5% traveling

josvill2010

Hi, a math problem. If a contract says 5% at year required for traveling.

How many trips per year would you say that is?

I have made this calc 260 working days at year x 5%. 1 or 2 trips at year for 1 day would suffix to get fulfill the criteria.

If 30% , I would say 2.6 x 3 = 8 trips per year.

Any corrections please?

duffman13

josvill2010 wrote: »

Hi, a math problem. If a contract says 5% at year required for traveling.

How many trips per year would you say that is?

I have made this calc 260 working days at year x 5%. 1 or 2 trips at year for 1 day would suffix to get fulfill the criteria.

If 30% , I would say 2.6 x 3 = 8 trips per year.

Any corrections please?

How long is a trip?

5% in days of 260 is 13 working days by my calculations.

F1ngers

5% of 260 is 13.
13 days travelling = 5%, unless my math is wrong.

Sonny noggs

Should be starting from 230 / 235 not 260.

Damien360

20 day working month. 10% is 2 days, 5% is one day per month. 12 days a year. Round it off as 2 weeks a year.

Seems a bizarre figure to quote in a contract.

Currently sipping a beer so if my maths is wrong, I apologise.

josvill2010

Oops you are right. Thanks

josvill2010

You are deducting annual leave. Why ?

Sonny noggs wrote: »

Should be starting from 230 / 235 not 260.

Mrs OBumble

5% = hardly ever but not totally ruled out. One trip a year, maybe a week max. Percentages are irrelevant.

clancger

Just ask how many overnights per month should be expected for someone in the role?
Will the travel load change over time as you get more familiar with the team?

I know a guy who signed up for a worldwide role with 10% travel, expecting a night or 2 per month.
Turns out the hiring manager was considering working days at whichever location, and not time spent getting there.
In the first months he was in Asia several times, for a day, with 1.5 days travelling there and back, so actually more than 50%.

Getting to a meeting in Australia for Monday morning will need travel already Friday.

josvill2010

That’s interesting how for the hiring manager travel time wasn’t even considered. 50% x 20 days. Was he 10 days away from home? Or a week eg 25%. Just wondering if my calc is right

Sonny noggs

josvill2010 wrote: »

You are deducting annual leave. Why ?

The company can hardly expect you to travel for work on your annual leave or public holidays. So the starting point is the days you actually work in a year.

josvill2010

Good point. Thanks

Sonny noggs wrote: »

The company can hardly expect you to travel for work on your annual leave or public holidays. So the starting point is the days you actually work in a year.

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Mrs OBumble wrote: »

5% = hardly ever but not totally ruled out. One trip a year, maybe a week max. Percentages are irrelevant.

Agree completely with this.