Should you get paid more if you have to travel for work?

Although many companies consider travel time to be an uncompensated part of an employee's regular work duties, some organizations pay for extra travel time. Learning what travel qualifies as paid drive time and what's part of your normal job duties can help you predict the amount of compensation you may receive.



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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.”

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Reach out to your direct manager or company's Human Resources (HR) department to ask for their policy on reimbursement of business travel expenses. Business travel expenses occur when an employee travels on behalf of their job.

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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%

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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.

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An employer has no moral right to force an employee to travel against their will. However, corporate trip is an employee's responsibility if the job profile includes traveling. Organizations mention the clause of travel in the appointment letter.

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