16th March 2009, 07:03 PM
I think what I was trying to suggest is that allowances and subs are paid as part of ones wage (and therefore taxed at source) rather than cash in hand payments. This would solve the problem with the taxman, give folk more choice in choosing where they stayed when away etc etc.
Re Bob's X v Y scenario. It wouldn't impact on staff who (for whatever reason) stayed at homebase as they would get their basic salary. Only staff on the away jobs would have the allowances added to their basic salary.
This is the situation that applies when I work away from the Kulturhistorisk museum here in Oslo and it seems to work out fine for most people. (But Norwegian archaeologists can be as picky as Brits when they so deisre, so there's never ever a totally happy workforce.....)
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...
Re Bob's X v Y scenario. It wouldn't impact on staff who (for whatever reason) stayed at homebase as they would get their basic salary. Only staff on the away jobs would have the allowances added to their basic salary.
This is the situation that applies when I work away from the Kulturhistorisk museum here in Oslo and it seems to work out fine for most people. (But Norwegian archaeologists can be as picky as Brits when they so deisre, so there's never ever a totally happy workforce.....)
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...