Common use of PER DIEM ALLOWANCES AND MEAL ALLOWANCE Clause in Contracts

PER DIEM ALLOWANCES AND MEAL ALLOWANCE. 16.01 For Out-of-Town Work (a) Out-of-town shall be defined as any location beyond a radius of 140 kilometres from the office to which an employee is assigned. For the purposes of this Article, the Sechelt Peninsula shall be deemed to be out-of-town. (b) Between a radius of 90 and 140 kilometres an employee shall be paid a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) per diem allowance. If the employee is required to take overnight hotel or motel accommodation, the employee shall be paid a forty-five dollar ($45.00) per diem allowance. (c) Whenever an employee is out-of-town (as defined in paragraph (a)), the Employer shall pay authorized hotel or motel accommodation expenses to such employee upon the tendering of a proper receipt and shall pay a forty-five dollar ($45.00) per diem allowance for each day the employee is away from home.