Employers attitude as to mileage allowance.

Aquamania

Pitbull01UK wrote: »

Hi Penny
Many thanks for your input, it does seem that my son is between the proverbial hard place and a rock where he has 2 options, put up or leave....!!!! Not a nice place to be in.
As for the payment for working on a Sunday and the extremely late night of his return journey (which I forgot to mention earlier), his boss always manages to put up a fight for everything and by the time everything is agreed, payment is then not made for another month and so the circle goes on. Things are just coming to a head with him. Luckily enough my son is not an aggressive individual and is extremely laid back but this is pushing him one step too far.

With most employers, additional working time payments (overtime payments) and/or the incurrence of travel expenses should be estimated and approved prior to their incurrence. Only the amount, and in certain instances, the purpose of such expenses is then open to debate when submitted for final approval and payment, although most employers would have an agreed set of expenses guidelines
e.g. in this instance that mileage payments will be paid after deducting the mileage between the employees home and company office.

In the unlikley event this process is not in place at your son's employer, perhaps he should suggest it.

Aquamania

Bantex wrote: »

He cannot claim exes from HMRC.

I think what PennyFox meant was that he

Aquamania wrote: »

may claim tax relief on expenses incurred wholly and exclusively in performance of his employment that are not reimbursed by the employer.