Originally Posted by
darthbimmer
2. If work requires an employee to be on the road for two weeks, give them the option of going home for the weekend (if that's feasible) or staying in-city at the company's expense.
Well, there is no other option. You can't expect them to stay and cover their own expenses for the weekend. Since the OP mentioned the far east, I am assuming that a RT home for the weekend is impractical, which only leaves the option of staying and covering expenses.
To the OP: be aware that being away for weekends can appear as a treat to some but at the same time it can be a PITA because as a traveler you sacrifice your time - time you could have spent with family or friends, or doing something that is important to you.
Originally Posted by
ffsim
A few ideas we've bounced around amongst upper managers:
- Record all hours spent travelling and working then pay overtime accordingly;
- Allow 2-3 days paid leave upon return as compensation;
- Accrue overtime on site but not during transit.
A few thoughts here:
- I think that giving up your own time to travel for business should be compensated. If you fly out on a Sunday to make it to a Monday morning meeting at your destination, you lose that Sunday. That's YOUR time that you're sacrificing and it's only fair to get a paid day off in return.
- For long trips, the key is to be reasonable. Understand ultimately that it's time spent for company purposes, which means it's essentially giving one's time to the company. Traveling should be compensated as normal working time.