After many employees were stranded abroad after the Icelandic volcano eruption, the arguments are set to explode as to what, if any, expenses can be reclaimed.
In the wake of the recent volcano eruption in Iceland and the subsequent grounding of the majority of the European flights, many employees were left stranded outside the UK. It would not seem unreasonable for the employees to assume that the costs of additional accommadation, subsistence and travel would be covered by their employer, would it?
Well, in this age of austerity, many employers are contesting the employees’ rights to pay let alone reclaim the additional expense. The AP Partnership Ltd believes that unless the employer has ‘expressly agreed’ they will cover the repatriation costs, the employer is under no obligation to reimburse the employee.
The situation has left many employees with a serious defecit, which was exacerbated by the lack of space in the cheaper hotels and hotes hiking up prices.
Moreover, many employees were faced with having to take the additional “time off work” as either holiday or unpaid leave.
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