How far would you travel for a job?

[Johnpl315]

Recent changes to EU working hours means employed staff must be paid for travel outside working hours unless it's to/from a fixed place of work.

 

"9. Is travelling time included in working hours?

For most workers, routine travel time commuting to work is unlikely to count as working hours.

 

However, if you have workers with 'no fixed place of work' who travel directly from home to clients, the time spent travelling to and from the first and last client of the day must now be counted as working time following a recent Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.

 

Additionally, where the work involves travelling between clients - for example, a travelling salesman - the time spent travelling will count for the purposes of calculating working time and possibly pay. For example, if workers are paid on an hourly basis."

 

 

This sounds like it could cost some bosses a lot of money!

[swinny]

If you came out with that kind of information to some of the folk i've worked with they'd laugh you back into your vehicle.... its up to you if you want the work.

 

I pay my guys extra if they finish late but they also get to finish early at times.... if one started with all that info at me they could happily go somewhere else.

[Starscream]

If you came out with that kind of information to some of the folk i've worked with they'd laugh you back into your vehicle.... its up to you if you want the work.

 

I pay my guys extra if they finish late but they also get to finish early at times.... if one started with all that info at me they could happily go somewhere else.

 

That made me chuckle!

[Eddie Eco]

Our firm quite often do away trips, after completely messing up the first one I quickly learned to price them high to incorporate all aspects of the job and if you get them, great, and if not who cares! Based in Leicester we do a lot of work in Nottingham and Northampton, as it's often better to spend half an hour on the M1 than it is to sit on the ring road for over an hour to get to the other side of the city....

[Ty Korrigan]

All our guys, employees and subbies are cool with working away and long distance travel times.

They are always well looked after.

The day I get an officious and inflexible employee, they will be given the less interesting and purely local jobs which don't involve staying in far away Chateau's, eating in decent restaurants

(Can't eat in one on the company if closer than 5km from base)

As well as being well 'watered' on overnight stays's.

The cash bonuses would also reflect the flexibility and commitment and these can be given out of sight...

Ty