Overtime for International Travel

[Orbit]

My client flew me over the pond last week to work with their US teams, yet the contract doesn't stipulate international travel as part of the services.

I was considering charging 1.5xday rate for each full day/night away.
Is it acceptable to invoice overtime for time spent on international travel? If so is anyone aware of a standard rate?

[DiscoStu]

My client flew me over the pond last week to work with their US teams, yet the contract doesn't stipulate international travel as part of the services.

I was considering charging 1.5xday rate for each full day/night away.
Is it acceptable to invoice overtime for time spent on international travel? If so is anyone aware of a standard rate?

You should probably have agreed your rate beforehand...

[rootsnall]

Negotiate, a day or two in lieu ( ie. they think it doesn't cost them anything ) is how I have handled it.

[Orbit]

Agreed. As they'll probably be sending me again sometime soon I'll need to raise the issue anyway... Any advice??

Thanks

[SandyDown]

Negotiate, a day or two in lieu ( ie. they think it doesn't cost them anything ) is how I have handled it.

Yep - I agreed time off in lieu, so if I travel on a Sunday, I take a friday off the next week and end up with a long weekend off (paid for), which really suits me.

[Bob Dalek]

Yep - I agreed time off in lieu, so if I travel on a Sunday, I take a friday off the next week and end up with a long weekend off (paid for), which really suits me.

Yawn. Fart. Yawn.

[Orbit]

Sounds sensible. However, things are really busy atm and I get the feeling they would rather pay extra than have people away from the project.

Anyone charged extra for a similar situation?

[Moscow Mule]

Sounds sensible. However, things are really busy atm and I get the feeling they would rather pay extra than have people away from the project.

Anyone charged extra for a similar situation?

I charge for all travel time outside of UK at 1x normal rate. I might consider 1.5x for intercontinental travel but it hasn't come up yet.

I agreed this before I agreed to go though as foreign travel is not part of the contract.

[KentPhilip]

You could just bill hours on the plane.

But that could backfire had you flown in the days of Concorde- depart LHR 10.30 arrive JFK 08.20 you'll end up owing the company...

[chef]

just because you fly concorde doesnt actually mean it takes -2hrs.. the journey is still around 7 hrs long..

the time difference is -2hrs, not the time taken