You probably can’t afford to heap a bunch of new benefits on employees these days. But you can encourage them to take advantage of a growing trend that’s helping folks recharge and save money.

More employees are choosing to tack vacation days onto the end of company business trips. One in four even put it through a business travel account, according to Business Travel News.

The advantage is that the company picks up the tab for the employee’s transportation, and the employee just has to pay for loved ones to come along — a big plus in this economy.

Just put Payroll on alert to be extra vigilant when auditing expense reports. Make sure the company only foots the bill for the business portion of the trip.

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