Swiss Toni
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When I applied for my job, I had to specifically ask about the rules on claiming mileage for work journeys due to the significant amount of travel required and the distance from home to my employers new office.
The rule was - any journey other than the standard home to office (or return) could be claimed.
So - if I drove to another location from home, then onto my office, I could claim the full distance. Likewise, if I drove from the Office, visiting clients and attending meetings, then drove home I could claim the full journey (assuming that from my last commitment to home was less than the alternative journey back to the office).
My employer wants to change the way they pay mileage.
Now they want me to deduct the distance home to office return from any mileage claim I make on any given day.
My firm do not pay me to insure my car for business use (although obviously I do!), nor do they pay me any retainer for me to have a car, the only requirement being that I have a driving licence and particular driving qualifications.
I do understand that the new proposal a fairly standard arrangements in many businesses, but this is a significant change to the terms under which I came to be employed.
In fact, it may make financial sense for me to rent a flat near my office and make the daily deductions minimal - actually moving my family is not practicable due to other circumstances.
Can anyone advise me re this unilateral change in the way mileage is paid to me?
I also make this thread a poll for anyone who uses their own car for business purposes, which best fits the method in place with your employer?
1. Deduct the distance home-office-home from any daily mileage claims
2. Claim anything that is not a straight home-office-home journey
3. Other
The rule was - any journey other than the standard home to office (or return) could be claimed.
So - if I drove to another location from home, then onto my office, I could claim the full distance. Likewise, if I drove from the Office, visiting clients and attending meetings, then drove home I could claim the full journey (assuming that from my last commitment to home was less than the alternative journey back to the office).
My employer wants to change the way they pay mileage.
Now they want me to deduct the distance home to office return from any mileage claim I make on any given day.
My firm do not pay me to insure my car for business use (although obviously I do!), nor do they pay me any retainer for me to have a car, the only requirement being that I have a driving licence and particular driving qualifications.
I do understand that the new proposal a fairly standard arrangements in many businesses, but this is a significant change to the terms under which I came to be employed.
In fact, it may make financial sense for me to rent a flat near my office and make the daily deductions minimal - actually moving my family is not practicable due to other circumstances.
Can anyone advise me re this unilateral change in the way mileage is paid to me?
I also make this thread a poll for anyone who uses their own car for business purposes, which best fits the method in place with your employer?
1. Deduct the distance home-office-home from any daily mileage claims
2. Claim anything that is not a straight home-office-home journey
3. Other