Common use of Service Allowance Clause in Contracts

Service Allowance. 22.1 The Company recognises the value and loyalty of long term Employees. Where an Employee achieves service with the Company as specified in this Agreement, then the following allowances will be paid accordingly: • Employees with 5-7 continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer- $40.00 per week in addition to the rate applicable in Appendix A; • Employees with 7-10 continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer- $45.00 per week in addition to the rate applicable in Appendix A; • Employees with 10+ continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer - $50.00 per week in addition to the rate applicable in Appendix A. Note: These amounts are specified as gross costs to the Company and are inclusive of the $30.00 paid as a redundancy provision under Clause 21. 22.2 The Employee has the choice of contributing the allowance to ACIRT, C+BUS or taking it as cash payment. This benefit meets the Company’s entire liability for redundancy payments. 22.3 Where an Employee opts to take the allowance as a cash payment the gross cash amount to be paid to the Employee will be net of any Superannuation Guarantee Levy (SGL) amount payable. The Employee will be paid the net amount; the balance will be paid into C+BUS. The combined amount will be equal to the applicable Service Allowance. 22.4 Where an Employee opts to take the allowance as an additional contribution to ACIRT the amount contributed will be net of any FBT amount that may be payable on the allowance. 22.5 An Employee who qualifies for the Service Allowance must advise the Company of their preferred option for disbursement of the allowance within two weeks of their qualification. An Employee may change their election regarding the payment of this allowance from time to time, however the frequency should not be greater than once in any twelve month period. 22.6 A former Employee who rejoins the Company shall recommence accumulating their years of service towards qualification towards the Service Allowance from the date of recommencement. 22.7 In recognition that the time spent during an apprenticeship does not count towards qualification for the Service Allowance, but in recognising the importance of Employee loyalty and the retention of skilled tradespeople, the Company will pay a once-only bonus payment of $2,500.00 to an apprentice who, having achieved their trade qualification goes on to complete a total of 5 years of post apprenticeship service with the Company. This 5 years service may be broken once for a maximum period of 12 months, thereby providing junior tradespeople with the flexibility to pursue interests outside the business (i.e. working holidays, etc). This provision applies only to those Employees who, at 1 February 2008 or later, were enrolled into an apprenticeship.

Service Allowance. 22.1 The Company recognises Section 9 of the value and loyalty of long term Employees. Where an Employee achieves service with Third Amendment is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: “Within ten (10) business days after the Company as specified in this AgreementEffective Date, then the following allowances will be paid accordingly: • Employees with 5-7 continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer- $40.00 per week in addition McLane shall pay to the rate applicable in Appendix A; • Employees with 7-10 continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer- Pantry $45.00 * per week in addition each Additional Store and $* for each other store subject to the rate applicable in Appendix A; • Employees Service Agreement. Such amounts shall be amortized over the twelve (12) month period immediately following the Effective Date using the straight line method of amortization, with any unamortized amount relating to a store which the Pantry sells, closes or otherwise ceases to operate during such twelve (12) month period being repaid to McLane within ten (10+ continuous years of service as a tradesperson or labourer - $50.00 per week in addition to ) days after the rate applicable in Appendix A. Note: These amounts are specified as gross costs to the Company and are inclusive end of the $30.00 paid as a redundancy provision under Clause 21. 22.2 The Employee has McLane accounting quarter in which such sale, closure or cessation of operation occurs through an equitable adjustment made by McLane to any amounts that may be owing by McLane to any amounts that may be owing by McLane to Pantry at the choice end of contributing such McLane accounting quarter. If the allowance to ACIRT, C+BUS or taking it as cash payment. This benefit meets the Company’s entire liability for redundancy payments. 22.3 Where an Employee opts to take the allowance as a cash payment the gross cash unamortized amount to be paid repaid to McLane at the end of such accounting quarter is greater than the amount that is owed by McLane to Pantry, the remaining adjustment will be made at the end of subsequent McLane accounting quarters until the full unamortized amount is repaid by Pantry to McLane. Provided the Pantry is in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Service Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) on the date payment is due, within ten (10) business days after the beginning of each McLane accounting quarter, McLane agrees to pay to the Employee will Pantry a Service Allowance of $*. This quarterly amount is based on * stores and $* per store; and shall be net adjusted equitably during the remaining term of any Superannuation Guarantee Levy the Service Agreement (SGLas amended by this Amendment) amount payable. The Employee will be paid the net amount; the balance will be paid into C+BUS. The combined amount will be equal to the applicable Service Allowance. 22.4 Where an Employee opts to take the allowance as an additional contribution to ACIRT the amount contributed will be net of any FBT amount that may be payable on the allowanceinto account store openings and store sales/closures. 22.5 An Employee who qualifies for the Service Allowance must advise the Company of their preferred option for disbursement of the allowance within two weeks of their qualification. An Employee may change their election regarding the payment of this allowance from time to time, however the frequency should not be greater than once in any twelve month period. 22.6 A former Employee who rejoins the Company shall recommence accumulating their years of service towards qualification towards the Service Allowance from the date of recommencement. 22.7 In recognition that the time spent during an apprenticeship does not count towards qualification for the Service Allowance, but in recognising the importance of Employee loyalty and the retention of skilled tradespeople, the Company will pay a once-only bonus payment of $2,500.00 to an apprentice who, having achieved their trade qualification goes on to complete a total of 5 years of post apprenticeship service with the Company. This 5 years service may be broken once for a maximum period of 12 months, thereby providing junior tradespeople with the flexibility to pursue interests outside the business (i.e. working holidays, etc). This provision applies only to those Employees who, at 1 February 2008 or later, were enrolled into an apprenticeship.”