Hiring and Termination. 1. Initial and terminal travel time shall not be paid on all out of town projects, however, all travel expenses shall be paid. It is understood that this provision does not apply to current or long term employees. 2. When upon commencing employment on a job, employees are required to travel to the job, they shall receive from the Employer the cost of transportation from the transportation terminal nearest to the employee's domicile, including meals and a sleeper if night travel is necessary. 3. If an employee voluntarily quits when having been on the job less than fifteen (15) calendar days, the cost of transportation to the job shall be deducted by the Employer. 4. If an employee is terminated (not for cause), takes sick, is injured or leaves the job for authentic compassionate grounds, cost of return transportation, meals and a sleeper if night travel is necessary, shall be paid by the Employer. 5. If an employee quits or is discharged when having been on the job thirty (30) calendar days, return transportation, meals and a sleeper if night travel is necessary, shall be paid by the Employer. 6. When an Operating Engineer is required to provide mechanic's tools, all cost of transporting such tools to and from the job shall be borne by the Employer, subject to the same conditions as govern transportation. Where the Employer does not transport nor indicate his wish to transport the required mechanic's tools, the Operating Engineer shall be reimbursed to recover the full costs of such tool transportation on the following basis: ▪ Four (4) hours' travel pay = one and one-half (1-1/2) hours of straight time pay. ▪ Eight (8) hours' travel pay = three (3) hours of straight time pay. This applies to hiring and termination only. 7. If the Employer fails to provide work and requires an employee to stand by for more than two (2) consecutive shifts, the employee, at his option, shall be deemed to have been laid off, and the cost of return transportation, meals, and a sleeper if night travel is necessary, shall be paid by the Employer. Call-out time without work does not constitute work provided. 8. Men dispatched to jobs before jobs are ready will be paid waiting time at the regular rate until the job starts, or have their return transportation paid.
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Sources: Heavy Construction Agreement
Hiring and Termination. (1. Initial and terminal travel time shall not be paid on all out of town projects, however, all travel expenses shall be paid. It is understood that this provision does not apply to current or long term employees.
2. ) When upon commencing employment on a job, employees job men are required to travel to the job, they shall receive from the Employer the cost of transportation from the transportation terminal nearest to the employee's domicile, including meals meals, travelling time and a sleeper if night travel is necessary.
3. (2) If an employee voluntarily quits when having been on the job less than fifteen (15) calendar days, the cost of transportation to the job shall be deducted by the Employer.
4. (3) If an employee is terminated (not for cause), takes sick, is injured injured, or leaves the job for authentic compassionate grounds, cost of return transportation, meals and a sleeper if night travel is necessary, necessary and travel time shall be paid by the Employer.
5. (4) If an employee quits or is discharged when having been on the job for thirty (30) calendar days, return transportation, meals meals, travelling time, and a sleeper sleeper, if night travel is necessary, shall be paid by the Employer. Travel time shall be paid in accordance with Paragraph 5.
6. When an Operating Engineer is required to provide mechanic's tools, all cost of transporting such tools to and from the job shall be borne by the Employer, subject (5) Subject to the same conditions as govern transportation. Where the Employer does not transport nor indicate his wish to transport the required mechanic's tools, the Operating Engineer shall be reimbursed to recover the full costs of such tool transportation on the following basis: ▪ Four eight (4) hours' travel 8) hours pay = one and one-half (1-1/2) hours of at straight time paywill be paid each calendar day or portion thereof travelling or waiting for transportation. ▪ Eight When the time required to travel to the job, check in and receive accommodation is less than eight (8) hours' travel pay = three , the employee may be required to work until eight (38) hours have elapsed since his departure from his place of domicile. In the event of delayed transportation, accommodation and meals (receipts required) hours of straight time pay. This applies to hiring and termination onlyshall be paid by the Employer where such is not provided by the transportation company.
7. (6) If the Employer fails to provide work and requires an employee to stand by for more than two (2) consecutive shifts, the employee, at his option, shall be deemed to have been laid off, and the cost of return transportation, meals, meals and a sleeper sleeper, if night travel is necessary, and travel time shall be paid by the Employer. Call-out time without work does not constitute work provided.
8. (7) Men dispatched to jobs before jobs are ready will be paid waiting time at the regular rate until the job starts, or have their return transportation paidpaid return.
(8) In case of death in the immediate family, the employee affected shall be granted compassionate leave of absence with pay for eight (8) hours at straight time. Immediate family means: wife, mother, father, brother, sister, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and grandparents. (Clause not applicable to Dependent Contractors.)
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement