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Work-related travel
This page provides information about what you should consider before, during and after business (work-related) travel, as well as information on travel-free alternatives and how to travel in a more climate-friendly manner.
The travel guidelines apply to all staff, students and non-employees who travel on behalf of the university. They also apply to externally funded trips.
Before you travel – consider your needs, travel-free alternatives and environmental impact
Before you travel, you must always consider whether the trip is necessary and whether it can be replaced by digital meetings. The decision tree below will help you!
Plan your trip
- Your trip must be justified on the basis of the university’s needs and it must comply with the travel guidelines.
- You must inform your manager and obtain their approval before booking your trip. Special grounds for exceptions (safety and security, health, family, work environment) are assessed and decided by your line manager.
The travel guidelines are designed to help you choose transport with the least possible environmental impact. See the expander below. Please note:
- Do not fly domestically.
- Do not fly internationally if the journey is less than 700 kilometres.
- The first choice of transportation should be that which generates the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, such as public transport rather than private cars, trains rather than planes.
Travel insurance
The Swedish state’s business travel insurance is valid for employees, contractors and doctoral students during work-related travel. When necessary, your HR generalist (or equivalent) can issue a certificate of coverage for business travel insurance.
Booking procedure
The university has an agreement with a travel agency called Stureplans Affärsresebyrå. You must book all business trips through them. Travel arrangements for non-staff members on official business (such as external speakers) must also be booked through this travel agency.
The exception is for short taxi journeys that are not associated with business travel.
You can find all the information you need regarding travel and accommodation, and what applies to different modes of transport, on the page for Travel bookings.
While travelling
Here you can find information that may be useful to know or have available during your journey.
After travelling
Welcome home! The page below has information about how to document your travel expenses.
Information
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