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twinkle2 | 12:05 Tue 28th Nov 2006 | Business & Finance
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Me and a colleague are going to Newcastle tonight for work reasons, leaving strait from work and arriving about half ten, then coming back tomorrow (after work) at about half 4 getting back about half ten. Am I entitle to claim for this? I asked my boss and he said "he will see, depending on performance" - not sure what this means cause we are only going to meet some new colleagues and also our performance has nothing to do with the travel time.
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In every job I've had I've been paid for the time it takes me to travel to a location that is not my regular place of work. This is normal practice and is allowed for by HM Revenue & Customs. I really don't see how your boss can expect you to get there otherwise. Surely you need to know for certain before you agree to go.
It's up tp your employer whether he pays for this but any good employer would - or allow you equivalent time off.
What type of job are you employed to do? Are you employed as a rep? Is it reasonable to expect you to do this sort of thing as part of your job description? Check your contract, does it say anything you having to work out of town? If it does then your boss is more than likely expecting you to do it as part of your job. If it doesn't then you are entitled to be paid for it, but you should have found this out before you went! You can claim business mileage (if using own car not company car), or any other travelling expenses and a reasonable out of town expenses for meals etc. You should keep receipts to make an expenses claim at work.
It's up to your employer whether he pays you or not unfortunately.
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Thanks for all your information.
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