Timesheet Entry for Extra Travel & Work Dinner?

[Isambard]

Anyway this friend of mine right has a very trusting employer. Everyone keeps their own record of hours worked. No time clock, no questions, no checking, all on trust.

My friend used to have a horrible commute, an hour each way that has been largely replaced with working from home.

Next week he has to go to a work dinner (not a jolly, genuine work event) in a restaurant nearish but not in the office on a day he really hadn't planned going in.

In the old days he'd commute on his own time do a day's work and the function would be private time too

But he's thinking now the extra 2 hours travelling and the time at the function should be written down as work time.

Whatchoo fink? Cheers.

 

[MickiQ]

What's his official place of work? Is he officially classed as a home worker or is it just because of the Lurgy and his office is still his official place at work. If that's the case then no he can't legally claim for travel time to work.
If his attendance at the function is mandatory then surely it is work and he probably could say it was overtime but it depends on how his employer might react. If someone is buying you dinner it seems churlish to charge them for your time.

 

[Isambard]

Actually yeah, the office is still legally place of work and the restaurant is in the same town......drat! I'll have to tell my mate maybe.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

dunno really

depends if he thinks it's worth making a stand over

the weasel approach would be go, not claim it as time, but if working hours aren't being recorded / checked, what's to stop him doing a few slightly shorter days to make up for it?

 

[8ball]

dunno really

depends if he thinks it's worth making a stand over

the weasel approach would be go, not claim it as time, but if working hours aren't being recorded / checked, what's to stop him doing a few slightly shorter days to make up for it?

Some say weaselly, some say “informal anarchist action”.

 

[A380]

What does his contract of employment say? I'd start with that and claim what he can.

Plus order a load of decent bottles of wine, bung the waiter £10 not to open them, and slip them in his rucksack. Obvs...

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Some say weaselly, some say “informal anarchist action”.

do anarchists do formal actions?