Congress motions

Motion

Motion title

Repayment of incurred expenses

Session

2018-2019

Meeting link

Annual Congress

Meeting date

27 May 2019

Status

Passed

Motion

57

Motion text

The work that delegates do on behalf the union is extensive and can incur considerable cost. Although the costs are recouped, delegates are often left out of pocket for periods of time. These out of pocket expenses exponentially increase the further away from London the delegate is and the delegate is often reimbursed 6 – 8 weeks after the cost has been incurred. This repayment process can be discriminatory to casualised staff or those from regions outside of the commuter belt. The union would not expect members to pay out hundreds of pounds in advance to do work for the employer and should not be held to a lower standard.

Congress resolves:

to pay out valid expense claims within 28 days
to facilitate head office purchasing travel documents/accommodation direct for delegates where requested, as offered option rather than special circumstance, thus minimising the out of pocket expenses.

Proposing body

Northern regional committee

Amended

No

Allocated to

Strategy and finance committee (SFC)

Notes