Only non-exempt employees are entitled to get paid for hours spent in traveling. This includes both hourly and salaried employees. As a rule of thumb, exempt employees are not entitled to payment for work-related travel.
People Also Ask
Some publishers hire writers to research and produce travel content.These writers get paid to travel and explore new locations. Consider specializing in a certain topic such as travel food or accommodations. You may be able to work for a company or write your own guides.
Employers generally pay for your travel expenses when you are traveling as part of your job. They may be covered at the time of the expense by providing an allowance, an employee credit card, or a prepaid card. However, some businesses may have you pay the expenses and then reimburse you.
Generally, employees should be compensated for all time spent traveling during regular business hours, and under the FLSA, travel time associated with overnight stays is generally considered compensable work time when it “cuts across the employee's workday.”
Some bill at their full hourly rate and some bill at half their hourly rate. There is usually a cap of 8-10 hours a day even if your travel takes longer. Most people try to do as much legitimate billable work as possible while traveling and bill that time at full rate.
If they say it as 20%, it could be lots of things. Usually would be traveling 1 week in 5, but could be 2-3 out of every 5 weeks. Maybe it means travel straight for a year and then you get the next 4 years at home. Like Reply.
I always interpret that to mean Monday to Thursday unless the description specifies 50% travel during a business week. Otherwise, you get Fri-Sun local, so 3 days out of 7, close enough to 50%
That 20% is an average, and what it represents can vary dramatically by career, so make sure you ask your hiring manager to tell you exactly what the travel percentage means for the position you're applying for.