Sixty percent of business travellers in the Asia Pacific admit to have bent their company’s travel and expense policies at least once in their working life.
This is the findings of a recent study by SAP Concur, which also found that 37% have avoided submitting legitimate expenses to prevent unwanted attention.
This is a concern that needs to be addressed by companies, as SAP Concur takes note of bringing focus to unintended policy flexibility and trust issues.
The research further revealed that workplace perception is a major driver of this expense anxiety, as 21% of APAC business travellers would hold off submitting an expense because they fear being flagged as a high spender. Meanwhile, 27% say it’s to avoid looking like they spend more than their colleagues, compared to 19% globally.
Furthermore, the study found that 29% of APAC travellers would abstain from filing if the expense benefited them personally, 25% would avoid claims that would take them over their pre-approved budget for the trip. A final 21% would hold back if they simply didn’t expect the expense would be approved anyway.
