Money Moral Dilemma: Should I give my employer the compensation for my delay?

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While away working recently I was delayed for more than an hour on the train, for which the compensation was a whopping £50. I feel that because it was me that suffered and was late home that evening I should keep the cash, but as my company paid for the ticket should I give it to them?
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  • pickledonionspaceraider
    pickledonionspaceraider Posts: 2,698 Forumite
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    I would keep it
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  • DomRavioli
    DomRavioli Posts: 3,136 Forumite
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    Nobody cares. These are getting more and more stupid every time.
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,557 Forumite
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    MSE_Nick wrote: »
    While away working recently I was delayed for more than an hour on the train, for which the compensation was a whopping £50.

    I feel that because it was me that suffered and was late home that evening I should keep the cash, but as my company paid for the ticket should I give it to them?

    The compensation was given to you because you were delayed.

    The company didn't lose out - the ticket cost the same whether your train was on time or was late.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    You keep the cash. You were delayed leading to a loss of income to yourself. You may not have actually lost any income as you worked an extra hour at the end of the day but it's made you are the one to have lost more than an hour of your time.
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  • Takeaway_Addict
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    Mojisola wrote: »
    The compensation was given to you because you were delayed.

    The company didn't lose out - the ticket cost the same whether your train was on time or was late.
    Depends if the OP was paid for their delayed time or gets it back in lieu

    If so its the employer money back IMO.
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  • DKLS
    DKLS Posts: 13,459 Forumite
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    I have done the Delay Repay thing many times for work travel and I never considered giving it to the companies I worked for, I just consider it a small bonus for being inconvenienced..

    A bit like the small bonus I get from Quidco/Nectar Points if I buy stuff for work as long as I stick to the expenses guidelines they don't give a monkeys.
  • darrens_here
    darrens_here Posts: 27 Forumite
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    i was away aborad for work once, got to the airport for return flight only to be told it was full, or at least they were looking for people to fly out day later. They paid for hotel, (and dinner!) and a voucher for extra flight for free......... it was at end of week, so ran into my saturday back home, but i took it, the free flight and the steak dinner. You are away on business, your delay wasnt paid for by your company (I assume) so take the money as a little bonus !

    ps - I told my boss, after the event, he didnt care, said fine....
  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 16,485 Forumite
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    Payment is for delay, not to compensate for loss of earnings or anything else. Everybody would get it. The OP was the one delayed, not the company, so it's their compensation.
  • [Deleted User]
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    It's company money.

    I made a mistake of recent at work and offered to pay as it was a cost to my employer, when I found myself debating - outcome was a surprise but least I have complete piece of mind.
  • Undervalued
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    Deleted%20User wrote: »
    It's company money.

    I made a mistake of recent at work and offered to pay as it was a cost to my employer, when I found myself debating - outcome was a surprise but least I have complete piece of mind.

    I don't agree in this case.

    It is the person who has been delayed. The company paid for the journey which still happened. A student (for example) not earning anything could still claim compensation for the delay.

    If they were late for work as a result, but still got paid in full and were not expected to make up the time, then there is an argument that it should go to the employer.

    However, in this case the company has not lost anything but the OP has lost some of his free time.
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