In many cases, travel time is paid at the same rate as regular working hours. However, if employees exceed their normal work hours or if the travel time falls under overtime criteria, it should be compensated at the appropriate overtime rate.
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When is an employee in travel status. An employee is in a travel status only for those hours actually traveling between the official duty station and the point of destination, or between two temporary duty points, and the usual waiting time which interrupts travel.
In limited circumstances, travel time may be considered hours of work. The rules on travel hours of work depend on whether an employee is covered by or exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
PCS stands for “Permanent Change of Station” move, and it applies when your service member's new duty station is more than 50 miles away from his/her old duty station.
Most people are referring to the number of business days traveling or in another city. 30% would be 3 days out of every 2 weeks. You might fly out to visit a client on Sunday, work there Monday through Wednesday, fly home Wednesday night, then work locally the rest of that week and the following week.
That means you would spend 75% of your time going to different locations meeting with clients and 25% of your time working from an office. Many fields involve some travel, including: Tourism and hospitality.
Typically, travel time pay for non-exempt employees is obligatory, applying to both salaried and hourly employees. Exempt employees are considered those providing professional or managerial work.