Overnight Allowance

We get £20 evening meal allowance and breakfast is usually included with the room.

I do find the office staffs attitude to it annoying though, they seem to think that its a treat to go away for the night but its just an inconvenience. I think they imagine that we go out on the town but in reality its just staying in the hotel room with a uncomfy bed (usually doing unpaid work).
 
pepp77 said:
I also get paid overtime for any time spent travelling or working outside my normal contracted hours (for example if I leave my house at 6am and then get to the hotel at 8pm, having been to the customer in between I receive overtime from 6-8am and 5-8pm).
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That sounds pretty decent then, especially as you presumably normally have to travel in to work without being paid for it.

last year I spent about 10 different nights away in total and the year before I spent 6 consecutive nights away for a single job, but for that one I got a "good will" bonus for being away.
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10 nights a year isn't that much IMO, there are people I work with doing well in excess of 100 (edit: even those that are in theory 'office based' will often do more than 10). Yes six nights in a row is annoying but you were rewarded for it.

Anyway where I work (much larger company) things aren't terribly consistent either, although if you are posted overseas there is usually a per diem or similar (say £30/day but you have to pay for your food and drink out of that and pocket anything left over).

Don't assume the grass will always be greener elsewhere, you may be surprised how much worse some other companies will be (e.g. RedVGreen sounds pretty pants except for the fact they get overtime).
 
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I get given a travel allowance when i am working out bush. Accommodation is usually paid for by my office and im given $75 for each overnight to cover food and also serves as an 'away from home' allowance.
 
Sounds pretty generous if you get overtime.

Our company is pretty good for assignments and expat. Business trips are pretty typical though with all expenses covered, so I guess I save on food and petrol:p

I spend a decent amount of time in Moscow and it's bloody expensive so expensing rather than an allowance works better for both parties. Plus I get to stay in nice hotels so I don't mind it. I guess it's different with family at home etc
 
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I work away pretty much every week.

Fuelcard for the diesel.
Company prepay the hotels.
£4 Breakfast
£10 Dinner.

Have to supply own lunch. (Or go to asda with the 14quid)

Think your self lucky.
 
No overnight allowance but my company is good with expenses. Hotel & travel paid for + £40 for evening meal. However its not strict.

I have stayed in 5* hotels before and had €65 breakfast for 2 weeks. Who cares about overnight allowance when you can travel the world in nice places with good food. All for free
 
HangTime said:
That sounds pretty decent then, especially as you presumably normally have to travel in to work without being paid for it.



10 nights a year isn't that much IMO, there are people I work with doing well in excess of 100 (edit: even those that are in theory 'office based' will often do more than 10). Yes six nights in a row is annoying but you were rewarded for it.

Anyway where I work (much larger company) things aren't terribly consistent either, although if you are posted overseas there is usually a per diem or similar (say £30/day but you have to pay for your food and drink out of that and pocket anything left over).

Don't assume the grass will always be greener elsewhere, you may be surprised how much worse some other companies will be (e.g. RedVGreen sounds pretty pants except for the fact they get overtime).
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My overtime is at our standard hourly rate though, which is a fair bit less than £20...

I also don't spend 100 nights away though, it averages around 50 nights per year for operations and about 20 for training related activities. Sadly due to the nature of the job, the areas we stay in aren't the best either.

I'd love to find a better role with a better package, but the office and where I live is really nice, just a shame that the 'perks' are non-existent, and the salary is comparably poor!


Housey said:
I've stayed in 4 star hotels sometimes, it's nice to get down with the norms :)
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You can go off people really quickly... :p
 
I always seek the 4 C's when I book a business hotel being serious.

Cool, Clean, Comfy, Convenient. I don't give a stuff how posh it feels, if it meets those elements then I'm all good. Business is business, I don't need to eat Michelin Star and to be surrounded by Illuminati. When you travel a lot you realise that the 4 C's are the key. I do tend to prefer boutique to big brand, but I have a few club cards (Hilton, Radisson etc) so will seek one of those if it meets the 4 C's so I can collect points/upgrades etc.
 
I get everything paid for. All meals and stuff go on my company cc and I keep recipts and put it through the claims system.
But then we travel a lot. However, if you are travelling for work, everything should be covered!
Its money you would not normally spend if you were at home, so you should never be out of pocket!
 
No limit for food etc. just chuck it on company card and finance pay my bill at end of month just need receipts. Do not get any extra for being away though and just back from Denmark.
 
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