23rd October 2008, 12:22 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by ellie163
It is only if you are sent on an away job, where it is not viable to commute from the main office, that accommodation and subs become non-taxable.
Is there any actual definition of when something is not a viable commute from the main office? Given what appears to be the quite widespread practice of expecting people to travel some distance to sites how far away does somewhere have to be? This of course connects into other issues relating to contracts (where they exist) stating a certain length of week and then finding that massive amounts of effectively unpaid overtime are added in travelling to sites. I can see some units potentially expecting more of this sort of thing if they are scared of the potential tax implications otherwise. I've no objection to travelling some distance to site as long as is considered safe and is recompensed in a suitable way but I'm not sure it is in many cases. Units might now think they are doing their staff a favour - avoiding the tex problems by never letting people stay away, no matter how far the journey.