Regulations establishing the various allowances and travel expenses payable to the manual workers and road menders of the Mobility Service - Purpose of the Allowances

1. The compensations provided for by the present regulation are intended to ensure that workers, as well as road maintenance workers, are not burdened with any additional expenses caused by work performed outside the assembly location, which is generally regarded as the usual workplace.

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2. If a worker or road maintenance worker must undertake extraordinary work-related travel, on call or upon specific request, using a private vehicle, they shall be compensated in accordance with the regulations annexed to the regulations of June 24, 2010, which define the compensations to be paid to state employees for work-related travel and the use of private vehicles (Expense Regulations).

3. Workers who cannot return home every evening are entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses from their residence to the depot and from the depot to their residence once a week.

4. In all other cases, the reimbursement of travel expenses for the work situation is regulated by the following provisions

a) the transport of workers from the depot to the construction sites takes place using a service vehicle;

b) if a worker, using their private vehicle, takes other workers along, only that worker is entitled to a mileage allowance as stipulated in Annex 1 of the Expense Regulations of June 24, 2010.

5. Construction workers who only occasionally work at the depot during the period when the construction site is closed have the same right to travel expense compensation as depot workers.

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9. Travel expenses between the place of residence and the usual place of work are not reimbursed, not even on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and vacation days.

1. The Compensation of Workers for Working Days is governed according to the following directives

a) Construction Sites: the responsible parties decide, in agreement with the service chief, based on the distance from the usual workplace, when workers have the right to compensation for meals and overnight stays outside;

b) * Workers

1. Workers who regularly work in the depot have no right to compensation for meals and overnight stays. The depot is considered a permanent workplace,

2. Workers who regularly work in the depot and are ordered to work at another place of work have the right to meal and accommodation compensation,

3. in exceptional cases, workers can be accommodated for free in the depot,

4. Workers who work occasionally in the depot, during the period when the construction site is idle, have the same right to meal and overnight compensation as workers who work permanently in the depot;

c) * Road Workers

1. * in principle, a road worker is entitled to compensation for one meal if it is consumed outside his residence, and the distance between the construction site and the assembly point is more than 15 minutes driving time,

2. * a plan defining the perimeter of the compensation entitlement is drawn up by the road master and approved by the management of the service,

3. * all compensations must be checked and approved by the road master,

4. * in special cases, the competence is delegated to the road master.

1. Overtime, which exceeds the regular working hours and is performed between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., including Saturdays up to 6 p.m., is compensated by 100 percent time off in lieu.

2. Night work is work performed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., and on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays starting from 6 p.m. It is compensated with 125 percent time off in lieu and by a payment of seven francs per hour.

3. Sunday and public holiday work is work performed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. It is compensated with 125 percent time off in lieu.

4. The compensation and time off in lieu for night work are not cumulative with the compensation for Sunday work.

**1. On-call duty can be performed from the place of work or, if circumstances permit, from the residence of the responsible person.**

**2. On-call duty obliges the worker to be available outside regular working hours so that they can be deployed immediately if necessary.**

**3. On-call or standby duty may involve:**

a) *Presence duty: the worker must be at the workplace or in a designated "rest room." The time of intervention is considered working time and is compensated by 100 percent free time. The compensation is set at six Swiss Francs per hour;*

b) *Standby service: the worker must be available at or near their residence and must be reachable.*

**4. If circumstances require, on-call duty at the residence is organized for road wardens per sector in a rotational system according to the supervisor's plan.**

**5. For standby duty at the residence or its vicinity, workers and road wardens receive a flat compensation of 30 Swiss Francs per ordinary working day (during the week) and 48 Swiss Francs for a full day (24 hours) on weekends, public holidays, or days off. The compensation for individual hours amounts to two Swiss Francs per hour.**

**6. Travel and deployment time is compensated at 125 percent with free time. The compensation for on-call duty is also accounted for in the event of deployment during on-call duty.**

1. The work staff and road workers carrying out specific tasks (such as snow removal, sanding, salting, landslides and others) between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, as well as outside of standby duty, shall receive a one-time flat-rate compensation of six francs (for a minimum of three consecutive working hours).

1. The state provides workers and road maintenance workers with the necessary work clothing free of charge for the performance of their duties. The worker or road maintenance worker receives an annual flat-rate compensation of 200 Swiss Francs for compliant safety shoes. This amount is recorded each October by the beneficiary on their expense report. Specific cases and exceptions are handled by the Directorate of the Mobility Service.

2. The maintenance of work clothing is the responsibility of the workers and road maintenance workers.

1. The expense report must be completed by the worker and road maintenance worker themselves on a special form on the last day of each month.

1. Any cases not provided for in the present regulation shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the State Council regulation concerning compensation to state officials for business trips and the use of private vehicles (Expense Regulation).

2. Disputes shall be decided by the State Council.

1. This resolution shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. It repeals all previous provisions and decisions that contradict it, specifically the resolution of September 9, 1987, which establishes the various expense and travel compensations for the workers and road maintenance employees of the Department of Road Maintenance, as well as the State Council resolution of September 14, 1988.