Money Moral Dilemma: Should I keep the delay compensation I got for the train ticket I expensed?

Midland_Jim

Are you a home worker travelling on company time? In which case your employer has already compensated you for your time and the refund should be offered back to the company. Otherwise you're being paid twice for the same delay.
If you're travelling on your own time the refund is intended to compensate you for the delay you suffered outside of work hours. in which case the money should be yours to keep. (I think).

MrsCD

'Pay to Caesar what is due to Caesar', i.e. pay back any expenses claimed for the ticket and donate the £9 to charity. Then your conscience is clear.

JustGemini

Do the right thing & offer it to your employer.  If they say keep it, great! At least your conscience will be clear.  And keep whatever they say, in writing/email.

mimgable

Declare it, or in some circumstances it might be seen as theft from the company. If you were travelling during work time and getting paid for that time, there is no loss to you. At which point the company could deem it a fiddling of expenses+a lie because you haven’t declared the refund. Best to say+if company say keep it, then get that confirmed in writing. I would also declare it even if it ate into my time eg arriving home later than I would on my normal commute, but point out that this has been the case+you were inconvenienced. Keeps it all above board. I’m not an employer, but everytime a person takes a pen+doesn’t return it, uses the photocopier, work phone etc for personal use, or takes any other item purchased by the compaq, unless they deem it a gift, it’s technically theft. It seems like nothing on a single item basis but it all adds up+eats up profits, leaving less to use n other stuff, including salaries. Yes I appreciate some companies make obscene amounts of money and don’t reward employees whose backs they make money off, but they’re the minority overall

outtatune

When I'm travelling for work I'm 'on the clock' so my employer is paying for my time when I'm delayed, and they also of course pay for the ticket, but nevertheless they allow - in fact encourage - us to claim delay repay and keep it.
I'm assuming this is a way to make up for the annoyances and stress that delays cause beyond time and money.

Zerforax

Could you just inform the employer of the delays and let them claim themselves?

Not sure why you're going to the extra effort to make the claim for compensation just for the employer to receive the money.

Marvel1

I'm flexible drive to work, if there is a traffic jam, starting later means I work longer or lose time, it can be more than 15 mins.  

How do I claim for my time? 

bamb1

I'd keep it - you are the one that was delayed.  I had this with a flight last year that was delayed.... The compensation was paid to me and the company weren't interested in having it.

eurovision_fan

You would need to check with the company that paid for your expenses; some may have conditions that mention that any refunds or delayed repays may be expected back to the company. 

Whilst I understand that it's unlikely that the company would be aware if your train is late, depending on what relationship you have with the expensed company, it may show how trustworthy you are, especially if you are a new worker/colleague.

Andyjflet

I'd pay it back to the organisation that expensed your ticket. If its the company you work for then also pay them back, this could be seen as serious misconduct.