i need some clarifications

i hope your company has an HR personnel to handle this. and to be even more clarified on this matter, kindly request for a copy of HR Policies and Procedures, which by the way, every personnel must have a copy of regardless of status of employment (regular or temp). technically, what should be followed are the terms and conditions stated in your employment contract. that would be the basis for all your remunerations, be it salary, allowances, benefits or incentives. the company cannot enforce any action most especially to effect a reduced financial compensation unless duly specified in the policies and procedures... or at least an addendum to your contract. the proper process should have been to update your contract and give you a one-time relocation allowance to move your family and assets. there should at least have been a provision of this before they cut your travel allowance. but then again, it will have to show either in your contract or the HR policies and procedures as a legal basis. i do understand the side of the company, but it has to undergo due process still. another thing you may want to look into is your acquisition of housing benefit... which may entail a different set of policies and procedures. i would not want to cause a rift between you and your company, but it should definitely be alright to ask and be clarified. ask for a written basis of any such action or move... and not just based on recent circumstance. look for any policy, addendum to the policy (which shows any changes made) and memorandum from the company. with all things said, trust the system. there should be one. goodluck! hope you and your company arrive at a win-win result.

It would only make sense that they would do away with this allowance once you relocated your family as there is no need for you to travel to your hometown to see family now that your family is relocated. I would ask about vacation and holiday though as I am sure you still have family else where you would like to see.