The most common meaning of protocol is âa system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations,â as in these example sentences: 1  The soldier's actions constituted a breach of military protocol.
Therefore, when terms of an employment contract identify a specific type of travel time as compensable or, as a result of a custom, practice, or policy, employees are regularly paid for travel time that otherwise would not be compensable, the exemptions provided by the Portal Act are negated.
Travel in a Company Car. Time spent in home-to-work travel by an employee in an employer-provided vehicle, or in activities performed by an employee that are incidental to the use of the vehicle for commuting, generally is not hours worked and, therefore, does not have to be paid. Travel for Hourly Employees.