Claiming Tesco clubcard points for things purchased on behalf of the company

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    My wife has to do a weekly shop for her company. She gets given £100, goes to Tesco's, buys the items, and has to hand in her receipt and items purchased.

    Her boss said she is not allowed to claim the Tesco's clubcard points as she is "claiming something for nothing".

    My response is "why do they care - it dosn't make a differance to the company" (They don't have a clubcard and are not interested in getting one).

    Is there anything to say my wife can't claim the points?
     
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    Sounds very petty!

    1. If the value of lucheon vouchers amounts to less than 15p per day, it is not taxable. (I guess they have not changed the level since it was 3 shillings per day). Presumably this would fall into the same category.

    2. How about your wife charging the company 40p per mile for the supermarket trip? That may change their minds.
     
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    Sounds a bit mean.

    Someone naughty might suggest taking the receipt to the customer service desk after buying the goods to get the points added to your card then. This way there are no points / clubcard balance details printed on the receipt.

    But that would be naughty so I'd never recommend that.

    If the company did have a clubcard account then a £100 weekly shop would more than pay for the annual xmas party booze saving a fair bit of cash - although if they are as mean as they sound then there probably isn;t an xmas party!
     
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    Hi

    I don't know weather there is anything to say she can't claim the points - other than her boss saying so. My point of view would probably be the same as her bosses, as it seems a little unfair on the other employees.
    If it is part of her job description, why should she be able to gain the extra value of the points when another worker who is office based for example doesn't?

    Just my point of view.
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    Leo
     
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    I totally understand your point and there is no reason why the shopper should keep the points. However, there is no loss to the company as they are not claiming them. Why should Tescos have the benefit of the points not being claimed? It still feels petty - it is not even penny-pinching as there is not even a penny gain or loss to the company. Just jobsworth!
     
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    Beachcomber said:
    Someone naughty might suggest taking the receipt to the customer service desk after buying the goods to get the points added to your card then. This way there are no points / clubcard balance details printed on the receipt.
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    Doesn't sound in the least bit naughty to me; I would suggest doing exactly that if is important to your wife.

    I distrust loyalty cards, though. How long before HMRC can track everyone's expenditure and check that no-one is spending more than they claim to earn?

    Besides, I don't want Tesco knowing where I live...
     
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    Spongebob said:
    Doesn't sound in the least bit naughty to me; I would suggest doing exactly that if is important to your wife.

    I distrust loyalty cards, though. How long before HMRC can track everyone's expenditure and check that no-one is spending more than they claim to earn?

    Besides, I don't want Tesco knowing where I live...
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    Seconded. I think some junior manager is trying to confuse clubcard points with airmiles.

    Your wife should get the points put on separately.
     
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    Zeno said:
    I agree. I also wonder if "they" are using it to keep tabs (I'll get my coat...) on who is still smoking, drinking and not getting their five a day.
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    Incidently, that may sound like sarcasm but I didn't mean it to. I am not usually overly paranoid (and my tin foil helmet does seem to be stopping them reading my thoughts now) but it seems to me that the potential for analysing someones behavior based on their shopping must be huge:-

    Taking someone who does the majority of their shopping weekly at Tesco an interested party with full access to this information could tell things like:-

    1. If you are co-habiting with someone (then x-reference to tell if you have disclosed this)
    2. Your general health
    3. Formulae could be applied that calculates the amount of rubbish you should produce and in what colour bucket

    The list is endless and that is without taking into account any sort of pyschological profiling - people who bought Coco Pops after 8PM on a Tuesday as 53% more likely to commit a violent crime etc.
     
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    Zeno said:
    .................... but it seems to me that the potential for analysing someones behavior based on their shopping must be huge
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    That's exactly the what they do, but not to burgle your house, but to sell you more stuff.

    This is no different to the advertising industry using demographics to target the right market for their product, or the fact that certain programes are broadcasted during certain times of the day.
     
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    Apologies for resurrecting, but think people may want to know.

    You are able to use loyalty card build up from a business transaction for personal items and benefit if the loyalty card scheme is open to the general public. Two examples:

    A. If a loyalty scheme is for example a builders trade merchant and members of the public cannot use it, an employee could not redeem vouchers or rewards without having to put a benefit on a P11 form and being taxed on it.

    B. If a loyalty scheme is through a supermarket, and is open to all, such as Tesco, Nectar, B&Q then an employee can use the benefit without having to pay tax on it.

    If the OP's boss is concerned about tax implications and that is their reason for refusal, then letting him know that could be helpful. It may be that they just do not want to rouse the tax man or make their taxes more complicated. They don't want to pay to administer or do not want to pay to explain it in the event of an audit.

    It would be possible to get a loyalty card in the name of the employer and build up points there and for that to be given to employees without any harm done.

    The information held by loyalty card companies and how that is shared or could be shared in the future with HMRC is being debated currently.

    HMRC have already crossed data with credit checking companies, but with loyalty companies there is still discussion about how far things have gone.

    Reports vary between conspiracy and paranoia, to straight forward, of course they can but they haven't yet.

    The next five years should tell us.
     
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