Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I don’t think the two issues are related in any way. Years ago we did not have a distance for moving. Guys would bid or displace into a closing category and use the paid move to go further away than their original residence. The 125 was simply a negotiated distance the company wanted to stop the above practice. It has nothing to do with reserve.
I understand the need to curb the described practice. However, if the company has agreed to a distance of 125 miles as "close enough" to their new base for relocation reimbursement purposes, why is the same 125 miles or 110 miles too far away for sitting reserve and "reporting promptly" purposes?