Qanats FF Points/work

[bianca59]

I travel for work, and I paid for my membership. Can my work take my points I accrued whilst travelling for them? Is it an invasion of my privacy for me to tell them what points I accrue when its MY membership?

 

[ejb]

I travel for work, and I paid for my membership. Can my work take my points I accrued whilst travelling for them? Is it an invasion of my privacy for me to tell them what points I accrue when its MY membership?

Hi bianca and welcome to AFF!

A few more details would be great, private sector or govt? Is the FF points issue in your contract?

Generally points are earnt by the flyer not the purchaser. A few times people have raised on this forum some companies take all points earnt but it is in the work contract that they can do that.

Other companies book staff on flights that do not earn points, but if you are flying on normal fares you will earn the points and the company has no way of touching them as they are in your account and only you can access it.

ejb

 

[harvyk]

I travel for work, and I paid for my membership. Can my work take my points I accrued whilst travelling for them? Is it an invasion of my privacy for me to tell them what points I accrue when its MY membership?

No, but they can work it out quite easily, most airlines websites will show how many points a booking will gain (QF will show how many points a booking will earn when the booking is made), plus there are many 3rd party sites which will also show how many points a trip will earn...

 

[NM]

No, but they can work it out quite easily, most airlines websites will show how many points a booking will gain (QF will show how many points a booking will earn when the booking is made), plus there are many 3rd party sites which will also show how many points a trip will earn...

but they won't know the status bonus

 

[Hvr]

I travel for work, and I paid for my membership. Can my work take my points I accrued whilst travelling for them? Is it an invasion of my privacy for me to tell them what points I accrue when its MY membership?

If you work for the APS and they pay for your travel then no you cannot get points.

Have a read of the APS Code of Conduct as it relates to FF Points:

Frequent flyer points

APS employees may join a frequent flyer scheme for official purposes. However, it is government policy that APS employees are not to obtain a personal benefit from points accrued while travelling on official business. This includes upgrading travel unless authorised by the agency to do so.
Using points privately may be a breach of the APS Code and may result in misconduct action. APS employees who redeem points after resigning or retiring may be prosecuted under the Criminal Code.
APS employees may use accrued points for official business. Some agencies may permit APS employees to purchase points on resignation or retirement as long as the arrangement was not contrived and brings genuine savings to the agency.
It is better practice for an agency to negotiate contracts with airline companies where frequent flyer points are not provided, and the contract price reflects this, as recommended by the Auditor-General in his December 2000 audit report; Management of Public Sector Travel Arrangements—Follow-up audit.
When travelling on official business, APS employees should beware of entering competitions, or lottery-style promotions, including by submitting boarding passes or business cards. Many agencies do not permit employees to accept prizes won. Some agencies allow prizes to be raffled by their social clubs, or some other arrangement whereby the agency benefits rather than the individual (see also Chapter 12: Gifts and benefits).
APS employees may privately participate in frequent flyer schemes. However, it is important employees distinguish between private and work-related travel and ensure that there is no link between the two that may result in a personal gain from work-related travel.

 

[ejb]

If you work for the APS and they pay for your travel then no you cannot get points.

Have a read of the APS Code of Conduct as it relates to FF Points:

Hi,

That code would seem to exclude SC's as they provide a private benefit. As mentioned before on this site SC's are allowed to be accrued, so how does that work within this code?

ejb