Expenses......

[Beavstro]

Hi guys, just looking for some advice and to make sure I'm not being wholley unreasonable!

Ive got a bit of a disagreement about expenses incurred while traveling to college/accommodation while at college.

I live 150miles and and 1.5hour boat ride from college, but being an adult trainee I only needed to attend a Friday class every two weeks, which was done via video conference from home. Great!! But there was occasions I had to attend college for practical work which meant travelling down the day before (unpaid I may add) and staying the night at a B&B then attend college the next day, then travel home on the Friday afternoon/night.

It it only became apparent to me the last time I had to attend that we could claim back expenses from the scheme provider, so I did this (for January 2014 one week at college). A weeks accomodation which work always paid for, but as I wanted to take my car down I paid my own travel. Put the expenses form into the scheme provider and heard nothing back! It only occurred to me a couple of months ago I never got my travel expenses back (not the accomodation, work paid that). Asked the office administrator of my employment who said she had had nothing. Chased up the scheme provider on Monday, and turns out the DID pay the expenses to my employment in JUNE 2014!
So I brought this to the attention of the office administrator, who then said "oh yeah I forgot when you asked"
so I asked for my travel costs back from the reimbursement, as I incureed over £100 of expenses! To which she replied, so can we claim back for the previous college visits? As it's about £500 in costs I replied that I belive we had to claim with in a certain time period and probably won't be eligible. Adding that i too personally have lost out on the travel costs. So not just the company losing out on money here.
This went back and fore for a while until she claims she can issue a refund to me which she has already been paid without speaking to the boss.
So I speak to the boss and he won't give me the repayment fromJan 2014 until he sorts out with the scheme provider why we can get expenses repay,nets from previous visits.
See,s a bit **** to me, they have been paid for the January 2014 visit, had my share of the expenses since June and won't give it to me until they sort out the back payments.


What hat would you do......?

ps sorry for the long-winded thread.

 

[trev]

I'm confused.
Who is paying your travel expenses?
Why have they paid them to your employer and not you?
Why is your employer witholding money that, on the face of it, should be paid to you?
Why does your employer feel this justified?
What does it say in your contract of employment regarding expenses?
What does it say in your training agreement?

 

[Sintra]

I'm taking it that your employer funded the travel costs for previous visits.

 

[Beavstro]

I'm confused.
Who is paying your travel expenses?

SECTT, which is the scheme provider for all apprentices in Scotland.

Why have they paid them to your employer and not you?

I guess they expect all of the expenses to be covered by the company.

Why is your employer witholding money that, on the face of it, should be paid to you?

Good question......

Why does your employer feel this justified?

Again, good question......

What does it say in your contract of employment regarding expenses?

I've been bugging the boss for a contract since September. Never had one since I came on full time in 2008!!

What does it say in your training agreement?

I'll have to look that out actually, thanks for the reminder!

Beavstro comments in blue. I just tidied the post up for you mate, easier to read. You'll get the hang of it in time.

Paul M

 

[Beavstro]

Sinatra, no I always aid the travel costs, as I wanted to take my car so I could get about easier. I would assume I would only get the cheapest travel option available to me which involved buses, boats and more busses!!

They have always paid the accomodation.

Do do you guys think it's u reasonable to ask for the expenses for January to be paid asap. Regardless of any fued the boss has with previous costs? As I have said, they have been paid for the expenses for the January visit and are withholding the expenses I incurred and are rightfully due to me?

 

[Sintra]

Ok so you have always footed the bill for the travel. Have any of these expenses ever been recouped by either you or your employer? Why is your employer concerned about previous claims if it's you thats been forking out.

 

[pennychew]

Sinatra, no I always aid the travel costs, as I wanted to take my car so I could get about easier. I would assume I would only get the cheapest travel option available to me which involved buses, boats and more busses!!

They have always paid the accomodation.

Do do you guys think it's u reasonable to ask for the expenses for January to be paid asap. Regardless of any fued the boss has with previous costs? As I have said, they have been paid for the expenses for the January visit and are withholding the expenses I incurred and are rightfully due to me?

Lets be frank here....

Start spreading the news....

 

[Beavstro]

He's probably just pushing his luck to try and get the accomodation costs back. Even though he's probably written them off already.

You our would think he isn't gaining anything by me furthering my career. Hahaha. Some people are never happy.

 

[pennychew]

He's probably just pushing his luck to try and get the accomodation costs back. Even though he's probably written them off already.

You our would think he isn't gaining anything by me furthering my career. Hahaha. Some people are never happy.

Tricky situation, the money is yours and you're well within your rights to want it back, on the other hand you seem to be getting a good education, working on some decent jobs and seem to enjoy it so is it worth rocking the boat if it's going to create bad feeling? If he's going to get the hump and depending on how much is involved it's maybe better to forget about it and if you end up getting it anyway then it's a bonus.