Expenses | Firm bans staff from claiming back anything with meat

A firm has hit headlines for introducing an expenses policy that only allows employees to claim back work-related costs providing that they don’t contain meat.

According to the BBC, staff working for the property development firm, Igloo Regeneration will only qualify to be compensated for the work expenses they have incurred if the purchase is vegetarian. It was reported that internal staff voted on the idea for the policy and it passed, with just a few employees objecting to it.

This move was prompted by an aspiration to become more environmentally friendly. "We realised we needed the whole company to come on board, it couldn't just be imposed," explained Development Surveyor, Kate Marfleet, who persuaded staff to become vegetarian to reduce its environmental impact.

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"We had some justifications as to why it was a good idea, mostly environmental. There were some reservations from staff, but most of those were based on them being unsure of the environmental impact," she told the BBC.