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Being made to travel 2.5/3 hours away from normal place of work for 8 weeks

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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
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    How much is the return train journey each day (you will be travelling during peak hours)?
    How much would a night in a cheap hotel or B+B cost?
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • Lincoln_Imp
    Lincoln_Imp Posts: 2,518 Forumite
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    However, there are only 24 hours in a day and you are entitled to 11 hours rest in between. Any delays in getting home means you would slip under this,
    Trouble is the 11 hour rule is from clocking out to clocking in and doesnt include travelling time
    Have a nice day :)
  • agrinnall
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    Trouble is the 11 hour rule is from clocking out to clocking in and doesnt include travelling time

    But as Sambucus goes on to point out, the travelling is done for business reasons and is therefore part of the working day, so the time does count.

    OP, you mention childcare problems, does that mean you would be unable to stay away overnight (which to my mind would be the better solution)? If it does I think regardless of whether the travelling time is paid that you will find the length of time spent travelling and working every day difficult to cope with for a period of 8 weeks. Is there any way the training could be split up with short bursts over a longer period?
  • Lincoln_Imp
    Lincoln_Imp Posts: 2,518 Forumite
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    edited 1 February 2013 at 8:17AM
    Employee working hours cover the time an employee is at the disposal of their employer. Travelling to/from work is not classed as working hours unless it forms part of business travel for business activities.

    So you are saying that if an employer wants you to work at another store /factory then the travelling time is counted ?

    Sorry was led to believe it didnt count but if it does then the OP has grounds for complaint
    Have a nice day :)
  • It's £49 for a day return or £140 for a 7 day ticket according to the national rail website. I would be travelling in rush hour as I have to go into London and then back out again. Staying there in a B&B for family reasons isn't really an option (But would have been the best solution otherwise). I have heard of the 11 hour rule but I think as somebody has pointed out that is just working shift? I guess I will have to hope my employer takes sympathy on me and let me leave early on a few shifts (Otherwise I am going to be completely shattered lol) 40 hour week (including travel to work) will be turning into 62.5 hour week (including travel without disruptions). I can hope they will include at least one way travelling as business hours but I do not see that being likely :-(
  • Sambucus_Nigra
    Sambucus_Nigra Posts: 8,669 Forumite
    edited 1 February 2013 at 10:12AM
    Employee working hours cover the time an employee is at the disposal of their employer. Travelling to/from work is not classed as working hours unless it forms part of business travel for business activities.

    So you are saying that if an employer wants you to work at another store /factory then the travelling time is counted ?

    Sorry was led to believe it didnt count but if it does then the OP has grounds for complaint

    If your contract says you work at A and they send you to B then the time between A and B is business time. The distance between A and B is business miles.

    If it doesn't say you work at A then that's a different matter.

    Ideally, you would get to work for your normal start time, then drive to the other place; then leave the other place in order to get back to your normal place in time to leave at normal time. If you do extra hours, then they go as overtime or TOIL. If you go straight there, take out the usual journey [say 30 mins each way] and the rest is working hours.
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    Have you checked alternate routes( I know you will be reluctant to give locations so people can look)

    Going into and out of london is often very time consuming for little distance.

    Where I live the local station is a slow train to london but drive 15mins to a different station and I have loads more options going away from or into london faster.

    It might be there is another store that may be further away but on a better(time) route for car/train/bus.
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