Timeline for How can I determine the appropriate amount to claim regarding travel time and preparations?
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| May 21, 2016 at 5:23 | comment | added | user48683 | @Ed Heal, good point. | |
| May 21, 2016 at 1:35 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/733833654317780993 | ||
| May 20, 2016 at 20:06 | comment | added | Ed Heal | I guess if you go down the avenue that you want to charge the company for packing a suitcase I guess they can deduct the time you use the toilet and fetch a drink. Heaven forbid if you pick your nose .... | |
| May 20, 2016 at 19:53 | history | reopened |
IDrinkandIKnowThings Chris E user8036 Monica Cellio |
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| May 20, 2016 at 15:03 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| May 20, 2016 at 14:47 | history | edited | IDrinkandIKnowThings | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 20, 2016 at 14:20 | history | closed |
Lilienthal♦ mhoran_psprep keshlam David K gnat |
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| May 20, 2016 at 13:41 | comment | added | David says Reinstate Monica | I misread the title of this quesiton as "time travel" and was rather disappointed by the reality. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 13:03 | comment | added | Radu Murzea | Do you also ask for reimbursement for the time you spend every day driving from your house to your workplace and back ? What you're trying is a little excessive and unreasonable. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 12:20 | comment | added | keshlam | What is fair is whatever you and the company agree upon, with your alternative being to work somewhere with a different policy. As such, this is really not a useful question. Voting to close as opinion. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 11:44 | answer | added | Kate Gregory | timeline score: 7 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 11:10 | answer | added | lambshaanxy | timeline score: 11 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 10:52 | answer | added | Rory Alsop | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 10:48 | comment | added | paparazzo | Time packing is really pushing it - no one pays for your time to pack a suite case. Travel time will be what ever the policy is at your business. You need to ask. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 10:33 | comment | added | Peter M | @Brandin Maybe not a reimbursable cost, but certainly time that can be booked to the company. Its the same as if your boss said "go stand in the corner for 4 hours and do nothing", with your choices being comply or quit. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 9:33 | answer | added | Magisch | timeline score: 14 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 9:19 | comment | added | Brandin | If you take a taxi, it would be reasonable to show the invoice and ask to reimbursed for that. If you take your own car, then you could do something similar for fuel mileage and/or parking fees. However, standing in line or sitting around in the taxi is not generally a "reimbursable" cost. No one is charging you money to sit there, even though you would rather be doing something else. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 8:26 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | When I started this job however I was sent on a month-long training abroad and it was communicated in advance that that per diem (which is a significant amount of money) would not be paid out but I'd submit all my expenses. Both decisions were fair and reasonable and it would be unreasonable to request more money in that situation. Some colleagues from other countries did get extra money for it. US colleagues got nothing at all. My point is that there is no one answer. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 8:24 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | Whether it's fair is a direct consequence of all the factors above. If people in your position are typically reimbursed for that kind of travel, it's reasonable to ask for that. If you are exempt and occasionally expected to work overtime, then you can argue that this travel is more of the same and you're already paid a good salary for your time, which can be more than 40 hours in a week. As an example, where I work it's typical to get a per diem for every day abroad to compensate for lost personal time (since you can't relax at home). | |
| May 20, 2016 at 8:22 | review | Close votes | |||
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| May 20, 2016 at 8:17 | comment | added | user48683 | But is it "fair" for me to charge him for such time? My profession doesn't involve traveling. My contract doesn't specify it and my company is not a travel-based company. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 8:02 | answer | added | Otto V. | timeline score: -1 | |
| May 20, 2016 at 7:59 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | This depends entirely on the sector, the company, your contract, the type of work you do, and your employment profile (such as exempt status in the US). There's no universal way to determine what counts as work time and what doesn't. | |
| May 20, 2016 at 7:54 | history | asked | user48683 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |