asked the Minister for Finance if he will give in the form of a reply to a Parliamentary Question on 13 May 1975 the current rates of (a) subsistence and (b) travelling allowances for drivers of tankers, plant engineers and foremen.
Written Answers. - Workers Pay and Conditions.
The current rates of subsistence and travelling allowances for the grades in question are as follows:—
Subsistence Allowances
Category of Employee |
Night or 24 hour Allowances |
Rate Day Allowances |
Remarks |
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Normal |
Reduced |
Detention |
10 hours or more |
5 hours but less than 10 hours |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
Normal rate is payable for the first seven nights of a visit of inspection and the first fourteen nights of a temporary transfer where a stay of not more than 14 nights is foreseen. |
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Engineer Grade I and II |
21.59 |
19.90 |
10.80 |
8.22 |
3.36 |
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Engineer Grade III |
19.40 |
16.60 |
9.70 |
8.22 |
3.36 |
|
Foreman and Work Study Assessor |
16.23 |
13.41 |
8.12 |
8.22 |
3.36 |
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Detention rate is payable for the second 28 nights of a visit of inspection and the second fourteen nights of a temporary transfer. |
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Industrial Employees under the Grades of Foreman and Work Study Assessor (including Transport Drivers) Drivers |
For an absence extending over the dinner interval £2.82 |
After the 28th night “Country Money” of £41.45 a week is payable Where it is foreseen that a temporary transfer will be of longer duration than 28 days Country Money is paid from the start in lieu of industrial subsistence rates. |
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£11.49 a night for 4th to 14th |
For an absence extending beyond the limits imposed by the Conditions of Employment Act (5 hours) of the Road Traffic Act (5½ hours) whichever is appropriate £2.64 |
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£7.62 a night for 4th to 14th |
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£5.75 a night for 15th to the 28th |
Motor Mileage Rates for all Grades Inclusive rates per mile
Horse Power of car |
Up to 2000 |
2001 to 4000 |
4001 to 6000 |
6001 to 8000 |
8001 to 12000 |
12001 and upwards |
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
p |
|
Under 10 hp |
21.9 |
23.9 |
13.9 |
13.3 |
12.0 |
10.6 |
10 hp and under 12 hp |
24.9 |
27.4 |
15.4 |
14.6 |
13.1 |
11.5 |
12 hp and over |
29.1 |
31.9 |
17.8 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
13.2 |
Note: All the subsistence and mileage rates quoted above are being reviewed or will be reviewed in the current year and revisions decided on will have from the 1 June 1981.