(1)  An employee who is required for a period of 3 months or more to work away from the employee’s usual workplace at a distance that requires the employee to live away from the employee’s usual place of residence is entitled to travelling time for the purpose of visiting the employee’s usual place of residence once at least in every period of 3 months while so engaged.

(2)  The travelling time referred to in subregulation (1)  –

(a) is to be given to allow the employee to visit the employee’s usual place of residence at a weekend; and

(b) is to allow for travelling on the last working day before a weekend and the first working day after a weekend.

(3)  Despite subregulation (2) , if the employee is a shift worker, travelling time referred to in subregulation (1)  –

(a) is to be given to allow the employee to visit the employee’s usual place of residence during a day, or a period of days, on which the employee is not required to work; and

(b) is to allow for travelling on the last working day before that day or period and the first working day after the day or period.

(4)  An employee who travels to and from the employee’s usual place of residence in travelling time to which the employee is entitled under subregulation (1) is entitled to recover the costs incurred in so travelling.