Originally Posted by cozdabuch

Who do you all work for not getting per diem on day trips???

We get per diem from the minute we sign in to sign out regardless.
The difference is on day trips, per diem is taxed. On multi day trips, it is not, but regardlss, we do get per diem.

That's at Piedmont..

Originally Posted by fdxbusdriver

FDX doesn't pay per diem for out and backs (i.e., no layover).

Originally Posted by fdxbusdriver

FDX doesn't pay per diem for out and backs (i.e., no layover).

Originally Posted by SkyHigh

Per Diem isn't pay.

SkyHigh

Originally Posted by TurboDog

Would you rather do day trips without perdiem, or two or three day trips and get perdiem?

Originally Posted by dontsurf

i didn't even know there were places that didn't give you per diem (taxable of course) for day trips. that's a scam. but me personally, for many reasons, prefer getting the big non-taxable per diem that comes from doing 4 day trips. i don't really understand the "it's not pay" point of view. i would say it's not something to compare employer to employer on, or to consider it a "perk" or anything like that. we are, by law, entitled to a certain amount of recapture, and the difference between what we get and what we don't is tax deductible (75% of it was this past year). but it definitely helps to get that money. if you work a regular job, going to work each day and going home each night, you get nothing, yet you still have to eat. so getting extra money to be gone is a nice thing. someone mentioned they prefer sleeping in their own bed, and are willing to forgo that money, so that's a great option. i prefer the money, personally. we each have our own situations.