It really depends on what is in your travel policy and if the employee is a manager, but yes, if the travel is outside of the normal operating procedures (like for a travelling sales person) then it is not outside of the norm for there to be a mileage consideration and/or total travel time consideration.
We have members that have given a day in lieu for travel if it is a total of 4 or more hours because calculating total time, distance, etc. can be burdensome, especially if there are airport delays, missed connections, etc.
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