USAFEI36-701 — Employment Of Local National Employees At Other Than Their Regular Place Of Work Or Domicile (germany)

USAFEI36-701 governs benefits, compensation, and travel expense provisions for local national employees working outside their regular duty location in Germany.

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  • Publication number: USAFEI36-701
  • Title: EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL NATIONAL EMPLOYEES AT OTHER THAN THEIR REGULAR PLACE OF WORK OR DOMICILE (GERMANY)
  • Date: 2018-12-11

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It contains tariff implementation provisions for temporary duty travel, transportation costs, duty allowances, travel outside Germany, and employee transfers or recruitment. It requires travel orders for most duty travel and prescribes USAFE Forms 264 and 832.

Applies to: It applies to all employees of the US Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany administered by a US Air Force Civilian Personnel Flight (CPF) under the terms of the CTA II.

Topics covered

  • Temporary duty travel
  • Transportation cost reimbursement
  • Several-day duty travel allowances
  • One-day duty travel allowances
  • Duty travel outside Germany
  • Return transportation of deceased employees
  • Employee transfer or recruitment payments

Questions and answers

When are the conditions for duty travel met?

The conditions of duty travel are met if an employee is directed to temporarily perform official business or to participate in training or education measures outside his or her permanent duty location (municipality) at distances of 15 km or more from the place of duty. (paragraph 3)

When must supervisors issue travel orders?

Supervisors will ensure that travel orders are issued before the start of the duty travel. (paragraph 3)

What exceptions allow duty travel without a travel order beforehand?

Exceptions are only admissible under very special circumstances, if mission requirements or emergencies do not allow postponing duty travel until a travel order can be issued. (paragraph 3)

How are trips within a large area installation classified?

Large area installations which extend over several municipalities are considered one duty location with the consequence that a trip, even if the distance exceeds 15 km from the origin to the destination within the same installation is considered a vicinity trip and not duty travel. (paragraph 3)

What does Attachment 2 implement?

Attachment 2 implements CTA II, AttachmentR, Part II, Reimbursement of Transportation Costs. (paragraph 1)

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