| 6.9.1 | Living out allowance |
| (a) | A living out allowance, whilst on the assignment, of R1 300 per month will be paid to employees who are required to work and live away from their usual place of residence and where no accommodation is provided by the employer. |
| (b) | A living out allowance is not payable to employees recruited at the site or who present themselves for employment at that specific site. |
| (c) | Any other allowance paid for the same purpose is deemed to be a Living Out allowance as defined. |
| 6.9.2 | Cross border allowance |
| (a) | A cross border allowance of 7% will be paid to employees assigned to cross border projects calculated on the basic rate of pay for ordinary hours worked. |
| (a) | A sleep out allowance of R216,95 will be paid to employees who spend at least a night away from their usual site on authorised company business and only in the event that the employer is not providing accommodation during this period away from their usual site. |
Transport is to be provided by the employer to employees between the office of the employer where the employee was employed and the project during pay and/or long weekends where applicable.
An acting allowance of 5% of the employee's current basic rate must be paid to an employee while the employee is acting in a position higher than the employee's current job grade.
| (a) | None of the above-mentioned issues, or allowances of a similar nature, may be the subject of company level negotiations. |
| (b) | Current company arrangements that are more favourable will not be affected. |
