Question

Suppose you are working in an organization that encourages employees to participate in workshops and seminars for professional development. You are responsible for approving reimbursement expenses. To participate in this activity, employees must travel away from the organization, spend a few days, spend money from their pockets, and then turn in a report to get reimbursement for expenses. For employees, it is sometimes easy to let the numbers slip a little if the guidelines for on-the-road expenditures in the organization are not very detailed. One employee has expenditures that include mini-bar items, laundry, tickets to a concert, room service, and transportation costs to and from the airport. A second employee has expenditures for transportation to and from the airport, three meals for one day, and incidental charges for newspaper and candy. You notice that the first employee has expedited considerably more than the second employee, and they were both attending the same professional development seminar. What is your response to this situation? How do you deal with the employees, if at all?

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