Somebody I know :suspect: hasn't claimed expenses from the previous company they worked for and is planning to make a claim for them now. Some of the receipts are now years old.

What are the chances of them being paid, and where does the law stand on this?

Somebody I know :suspect: hasn't claimed expenses from the previous company they worked for and is planning to make a claim for them now. Some of the receipts are now years old.

What are the chances of them being paid, and where does the law stand on this?

Pretty slim I think Strix. Most companies seem to have a written policy on when expenses claims need to be submitted. I know I have to get mine in within a certain number of months or they won't pay them out.

The only exception is when the University budget has run out and we're told to hold onto them until the next academic year because they can't afford to pay us back!

Somebody's going to get a nasty shock then :(

The chances would appear to be somewhere between zero and sod all.

The firm is unlikely to be able to offset them so long after they were incurred so unless they are especially generous (translation "mugs") I wouldn't embarrass myself by asking.

Nothing venture, nothing gain. Dont ask you dont get so even though it might be a long shot, it's still worth asking although I agree it's a bit dumb not to have claimed any sooner. I suppose a great deal will depend upon the basis of your friend's resignation and whether they are still on good terms with their former employer. It may be seen as "doing a favour".

Many years ago I found a cheque for some work I'd done during my Summer Vacation which was well and truly time expired and quite how it had never got banked I dont know. I wrote to the agency and asked them to replace it to be advised along similar as some posters on this thread but that nevertheless they were paying it for me.

legally it may be a bit of a gray area.
A written policy that says that all expenses must be claimed within 6 months of being incurred can't actually alter the fact that they were business expenses and so should therefore be repaid.

Is the amount enough though that it would be worth going to court... and even then i'd say it's probably only 50/50 as to whether they'd be repaid.

Hmmm, that's pretty much confirms what we suspected, but somehow I don't think we'll be telling him ;) (bringer of bad news etc :rolleyes: )

It's a stupidly large amount too :roll:

I've just claimed and been reimbursed for expenses with at least 2 different organisations some 6 months after they were incurred and where in one case the organisation's policy requires the claim to be submitted within 3 months. In one case there was also very little in writing about our ability to make this claim and it seemed a little uncertain at one stage whether it would be accepted.

I'd definitely say if you dont kick the ball you cant score a goal. All they can say is no and then the ball is back in your friend's court to decide whether or not to litigate. If they can afford to pay and it's a real lot of money ie thousands rather than hundreds, I'd say it would be a very good idea to get counsel's advice to assess the risks, merits, probability of success and pertinent case law.

I can't find any useful 'legislation' listed on the net :confused:

it would be down to case law or some obscure statute passed in 1843 probably, you won't find the 2003 act of how people may claim expenses.