Winter Clothes Allowance For Trip To UK?

Hi
We have 3 employees due to travel from India to the UK in January to work for one month. They have asked about a winter clothing allowance to allow them to purchase clothes for the colder weather (temperatures currently at freezing and below 5 degrees centigrade in the UK)
Would this be a normal policy to have? If so, is there a recommended amount that you would give to employees.
They will be staying in an apartment with a facility to wash clothes easily.
Thank you for any help.

If they are going to UK, they should be given clothing allowance....
the winter there is chilling and killing....and you can not put your employees and their health in risk.....
normally, it would depend on the company for the amount to be given as allowance but we used to provide about 3k to 5k for the clothing allowance for travel to UK.....
if you have seen recent weather reports, then the whole europe and other countries are facing bad weather, so i think its better to provide for the allowance and even if it is slightly on the higher side, you should not think twice as they will be staying for a month and the weather will get worst....
I hope this helps you to decide....
regards
Namitabh

Thank you for your help. Has anyone else any information on how much they have provided? The amounts provided seem to vary and I want to ensure we are fair.

I had been to UK during Nov-Jan period, previous year and the winter clothing allowance provided for me was around 8K, which was sufficient to get all the required clothing.
Regards,
Anil.
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Hi All,
I agree with Mr. Namitabh, you should provid the allowance slightly on the higher side.
Regards
Ram

it is not necessary. What ever extra allowance is given is for that only. You can give advance. This is what big software company is following

I feel allowance given for this items/materials are not justified. I have been traveling abroad every 2 months and haven't seen any such allowance, the same cases are practiced in every organization.
Items such as winter jackets are utilized by the individuals and thus doesn't carry any formal purpose of official duties.

What I have seen is, allowance is given, but to have control over expenditure, the policy can state that this allowance will be given only once in a time frame - say two years - three years.

It depends on organisation to organisation to have a policy with their own terms and conditions. Hence incase you dont have a policy which work on one and any amount that your Management approves / you have budget for could be inserted in the same..

HI LJMCD,
Many organizations have a definite policy on KIT ALLOWANCE/ Foriegn Tour Allowance.
Especially for those travelling abroad these are applicable. The KIT allowance covers the purchase of a set of decent Shoes/ Boots+ Medium to Large Suitcase + Two pairs of thermal wear minimum and/ or a blazer/ coat.
The Allowances vary from INR 6000 to 15000 and are payable every third year.
If the employee leaves the services within one year of availing the KIT allowance then this amount is fully deducted from his F&F.
Kindly revert for further details required if any.
Kind regards
Dayanand L Guddin
HR Advisor
BOBST INDIA