My company has banned all train and air travel

[Whitegrenache]

So I have to drive 275 miles to get to head office for all my training.

I can't understand why

Anyone's else's company done the same?

Have they not postponed your training too then? Madness at that distance 🤯

if they are paying a decent milage rate...

could they do the training on Skype?

Ours have stopped travel to stop people travelling, driving wouldn't be an acceptable option either. We do have a senior override if the travel is essential and cannot be cancelled.

Surely you shouldn't be going to head office at all in your case???

What about people who can't drive there for one reason or another?

I read something recently about the chances of catching a virus being greatly increased if you travel on public transport, so I can understand this decision. However, I think they should either postpone the training or offer it remotely.

My company hasn't banned travel altogether but a lot of restrictions have been imposed and they're urging people to avoid it where possible.

Question if you have to go. I wouldn’t drive that far.

It's a brand new job ...they say I have to be there but can take my time and travel all day Monday with no rush to get there. I'm due to be down a lot the next few weeks

Also have a company car

Drive is Newcastle to London

Yes, we’ve had to cancel all travel for the next few weeks.

So you're travelling into the capital city where the highest concentration of people are and where CV is very likely to become rife? riiiiiiiiiight? 🤔

Outskirts of London - no not central London

Still!? Seems like they haven't really thought it through .... There's still a hell of a lot of people in Greater London and a high movement rate.

My company hasn't said anything. I'm on the train on the way home from a business trip right now

I've been to London

I really would not drive that far.

so presumably you wont be stopping at service stations for food, petrol & the loo? [&] [mixing] [with] [international] [traffic] [transport] ?

Sounds ridiculous and poorly thought out. They should cancel your requirement to attend head office and do Skype meetings/training where possible.

Do you get to travel all day to go home afterwards (assuming it doesn't end on a Friday)?

My husband can’t drive due to a medical condition.

They either cancel the training altogether or alloW you to travel how you wish.

I just wouldn’t because it’s anti environmentally friendly to get everyone to drive and it’s too far and a strain.

I can see their point I suppose ,but as someone else said, what about Motorway Service stations ,loos and so on .Seems a bit of a knee jerk reaction to me really .275 miles is an awfully long way .Are you staying in a hotel?(more chances to mix with people!)

OP what does happen if you don’t drive or have a car?

If everyone else goes the same way, all the London office will have to close down, that could be amusing. It's not even about driving (and that would just be impossible) but there's absolutely no parking in central London

Shame for hospitals like GOSH or the Royal Marsden (to name a few) whose staff has to commute.

My company have cancelled all large gatherings. Meetings to be done via Skype!