Night out money

[JLA1990]

Breakfast £5

Lunch £5

Dinner £20

With regards to you working away, are you contractually obliged? because if not I’d want (and I’d pay) a bonus as well! 

[topchippyles]

I think £20 is quite reasonable for a meal in the evening 

[judastreefairy]

22 minutes ago, JLA1990 said:

Breakfast £5

Lunch £5

Dinner £20

With regards to you working away, are you contractually obliged? because if not I’d want (and I’d pay) a bonus as well! 

What a bonus for a reach around you mucky bugger

[eggsarascal]

19 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

I think £20 is quite reasonable for a meal in the evening 

@spudulike this is what happened.

[Boggedtoothetits]

27 minutes ago, JLA1990 said:

Breakfast £5

Lunch £5

Dinner £20

With regards to you working away, are you contractually obliged? because if not I’d want (and I’d pay) a bonus as well! 

Not sure on contractually obliged…… plus don’t think it would matter either way, got to go where the work is….. 

 

dont mind working away just want paying for it that’s all…… 

[scbk]

5 minutes ago, Boggedtoothetits said:

Not sure on contractually obliged…… plus don’t think it would matter either way, got to go where the work is….. 

 

dont mind working away just want paying for it that’s all…… 

Have they said how much food is provided with the accommodation?

 

Anyway I thought all forwarder drivers lived in caravans in the woods!

[JLA1990]

22 minutes ago, judastreefairy said:

What a bonus for a reach around you mucky bugger

not just the machinery that needs greasing 

[scbk]

I have a family member who drives HGVs, he does a few nights out a week, and you get the standard £26 whatever for sleeping in the truck.

For that you need to supply a groceries receipt for the night, I think that's a HMRC thing.

If he's "lucky" he occasionally runs out of drivers hours in his home town, so he parks in the council lorry park and walks back to his house 🤐 

[aspenarb]

16 hours ago, Boggedtoothetits said:

Evening.

 

so I’m looking for a bit of advice and wondering if I’m in the wrong.

 

i have been operating a forwarder for about a year, had my fair share of ups and downs in that time but it’s starting to come together now. 

 

anyway the company I work for is moving me onto a new site 5hours away from home so need to get in digs.

Apparently they don’t pay travel time or night out money because they are coughing up for a hotel according to my manager.

 

so am I being unreasonable for wanting £25pn for being away or is this just how it is? 
 

 

what’s the going rate for working away, I feel like they are taking the p”ss 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agree an amount for away work with your employer and inc hotel/B&B costs, then go buy a camper or small caravan. This work is all over the country, nothing worse than living out of a suitcase in a crap hotel or B&B

 

Bob

[eggsarascal]

22 minutes ago, aspenarb said:

 

Agree an amount for away work with your employer and inc hotel/B&B costs, then go buy a camper or small caravan. This work is all over the country, nothing worse than living out of a suitcase in a crap hotel or B&B

 

Bob

Exactly what I did back in the day.