One of our sales people has been clocking up improbable mileage, he says on company business. We don't believe him. What should we do?

 

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14. One of our sales people has been clocking up improbable mileage, he says on company business. We don't believe him. What should we do?

Ask him to account for it. If he can't do it, then consider commencing action under your disciplinary procedure and if there is still no satisfactory explanation, issue a verbal or written warning. It is unreasonable to expect your sales people always to travel from one appointment to another by the most direct route, but if there is a variation in the mileage of more than, say, 25 per cent, they should expect to be asked to account for it.