BWBR0045662
Geldig vanaf 2021-10-01
Artikel 4.17
Legal Status (Local Employees) Regulations 2020
1. Official trips and trips for the purposes of training are to be undertaken by public transport if:
a. this is possible;
b. the journey time by public transport is no more than eight hours or the journey time by public transport is more than eight hours but less than one-and-a-half times the journey time by air; and
c. the employer is of the opinion that travel by public transport would not be unreasonably arduous in the light of special local circumstances or the employee’s personal circumstances.
The journey time is calculated from the employee's place of work to the destination, including the journey to and from a station or airport and including waiting time (checking-in time).
2. The employee will be provided with a ticket. With the prior permission of the employer, employees may purchase tickets themselves and be reimbursed for the actual cost incurred up to the price of the ticket to which they are entitled on the basis of this article.
3. The employee is entitled to travel abroad by train at the employer’s expense in:
a. first class or equivalent in the case of official travel;
b. second class or equivalent in the case of travel for the purposes of training;
in so far as a ticket is available for that class.
4. The employer decides, in the light of local circumstances, whether an official trip or a trip for the purposes of training that cannot or, having regard to paragraph 1, need not be undertaken by public transport may be undertaken in an official vehicle, the employee’s own vehicle or by air.
5. An employee undertaking an official trip is entitled to travel by air in business class or equivalent at the employer’s expense if the total flying time is six hours or more and a ticket for the journey is available in that class.
6. An employee undertaking a trip for the purposes of training is entitled to travel by air in economy class or equivalent at the employer’s expense.
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, an employee undertaking a trip for the purposes of training with a total flight time of 21 hours or more is entitled to travel at the employer’s expense:
a. in economy plus class or equivalent if a ticket for the journey is available in that class; or
b. in economy class or equivalent with an optional one-night stopover during the journey. In the case of a one-night stopover, the employee will receive an allowance towards the costs of accommodation.
8. For the purposes of paragraphs 5 and 7, the total flying time of the longest flight will be taken into account.
9. With due regard for paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the ticket provided to the employee, or the cost reimbursed, will be for a direct flight where available for the journey. If the flying time of a direct flight is more than six hours, the employer may, with due regard for paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, deviate from this if the cost of an indirect flight is at least € 350 less than that of a direct flight and the journey time is at most four hours longer than that of a direct flight.
10. The employer may allow an employee flying in economy class or equivalent to claim the cost of using a business lounge at an airport if there are special reasons for doing so and if the employee submits a reasoned request.
a. this is possible;
b. the journey time by public transport is no more than eight hours or the journey time by public transport is more than eight hours but less than one-and-a-half times the journey time by air; and
c. the employer is of the opinion that travel by public transport would not be unreasonably arduous in the light of special local circumstances or the employee’s personal circumstances.
The journey time is calculated from the employee's place of work to the destination, including the journey to and from a station or airport and including waiting time (checking-in time).
2. The employee will be provided with a ticket. With the prior permission of the employer, employees may purchase tickets themselves and be reimbursed for the actual cost incurred up to the price of the ticket to which they are entitled on the basis of this article.
3. The employee is entitled to travel abroad by train at the employer’s expense in:
a. first class or equivalent in the case of official travel;
b. second class or equivalent in the case of travel for the purposes of training;
in so far as a ticket is available for that class.
4. The employer decides, in the light of local circumstances, whether an official trip or a trip for the purposes of training that cannot or, having regard to paragraph 1, need not be undertaken by public transport may be undertaken in an official vehicle, the employee’s own vehicle or by air.
5. An employee undertaking an official trip is entitled to travel by air in business class or equivalent at the employer’s expense if the total flying time is six hours or more and a ticket for the journey is available in that class.
6. An employee undertaking a trip for the purposes of training is entitled to travel by air in economy class or equivalent at the employer’s expense.
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, an employee undertaking a trip for the purposes of training with a total flight time of 21 hours or more is entitled to travel at the employer’s expense:
a. in economy plus class or equivalent if a ticket for the journey is available in that class; or
b. in economy class or equivalent with an optional one-night stopover during the journey. In the case of a one-night stopover, the employee will receive an allowance towards the costs of accommodation.
8. For the purposes of paragraphs 5 and 7, the total flying time of the longest flight will be taken into account.
9. With due regard for paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the ticket provided to the employee, or the cost reimbursed, will be for a direct flight where available for the journey. If the flying time of a direct flight is more than six hours, the employer may, with due regard for paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, deviate from this if the cost of an indirect flight is at least € 350 less than that of a direct flight and the journey time is at most four hours longer than that of a direct flight.
10. The employer may allow an employee flying in economy class or equivalent to claim the cost of using a business lounge at an airport if there are special reasons for doing so and if the employee submits a reasoned request.