What’s your work’s policy on overnight stays?

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If you have to go away for work to an event, staying overnight, does your work have a policy in terms of you getting the time back elsewhere?

I’m away from my family for two nights, with long work days. I’d really like some time off in lieu but I don’t know if this is normal. Small charity so not many policies in place.

Not been away in a long time but we don’t get anytime off in lieu, I suppose it depends on the actual “working hours” whilst you are away, if you are working very long hours then it’s not unreasonable to ask for thst time to be paid or off in lieu but if you have “free time” in the evenings whilst away even though limited in what you can do with it due to the fact you are away from family then I don’t think it’s usual to be paid or have time off in lieu for that

No time off in lieu for overnight stays during the week, but we do get time off in lieu for working weekends (eg when sent to Middle Eastern countries with a Friday-Saturday weekend). Much less travel since covid though - only 4 weeks so far this year and one of those was for an internal meeting - as customers have realised that we can do most stuff remotely and it saves them a fortune in expenses.

Also in the charitable sector and away for 2-4 nights most weeks.

I claim TOIL for any excess hours spent travelling (eg after my working day), but not for the overnight itself.

I travel quite a lot for work. Overnight stays aren’t counted as work time, it’s the hours during the day of whatever you’re going to that count. Generally though, unless a very long day, people don’t claim back extra hours as it goes both ways and when travelling if it’s a shorter day you also don’t have to make up the time, so swings and roundabouts.

I used to travel abroad for work. No time off in lieu.
But basic pay was good (graduate, IT related company) and it was a requirement of the job.

Small charity here too. No TOIL unless the travel is at a weekend.

I run a charity, I’d be a bit flexible if you wanted to stop early or similar within the next couple of weeks but there is an expectation in our contracts that some of this is part of the job. It also depends how often you do this.

Small charity here. Not the norm to get overnight evening time back. Toil for weekends. However, depending on your boss I've done it flexibly ie work in the eve for a few hours, not worried if you have a late start or knock off an hour early on Friday.

Ask though. They might not have had anyone with a family in post before so not considered the impact

I wouldn't claim time in lieu for an overnight stay however I would if the travel time meant I had to leave really early or if I got home late. E.g catch a 6am train - I'd bank 3 hours. Don't get home until 9pm - I'd bank a further 4 hours

Nope. Never had time in lieu for overnights

I worked for a charity. Occasionally overnight stays when visiting HQ. No time off in lieu.

I work for a large org, not public sector but aligned in terms of TS&C's.
We get TOIL for overnights, and also for travel out of usual working hours. We also get a meal allowance if working late or staying overnight and hotel accommodation is always funded.

Another thing to consider is to travel in work time rather than working all day then travelling if you have to stay overnight in order to be somewhere on time for meetings the next morning. It's work so don't use your own time for it.

No, we get the time worked while away back, but not the overnight.

We'd never be forced to go away overnight though, it's all totally optional for the general team. It would be inconvenient at times if management refused to travel but wouldn't affect their position in the company.

Happily lots of our travel is fun and interesting, not just a same old same old meeting in a different place.

Above I mean we get the time worked back if it's outside normal hours, or if we for example travel on a Sunday ready to start work on Monday, but not the 5pm - 9am stretch where we're 'off' but away.

In my previous job I travelled quite a bit for 3 to 7 days. I only got time back if I was away over a weekend or travelled on a weekend. Nothing for extra hours during the working week which I think is pretty normal. Most evening were spent with suppliers at meals out which wasn't always how I would have wanted to spend my evening but that was that was it was.