Originally Posted by
oyster
There's no ethics as far as I'm concerned.
If my company wants me to travel on Sunday night in order to work from 9am on the Monday morning in a different location I do not get paid that extra time away from my home. Nor do I get recompensed for the time away from my family, or for the facilities I have at home that I have paid for.
In return my company lets me keep airmiles and hotel points - it's considered a fair deal.
I suspect the only people who consider it unethical are those who don't travel for work and in fact are merely jealous.
I tend to agree. Business travel takes you way from your home and inevitably results in you working more hours than you othwerwise would. It also places a burden on your family, who need to pick up the slack for you when you are gone. Allowing me to keep those miles and point is the least my employer can do. I personally would not work for a company that did not allow this and, absent a clear directive to the contrary, if I worked for a company that was silent on the issue, I would consider the miles and points to be mine.
Also, I don;t think its jealousy. I just think some people tend to overcomplicate their lives by worrying about too many things. Sometimes, it is best not to think too deeply about a subject.