Periodic Travel

2.3 Periodic Travel
Employees living away from home and in receipt of lodging allowance under rule 2.2 shall be paid the following periodic travel allowances.  Travel by rail shall be paid at the full standard rate.

(a) On jobs up to and including 100 miles from the employer’s shop, return fares from the job to the employer’s shop without travelling time shall be paid for every two weeks.

(b) On jobs over 100 miles and up to and including 200 miles from the employer’s shop, return fares from the job to the employer’s shop with four hours travelling time paid at ordinary rates, shall be paid every three weeks.

(c) On jobs over 200 miles from the employer’s shop, return fares from the job to the employer’s shop with 7.5 hours travelling time at ordinary rates, shall be paid every two weeks.

(d) In cases under sub-clauses (b) and (c) above, where the employer through necessity or expediency requires his employees to work during the specified weekend leave period, the employer shall arrange that they shall have another period in substitution, but this provision shall not apply under sub-clause (a) above.

(e) Employees who choose to return home at weekends outside the above prescribed periods shall do so at their own expense.