Unfair contact of employment term? Mileage to temporary workplace

HappyMJ

anneleyskiing wrote: »

I found this on an Essex County Council policy document (not my employer by the way) which has a subtle but important difference.

4.1.1 Definition of business travel

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Business travel only can be claimed. Private travel costs are not claimable in any circumstances.
Where an official journey starts from and finishes at the normal work base, actual mileage / fares may be claimed.
Where an official journey starts from and finishes at home (which is not the normal work base), home to a normal work base (and return) mileage or fares must be deducted from any claim.
Where an official journey either starts from home, or finishes at home, the appropriate home to work, or work to home mileage / fares must be deducted.

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So this would support my offering to deduct £22.80 from the £69.30 I might have been able to claim if my employer used the HMRC allowances.

It certainly helps and I would agree with you. Get as much evidence from other employers as you can. Otherwise just don't drive for your employer. Are you insured for driving for business purposes? Most people are only insured for (Social, domestic and pleasure plus commuting) S,D,P plus C. That usually puts a stop to it.

BoGoF

I can't see how that helps you.

I could probably find a different employers policy document which would say XXX Ltd do not reimburse any business mileage.

mountainofdebt

anneleyskiing wrote: »

But they are not saying "all mileage starts from base." If they did I would be able to claim 32 miles return, which IMHO is fair, though not in line with HMRC guidance. As it is, I can only claim 18 miles return. I have another colleague who travels by train even further than I and who under this new scheme, won't be able to claim anything at all for travelling to the temporary workplace. That is particularly unfair.

Tbh I think you're getting hung up on the actual mileage you do and not the distance travelled.

As an employer, I wouldn't care whether you drove the whole 59 miles - to your permenant base - walked it or came to work by planes, trains or cars.

As far as I was concerned, you had to travel 59 miles to get to your permenant base of work from your home - the temporary base is 77 miles away so therefore I would only be happy to pay the 36 miles (2 x 18 mile difference each way) mileage difference.

Now if you were at your temporary base and I wanted you to come to the permenant base I would pay you the 32 miles it took you to travel between the two places - and nothing for going home.

The fact that it is cheaper for you to drive / go by train to the permenant base is not my - as an employer - concern.

Why do you think it should be any different?

and btw - I wouldn't care what other employers did either - they wouldn't care what I did so why should my policies be dictated to by what other companies / orgnisations do?