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What's fair as work trip expenses?

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 26-FEB-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What's fair as work trip expenses?(Columns)(Column)

Article Excerpt
Byline: ON THE JOB by Bureau of Labor and Industries For The Register-Guard

Question: Recently we sent an employee, Kelli, on a business trip to call on clients in Texas. Although she's one of our best sales employees, Kelli is not usually required to go on business trips and made it very clear to us that she did not want to go on this one. She informed us that she has an `ex' who lives in Texas, and that she did not want to leave her kids for an entire week.

But it's an important account, and since she used to live there she is familiar with the language and the local customs. We decided that Kelli had the best chance to win over the client and make the sale, and asked her to make the trip.

Kelli made her own flight reservations and insisted on taking the `red-eye' so she could sleep in transit. In the end, Kelli sealed...

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