Common use of Rest and Recreation Clause in Contracts

Rest and Recreation. (a) Rail or road travel - A employee who proceeds to a job which qualifies the employee to the provisions of clause 7.3, may, after 2 months' continuous service and thereafter at 3 monthly periods of continuous service, return to the employee's usual place of residence at the weekend. If the employee does so, the employee will be paid the amount of a bus or second class return railway fare to the bus or railway station nearest the employee's usual place of residence on the pay day which immediately follows the date on which the employee returns to the job; provided no delay not agreed to by the company take place in connection with the employee's commencement of work on the morning of the working day following the weekend. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 2 or 3 months as herein before mentioned, then the provisions of clause 7.2.4 will not be applicable. (b) Air travel - Regardless of any provisions contained in 7.2.4(a) and in lieu of such provisions, the following conditions will apply to a employee who qualifies under clause 7.3.1 and where such Construction Work is located in any area to which air transport is the only practicable means of travel, a employee may return home after 4 months continuous service and will in such circumstances be entitled to 2 days' leave with pay in addition to the weekend. Thereafter the employee may return to the employee's usual place of residence after each further period of 4 months continuous service, and in each case the employee will be entitled to 2 days' leave of which one day will be paid leave. Payment for leave and reimbursement for any economy air fare paid by the employee will be made at the completion of the first pay period commencing after the date of return to the job. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 4 months as mentioned, then the provisions of clause

Rest and Recreation. (a) Rail or road travel - A employee who proceeds to a job which qualifies the employee to the provisions of clause 7.3, may, after 2 months' continuous service and thereafter at 3 monthly periods of continuous service, return to the employee's usual place of residence at the weekend. If the employee does so, the employee will be paid the amount of a bus or second class return railway fare to the bus or railway station nearest the employee's usual place of residence on the pay day which immediately follows the date on which the employee returns to the job; provided no delay not agreed to by the company take place in connection with the employee's commencement of work on the morning of the working day following the weekend. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 2 or 3 months as herein before mentioned, then the provisions of clause 7.2.4 will not be applicable. (b) Air travel - Regardless of any provisions contained in 7.2.4(a) and in lieu of such provisions, the following conditions will apply to a employee who qualifies under clause 7.3.1 and where such Construction Work is located in any area to which air transport is the only practicable means of travel, a employee may return home after 4 months continuous service and will in such circumstances be entitled to 2 days' leave with pay in addition to the weekend. Thereafter the employee may return to the employee's usual place of residence after each further period of 4 months continuous service, and in each case the employee will be entitled to 2 days' leave of which one day will be paid leave. Payment for leave and reimbursement for any economy air fare paid by the employee will be made at the completion of the first pay period commencing after the date of return to the job. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 4 months as mentioned, then the provisions of clauseclause 7.2.4 will not be applicable. (c) Limitation of entitlement - A employee will be entitled to either clause 7.2.4(a) or 7.2.4(b) and such option will be established by agreement as soon as practicable after commencing on distant work. The entitlement will be available as soon as reasonably practical after it becomes due and will lapse after a period of 2 months provided that the employee has been notified in writing by the company in the week prior to such entitlement becoming due of the date of entitlement and that the entitlement will lapse if not taken before the appropriate date 2 months later. (Proof of such written notice will lie with the company). (d) Service requirements - For the purposes of clause 7.2.4 service will be deemed to be continuous despite an employee's absence from work for any of the following reasons: (i) illness or accident up to a maximum of 4 weeks after the expiration of paid sick leave; (ii) bereavement leave; (iii) jury service; (iv) injury received during the course of employment and up to a maximum of 39 weeks for which the employee received employees' compensation; (v) all other absences taken with the company's approval (vi) long service leave; (vii) any reason satisfactory to the company or in the event of a dispute to the appropriate Board of Reference. Provided that the reason will not be deemed satisfactory unless the employee has informed the company within 24 hours of the time when the employee was due to attend for work or as soon as practicable thereafter of the reason for the absence and probable duration thereof.

Rest and Recreation. (a) Rail or road travel - A employee who proceeds to a job which qualifies the employee to the provisions of clause 7.3, may, after 2 months' continuous service and thereafter at 3 monthly periods of continuous service, return to the employee's usual place of residence at the weekend. If the employee does so, the employee will be paid the amount of a bus or second class return railway fare to the bus or railway station nearest the employee's usual place of residence on the pay day which immediately follows the date on which the employee returns to the job; provided no delay not agreed to by the company take place in connection with the employee's commencement of work on the morning of the working day following the weekend. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 2 or 3 months as herein before mentioned, then the provisions of clause 7.2.4 will not be applicable. (b) Air travel - Regardless of any provisions contained in 7.2.4(a) and in lieu of such provisions, the following conditions will apply to a employee who qualifies under clause 7.3.1 and where such Construction Work is located in any area to which air transport is the only practicable means of travel, a employee may return home after 4 months continuous service and will in such circumstances be entitled to 2 days' leave with pay in addition to the weekend. Thereafter the employee may return to the employee's usual place of residence after each further period of 4 months continuous service, and in each case the employee will be entitled to 2 days' leave of which one day will be paid leave. Payment for leave and reimbursement for any economy air fare paid by the employee will be made at the completion of the first pay period commencing after the date of return to the job. However, if the work upon which the employee is engaged will terminate in the ordinary course within a further 28 days after the expiration of any such period of 4 months as mentioned, then the provisions of clauseclause 7.2.4 will not be applicable. (c) Limitation of entitlement - A employee will be entitled to either clause 7.2.4(a) or 7.2.4(b) and such option will be established by agreement as soon as practicable after commencing on distant work. The entitlement will be available as soon as reasonably practical after it becomes due and will lapse after a period of 2 months provided that the employee has been notified in writing by the company in the week prior to such entitlement becoming due of the date of entitlement and that the entitlement will lapse if not taken before the appropriate date 2 months later. (Proof of such written notice will lie with the company). (d) Service requirements - For the purposes of clause 7.2.4 service will be deemed to be continuous despite an employee's absence from work for any absence on paid leave such as annual leave, long service leave (including leave paid for by Q-Leave), public holidays, sick leave, bereavement leave and any period on Workers Compensation. (e) Variable return home - In special circumstances, and by agreement with the company, the return to the usual place of residence entitlements may be granted earlier or taken later than the prescribed date of accrual without alteration to the employees accrual entitlements. (f) Non payment in lieu - Payment of fares and leave with pay as provided for in clause 7.2.4 will not be made unless availed of by the employee.