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e) First Aid allowance is only paid to **employees appointed as First Aid Officerswho provide services as required by OH&S legislation to cover WCS’s workenvironment. (** see special note below).f) Nominations for appointment as a representative will be called for when required.Appointments and durations are based on operational requirements and prioritiesdecided by the WCS Director in conjunction with the Occupational Health andSafety Committee.g) Training and associated costs will be covered by WCS for employees engaged inofficial First Aid, Fire Warden and OH&S Representative functions.h) ** Special note: Some WCS jobs require first aid qualifications as a prerequisite oftheir job. This may apply to children services and other employees engaged in carerroles, including family day care workers. WCS will cover the costs of training andrefresher/update courses. Existing HACC support drivers will continue to receivethe First Aid allowance whilst employed in their present jobs. In future, newsupport driver employees will not be paid the allowance.5. Travel Allowance (Domestic and International)a) WCS will reimburse all reasonable official travel related expenses, includingtransportation, accommodation, meals and incidental expenses. Acceptable travelrelated expenses must be incurred as a result of work related activity and will varyaccording to the destination, duration and nature of the travel. It is theresponsibility of the traveler to minimise all expenses to a sensible and practicallevel.b) Reasonable travel related expenses when travelling for official purposes arereflected in the following list. Work related travel expenses should be consideredon a case-by-case basis. These expenses may include:Reasonable Travel Related Expenses• Accommodation – room only costs;• Car rental and hire costs – when othermeans of transportation are unavailable,more costly or impractical;• Excess baggage for work relateddocumentation or equipment;• Laundry and dry cleaning (if awayfrom home for 3 nights or more);• Local taxes, stamp duties andtransaction costs for work relatedactivities;• Main meals (where the cost of mealshas not already been paid for by WCS orother parties);• Medical costs in case of sickness whentravelling;• Parking costs; Taxis;Tickets for air, bus, ferry, rail;• Photocopying and business serviceswhere these could not be arranged beforedeparture or at the offices visited;• Postage, fax and modem costs for workrelated purposes;• Pre-travel medical costs;• Telephone costs – business and a shortcall home once every day;• Tips and gratuities (when customary);• Tolls;• Travel insurance when deemednecessary;• Travellers cheque fees; or• Visas and special documentationrequirements for foreign countries visited.c) Non-reimbursable expenses are those that are non-work related, excessive,unnecessary, and inappropriate or have been inclusive in other expenses. Thesemay include:o Gym feeso In-flight refreshmentsCommunity Sector Multiple Business Agreements 2006