What classifies as a business trip ?

[rahi14]

Hi,

If during my 5 year stay in U.K, I had once gone back to India for around 50 days and was not paid in the U.K, how should I mention that in the absences. I was working at the company office back in India so can't classify it as a leave (paid or unpaid). Although, I had gone for official reasons yet I wasn't being paid in the U.K. Will this still classify as a business trip or does business travel only mean when you are paid in the U.K ?

Cheers !!

[aspirant09]

I think this would not be classified a Business trip as you were clearly not based in UK during the time.
The definition of Business Trip is that you make a trip to Overseas while being based in the UK e.g. your company wants you to go to Germany for a month in order to visit client or meetings etc, they would reimburse your trip costs but would continue to pay your salary in the UK.

[rahi14]

Thanks aspirant09,

What I forgot to mention is that even though I wasn't being paid in the U.K, I still had a house on rent and paying my utilities etc. With this information what do you think this should be classified as ? It can't be leaves as I was still working for the company.