Corporate travel policies

[VPS]

or penny pinching to squeeze every last $ and make travel unbearable for the employee, while exec's continued to have free reign.

When I had a new manager I used to get the 6am flight to Sydney at the 8.45pm flight home to Adelaide and that was considered a normal day. When I tried to take a few hours off when putting mum in a nursing home I was told I had to take a day's leave. I left as soon as I could. He told me I didn't like change and I said on the contrary I thrive on change and he said well when I suggest things you don't like them. Maybe it was because you were a W

 

[Sabot]

or penny pinching to squeeze every last $ and make travel unbearable for the employee, while exec's continued to have free reign.

Or making you fly at ungodly times, how am I supposed to fly Brisbane to Karratha in one day if my dad isn't even awake to give me a kiss on the cheek before I leave in the morning?

 

[SeatBackForward]

Or making you fly at ungodly times, how am I supposed to fly Brisbane to Karratha in one day if my dad isn't even awake to give me a kiss on the cheek before I leave in the morning?

What?

 

[Sabot]

What?

It was a joke

When I had a new manager I used to get the 6am flight to Sydney at the 8.45pm flight home to Adelaide and that was considered a normal day. When I tried to take a few hours off when putting mum in a nursing home I was told I had to take a day's leave. I left as soon as I could. He told me I didn't like change and I said on the contrary I thrive on change and he said well when I suggest things you don't like them. Maybe it was because you were a W View attachment 425145

Another problem with some policies, different people have varied perspectives on what is fair and reasonable. One thing I have noticed is that per diem spending caps tend to fall over the more diverse the travel becomes.

I can tell you in Asia particularly, there is a world of difference to what a "reasonable" amount for food and accommodation is between Singapore and some of the areas of Malaysia or Thailand I've had to go to on the same trip.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

When I was with a very large US based IT company, they used Concur for the travel bookings and expenses, and it worked very well. The travel booking portal presented the flights and pricing based on the travel policy, but you could select other flights and provide the reasons e.g. I had to take the first flight of the day to make meeting at 9pm. Depending on your role, you had different options for travel e.g. Sales, BD, or Project (had to provide a Job Code/WBS).

Our corporate AMEX cards were tied into the portal too. After I had charged something to the card, the next day I could see it in the portal, add in the details, upload a photo of the receipt, and that was the last I would hear of it, as work paid that item. You were allowed to put part or whole personal costs onto the card, and pay them separately. For example, if I bought food and extras at the supermarket, I would claim the part related to work.

This mirrors exactly what I experienced in a previous role, so much so that I have a feeling we worked at the same company. CRM software by chance?

The system worked very well. I currently work at a much smaller system, and we use Navan for bookings. There is no policy regarding who receives a corporate AMEX, and while I have no doubt I would be provided with one if I asked, I am happy to incur the inconvenience of logging reimbursements through Prospend to receive the additional points through my personal cards.