Common use of Travel Expenses and Subsistence Clause in Contracts

Travel Expenses and Subsistence. Section 1. Within the jurisdiction of the Local Unions covered by this Agreement, workmen shall receive subsistence and/or travel expense as follows: a. On all jobs of over 80 miles the employee shall receive a subsistence allowance of up to seventy- five dollars ($75.00) per day for each day worked. When an employee is entitled to subsistence and cannot work because of inclement weather, job shut down or act of God, the employee shall be entitled to subsistence. When subsistence applies, employees traveling from their residence or the employer’s principal place of business, whichever is closer to the job site, located outside the 80 miles distance, and are not entitled to subsistence payment for reason of failure to produce expense receipts, that employee shall be paid mileage not to exceed $75.00 per day, calculated at the rate of thirty-eight cents ($0.38) per mile one way, and bridge tolls, for each day said employee is required to report to the job site and does not receive subsistence reimbursement. The employer, at his option, may provide covered transportation in lieu of payment of transportation or bridge tolls as heretofore set forth. b. Workmen shall be reimbursed for the cost of travel and not to exceed the following amounts: