From April 2018 (KSS) and July 2018 (London), Trusts have taken on the administration and processing of relocation claims, consolidating payments under a single payroll.
As discussed at several forums, the London and KSS previous model for relocation expenses needed to change for the reasons captured below:
- Payment via HEE caused tax issues for trainees – having two payroll providers resulted in complex taxation situations; resulting in lack of transparency, concern and additional work for trainees in unravelling their tax position.
- To align processes nationally – by moving approvals and payment to Trusts the process will be simplified for trainees moving between regions.
- Quicker reimbursement for trainees – the previous process could be slow for trainees to be reimbursed due to the volume of queries across the region.
- To reduce trainee queries for Trusts with greater clarity for trainees.
To help aid the transition and to support trainees and Trusts, HEE will be providing to Trusts:
- A template and timeline for trusts to submit to claim reimbursement for relocation expenses
- Query support from April 2018 onwards
- A template eligibility and approval form for use by Trusts.
Some facts and figures and examples of numbers of queries per Trust:
Small Trust – 1 per month
Medium Trust – 3-4 per month
Large Trust – 7 per month
On average two thirds of claims are for excess travel with one third for relocation, removals & continuing commitments.
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