Common use of Moving Expense Clause in Contracts

Moving Expense. 1. It is the policy of PHI to assist and ease the financial and other burdens associated with the reasonable expenses of relocation. This policy will provide uniform and equitable treatment regardless of work location within the United States. 2. Pilots who relocate at the request of the Employer who are required to live within one (1) hour of the job location shall be reimbursed under this policy, however, a move will only be paid if it results in the Employer not having to provide the pilot with Employer-provided accommodations at his new work location. In the event the Employer reimburses a pilot for relocation to a new job assignment and that job contract later ends, the Employer will reimburse the pilot's relocation to his previous domicile or his next assignment. 3. The Human Resources Department will assist relocating pilots to facilitate their move. 4. Eligible pilots will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses of moving as follows: A. Packing, insuring, shipping, unpacking and placement of household personal effects and reasonable items of furniture, furnishings, clothing, appliances, tools and equipment from the principal place of residence to the new home up to a maximum of 12,000 pounds. Special handling items as defined by the moving company will not be eligible for reimbursement (e.g.- transportation of pets/animals, boats, automobiles, motorcycles and heavy shop equipment). B. Automobile(s) will not be transported as part of the household goods move. PHI will pay the cost of driving one vehicle per family by the most direct AAA highway mileage route at the current mileage rate established by the IRS. No expenses will be paid for a second vehicle. C. Transportation of pilot and family at the time of the move: o Mileage at current IRS rate by the most direct AAA highway mileage route from home to home o Pilots will be allowed the following enroute expenses when properly substantiated by receipts during the period of enroute travel: I. For pilot only - $30.00/day II. For pilot and Spouse - $60.00/day III. For each dependent child - $15.00/day o The period of enroute travel shall continue after arrival until the day the household effects arrive or until the end of the fifth (5th) day, whichever comes first. D. For the purpose of determining necessary travel time, the Employer will allow one (1) travel day for each five hundred (500) miles or fraction thereof, to a maximum of five (5) travel days when driving a vehicle. The pilot is expected to move during his days off and be prepared to work on his assigned schedule. The most direct AAA mileage between the two (2) cities will determine travel time. 5. Pilots eligible for Employer paid moving expenses who elect to move themselves shall be reimbursed for actual moving expenses such as truck or trailer rental, gas, oil, drop-off and other Employer-approved expenses. Pilots must notify the Employer in advance of a move, receive prior Employer approval, and follow the specified procedures per Company policy in order to be reimbursed. Actual expenses reimbursed cannot exceed the total estimated cost of a Company-coordinated move. 6. Federal Tax Regulations require an Employer to include moving reimbursements as gross income. The Internal Revenue Code allows reasonable moving expense deductions provided pilots use the itemized deduction procedure when filing their income tax returns. 7. Pilots who voluntarily leave the Employer within twenty-four months of a paid move will be required to reimburse the Employer for all moving expenses provided herein.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement (Petroleum Helicopters Inc)

Moving Expense. 1. It is the policy of PHI to assist and ease the financial and other burdens associated with the reasonable expenses of relocation. This policy will provide uniform and equitable treatment regardless of work location within the United States. 2. Pilots who relocate at the request of the Employer who are required to live within one (1) hour of the job location shall be reimbursed under this policy, however, a move will only be paid if it results in the Employer not having to provide the pilot with Employer-provided accommodations at his new work location. In the event the Employer reimburses a pilot for relocation to a new job assignment and that job contract later ends, the Employer will reimburse the pilot's ’s relocation to his previous domicile or his next assignment. 3. The Human Resources Department will assist relocating pilots to facilitate their move. 4. Eligible pilots will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses of moving as follows: A. Packing, insuring, shipping, unpacking and placement of household personal effects and reasonable items of furniture, furnishings, clothing, appliances, tools and equipment from the principal place of residence to the new home up to a maximum of 12,000 pounds. Special handling items as defined by the moving company will not be eligible for reimbursement (e.g.- transportation of pets/animals, boats, automobiles, motorcycles and heavy shop equipment). B. Automobile(s) will not be transported as part of the household goods move. PHI will pay the cost of driving one vehicle per family by the most direct AAA highway mileage route at the current mileage rate established by the IRS. No expenses will be paid for a second vehicle. C. Transportation of pilot and family at the time of the move: o Mileage at current IRS rate by the most direct AAA highway mileage route from home to home o Pilots will be allowed the following enroute expenses when properly substantiated by receipts during the period of enroute travel: I. For pilot only - $30.00/day II. For pilot and Spouse - $60.00/day III. For each dependent child - $15.00/day o The period of enroute travel shall continue after arrival until the day the household effects arrive or until the end of the fifth (5th) day, whichever comes first. D. For the purpose of determining necessary travel time, the Employer will allow one (1) travel day for each five hundred (500) miles or fraction thereof, to a maximum of five (5) travel days when driving a vehicle. The pilot is expected to move during his days off and be prepared to work on his assigned schedule. The most direct AAA mileage between the two (2) cities will determine travel time. 5. Pilots eligible for Employer paid moving expenses who elect to move themselves shall be reimbursed for actual moving expenses such as truck or trailer rental, gas, oil, drop-off and other Employer-approved expenses. Pilots must notify the Employer in advance of a move, receive prior Employer approval, and follow the specified procedures per Company policy in order to be reimbursed. Actual expenses reimbursed cannot exceed the total estimated cost of a Company-coordinated move. 6. Federal Tax Regulations require an Employer to include moving reimbursements as gross income. The Internal Revenue Code allows reasonable moving expense deductions provided pilots use the itemized deduction procedure when filing their income tax returns. 7. Pilots who voluntarily leave the Employer within twenty-four months of a paid move will be required to reimburse the Employer for all moving expenses provided herein.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement (Phi Inc)