I have this in my contract schedule: "Travel time outside UK is chargeable."
Seems self explanatory. Except, I've been a little ad-hoc in billing for travel time. So, I'm now going to have a discussion with the client to agree billing for travel time.
But ... I just want to make my mind up what I'm going to request, as I haven't really billed for travel time on previous contracts.
Searching through threads here, it seems to go from "I bill all travel time" to "I would never bill travel time".
A few examples of some recent expeditions are:
1. Went to Denmark for 3 days work - i travelled out the afternoon before and returned on the last working day (evening flight)
I only billed for 3 days.
2. Went to France for a 5 days work, travelled out Sunday PM, worked Mon-Fri, travelled back Friday PM
Billed for 5 days (not for the Sunday)
3. Travelled to Norway for a meeting over 2 days - travelled out day 1 AM, meeting day 1 PM and day 2 AM, travelled back day 2 PM
Billed for 2 days (so this time billing included travel time)
Next trip planned is to the US: 3 days work Mon-Wed, but I'm travelling out Sunday (pretty much all day travelling), and leaving Wed evening, so eventually get home Thursday AM
I plan on billing them 3.5 days - as I can't deliver other work for another client on the Thursday as I'm travelling.
Now though, I'm wondering if I should also bill a day for Sunday travelling out, and look to bill future travel time when it's disrupting my weekend, or I'm unable to work due to travel time.
Once I've got my own view sorted, I'll approach the client and see how they interpret the contract clause !
Thanks.
Seems self explanatory. Except, I've been a little ad-hoc in billing for travel time. So, I'm now going to have a discussion with the client to agree billing for travel time.
But ... I just want to make my mind up what I'm going to request, as I haven't really billed for travel time on previous contracts.
Searching through threads here, it seems to go from "I bill all travel time" to "I would never bill travel time".
A few examples of some recent expeditions are:
1. Went to Denmark for 3 days work - i travelled out the afternoon before and returned on the last working day (evening flight)
I only billed for 3 days.
2. Went to France for a 5 days work, travelled out Sunday PM, worked Mon-Fri, travelled back Friday PM
Billed for 5 days (not for the Sunday)
3. Travelled to Norway for a meeting over 2 days - travelled out day 1 AM, meeting day 1 PM and day 2 AM, travelled back day 2 PM
Billed for 2 days (so this time billing included travel time)
Next trip planned is to the US: 3 days work Mon-Wed, but I'm travelling out Sunday (pretty much all day travelling), and leaving Wed evening, so eventually get home Thursday AM
I plan on billing them 3.5 days - as I can't deliver other work for another client on the Thursday as I'm travelling.
Now though, I'm wondering if I should also bill a day for Sunday travelling out, and look to bill future travel time when it's disrupting my weekend, or I'm unable to work due to travel time.
Once I've got my own view sorted, I'll approach the client and see how they interpret the contract clause !
Thanks.
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