SE71326 - Tax treatment of Working Rule Agreements : rates of allowances paid under particular agreements
Electrical Contractors' Association
Lodging allowance
From January 1999 - 6 January 2002 the allowance was fixed at £22.40. On 7 January 2002 it increased to £25.00.
Travel allowances
Operatives who are required to start and finish at the normal starting and finishing time on jobs which are 10 miles and over from the shop receive payment for Travelling Time (taxable) and, where transport is not provided by the employer, Travel Allowance (not taxable). The rates payable since 7 February 2000 are as follows:
| Distance | Daily travel allowance | Daily travel time |
(a) National | ||
| Up to 10 miles each way | Nil | Nil |
| 10.01 - 15 | £2.13 | £4.26 |
| 15.01 - 20 | £3.82 | £5.10 |
| 20.01 - 25 | £4.61 | £5.95 |
| 25.01 - 35 | £5.56 | £6.85 |
| 35.01 - 55 | £8.25 | £8.25 |
| 55.01 - 75 | £9.70 | £9.70 |
For each additional 10 mile band over 75 miles, there is an additional payment of £1.25 for Travel Allowance and £1.25 for Travel Time on both National and London rates.
| Distance | Daily travel allowance | Daily travel time |
| (b) London | ||
| Up to 10 miles each way | Nil | Nil |
| 10.01 - 15 | £2.13 | £4.54 |
| 15.01 - 20 | £3.82 | £ 5.43 |
| 20.01 - 25 | £4.61 | £6.34 |
| 25.01 - 35 | £5.56 | £7.30 |
| 35.01 - 55 | £8.25 | £8.79 |
| 55.01 - 75 | £9.70 | £10.30 |
