Reclaiming work expenses a year and a half later

Morti_2

I recently came across a receipt for a stay at a hotel I had while working as a consultant for a computer company. Sadly I was fired shortly afterwards and neglected to make the claim.

This was in August 2006, rather a lot of time has passed since then obviously and I'm not sure if the company is under any requirement to pay me the money from the claim. It totals £100 which would be very useful to me as a somewhat impoverished student.

So far I've sent them an email politely asking if they could pay me the money if I post them the receipt and itemised invoice that the hotel gave me when I checked out.

Is there any advice anyone can give me as to how I could handle this and anyone who knows a bit about the law in this area and could tell me if I'm entitled to this or if I'm requesting a good-will gesture?

Thanks in advance and apologies if I've posted this in the wrong section.

poppy_f1

i dont think theres any set time to claim expenses i think its all down to the individual company
my company for examples says all expenses have to be claimed within 3 months

dmg24

If there is no company policy in place, then the statute of limitations may apply, and this would mean that you could still claim it.

However, I agree with poppy_f1, most companies will have a time limit on when claims can be submitted. My last employer had a two month time limit, or in extenuating circumstances (which were few and far between), the claim would have to be submitted in the same financial year.