On loan to other office(s)

[Captain Pockle]

Anyone got the rules on this ?
Specifically, can management insist on the mode of transport, and the time taken for the journey? Or can we insist on using public transport (however awkward ) and travelling in duty time.

[chunk]

Surely its their responsibility to get you there.
is it a within a reasonable distance? Crucially if its further than you normally travel then that time should not
be made up by you.
i was asked (the day before) to go to an office that takes an extra 20 min to get to .
so i set out at my normal time and arrive at new office 20 min later than my usual start time.
i leave 20 minutes earlier. I also claim petrol.
push comes to shove I refuse to use own transport. my contract says i may be asked work in other nearby offices.
i say i am available you get me there!

[The BFO]

It is not part of my contract of employment that I provide my own vehicle. Furthermore I do not have 'Business Use' on my Motor Insurance policy, merely 'Social, Domestic, and Commuting to and from my usual place of employment'.

I therefore travel by public transport only, and within my paid hours of employment. I may, if asked, be prepared to travel on Overtime, depending on my mood.

[feduppostie]

they CAN make you go to other offices

however you CAN insist they get you there and back within your duty time

[POSTMAN]

Anyone got the rules on this ?
Specifically, can management insist on the mode of transport, and the time taken for the journey? Or can we insist on using public transport (however awkward ) and travelling in duty time.

Are you a walking postie?

[Captain Pockle]

I'm a Counter Clerk/Postal Officer (or whatever it is that we're called this week)
I've already used the "No Business Clause" insurance get-out - because I honestly don't have it, and I've absolutely no intention of getting it now, for exactly this reason.
My previous understanding is that I can travel "within" duty time - such that the "foreign" duty doesn't involve my day being any longer than before.
Being sent to another office isn't the problem here, I just don't want the overtime, 35 hours the way the business is run at the moment is already more than enough

Thanks for the useful advice - and the time taken to reply !

[The BFO]

I'm a Counter Clerk/Postal Officer (or whatever it is that we're called this week)
I've already used the "No Business Clause" insurance get-out - because I honestly don't have it, and I've absolutely no intention of getting it now, for exactly this reason.
My previous understanding is that I can travel "within" duty time - such that the "foreign" duty doesn't involve my day being any longer than before.
Being sent to another office isn't the problem here, I just don't want the overtime, 35 hours the way the business is run at the moment is already more than enough

Thanks for the useful advice - and the time taken to reply !

Simple then - you travel within your Duty Time, via Public Transport, or the Business supplies a vehicle. I once worked with someone who was given a mail van for a week to go on loan. That was a long time ago when we were 'joined up'.