institutional work. Rotational Leave (Turnarounds) - Industrial [There is an agreed interpretation of the below provisions that clarifies that the interpretation is that time spent off the jobsite due to a jobsite closure or scheduled vacation of 1 work week {5 days or 4 days as the case may be} or longer will not be counted towards the accumulation of calendar days credited towards earning a turnaround leave. A June 1, 2004 letter of interpretation signed on behalf of the Coordination Committee and the Alberta Building Trades Council (presently the Building Trades of Alberta) confirms this understanding.]
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