Resonable????

chatnoir

My Oh;s dept is being transfered under Tupee to a TPA, we currenly work in lonon and get the train to work.His new location will be outside london but nearer as the bird flys

He has has just had a meeting with HR who have told him that to get to the TPA's office he would have to drive, HR have agree'd that for him to travel by public transport would be unresonable. They have suggested that they offer an interest free loan that is deducted from his pay for a new car (as we only have one, and if I wanted to go out in the evening I would have to wait for him to get home..I do evening courses and gym etc)

But why should we lose money on a car that we only need because they have moved his job? and its not just the price of buying a new car, what about insuring and taxing a new car? If they offer this "solution" can he turn it down and still be covered by the Tupee rule of Resonability????

Thanks for your help

ceridwen

I will be interested to see the answer to this - as my personal view is that employers are not entitled to "dictate" how their employees spend their pay. I cant imagine for a second that an employer would be entitled to say "I have decided that YOU will spend some of YOUR salary to suit MY needs" IYSWIM....so 'twill be interesting to see if the TUPE regulations allow for employers being unreasonable in this respect.

I would very much doubt it.