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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
That's what my limo driver said before I sacked him. :mad: -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
I was talking about evening meal. Spoke to someone at HMRC in the end, and even he wasn't sure if a lunch time claim had to coincide with around lunch time, as I had read somewhere (so there!). He checked with his colleagues, and finally said I could buy breakfast, lunch, and dinner together, in... -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
That's what I didn't get. From what I'd been told, it sounded like someone would be reimbursing me, and that maybe that was just normal in contracting. Anyway, been there, done that as well, but thanks for the explanation and the link! -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
Thank you. Been there, done that... just had the umbrella company's blurb in my head, confusing things. -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
Thank you! Despite all the reading I'd done about it, it just didn't click. I eventually figured out that my reply, as mad as it sounded at first, was actually correct. Thanks for the detailed explanation! -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
You've stumbled upon one of my pet peeves. Tea is a caffeinated drink, made from tea leaves, of all things. Don't let me hear anybody calling lunch dinner, or... :throw: -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
??? ??? The expenses come out of my pay? So I go to the supermarket and buy a sandwich, then claim for it, so they take a sum out of my wages, then pay them back to me, after taking off tax? So I'm paying for the sandwich, and the expense claim on top of that? I've no idea who's supposed to be... -
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Are dinner expenses um... ethical?
Hi everybody. I'm new to contracting, got my job through a recruitment agency, and signed up with an umbrella company. They told me that if I'm away from home, for my job, for 10 hours or more per day, I can claim dinner expenses. My hours of work are from 09:00 to 17:30, so that's not...
