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Cars can be a powerful attractor
Despite environmental concerns, cars are an essential part of many job packages, and pitching the right offer for the role will attract the best candidates, says Sarah ColesWhen sales recruitment firm Aaron Wallis was asked to find candidates for a role that came with a particularly sporty Jaguar there was ...
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Has the role of the fleet manager changed?
The role of the fleet manager was once relatively straightforward. At its most basic level, the job often simply required an organised individual with a good knowledge of cars to source and supply staff with a company vehicle.Changing legislation, increasing cost pressures, and a greater onus on employers' duty of ...
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Incentivise staff to choose green cars
IEmployers can use various incentives to encourage employees to choose more environmentally-friendly cars, but senior management staff may be more difficult to convince, says Nicola SullivanEmployers wishing to avoid the impact of changes to capital allowances that come into effect in 2009 and penalise the ownership of traditional company cars ...
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How will employers deal with the fuel crisis
With fuel prices spiralling, employers are being forced to think of ways to help them and employees cope.Soaring fuel prices are forcing compensation and benefits professionals to review their fleet policies. Fuel prices topped a list of issues impacting on fleet policies when provider Alphabet surveyed fleet managers in May. ...
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Ways in which employers can have a safer fleet
The introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 in April this year has put the issue of driver safety under the spotlight for many organisations. Employers are particularly keen to avoid the penalties that will be imposed on those which do not comply with existing regulations. Where ...
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Pressure on employers to review green fleet options
As pressure mounts on employers to crack down on environmentally-unfriendly vehicles, there are a number of models and alternative fuel sources on the market they should consider, says Nicola SullivanAs the government cracks down on gas-guzzling cars, employers are faced with boosting the green credentials of their fleet. The pressure ...
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Hybrid fleets help employers provide choice
Offering multiple car schemes can help employers to provide choice and meet the needs of different types of drivers, but how easy is it for organisations to operate such arrangements, asks Nick GoldingTrying to offer a single car arrangement that suits both business-need and perk drivers is nigh on impossible ...
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Fuelling salary sacrifice?
As providers launch salary sacrifice around cars with a view to benefiting perk drivers, Nick Golding weighs up if these arrangements could take over from affinity schemes†Affinity, or all-employee car ownership, schemes offer employees the option of purchasing a vehicle at a discounted rate negotiated by their employer. The number ...
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Weighing up fleet financing options
Impending corporate manslaughter laws add a new layer of complexity for FDs in the sourcing and financing fleets, says Nick GoldingExecutive summary The decision on how to source and finance company cars has crucial tax and employer risk implications that need to be carefully balanced. The most common way that ...
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Know grey safety issues
Employees who use their own cars for business journeys are increasingly referred to as the grey fleet, and can carry a large risk if employers don't take steps to ensure their safety, says Nick GoldingThe term 'grey fleet' is one which is often bandied around the fleet industry. Put simply, ...
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Focus on staff eyecare
Access to eye assessments may be a statutory requirement for employees who use VDUs, but it can also help drivers at work maintain adequate vision at the wheel, says Stephanie SpicerAn eye test may not seem like the sexiest benefit that employers can offer to staff, but it is an ...
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Checking driving licences is very important
Checking driving licences is often viewed as a major administrative chore, but with incoming corporate manslaughter laws, doing so has never been more important, says Nic PatonWith the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 coming into force this April, the need to ensure that employees driving on business have ...
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The fleet agenda for 2008
Corporate manslaughter and environmental concerns will dominate the new year agenda, says Nick GoldingWhen Croatia hammered the final nail into the coffin of England's Euro 2008 football campaign and condemned the nation to a summer of potentially washed-out tennis, many fleet managers probably breathed a very quiet sigh of relief. ...
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Contract hire schemes help transfer risk
Contract hire schemes can help employers to predict the cost of funding their fleet over a set period of time and remove the hassle of having to dispose of vehicles, says Nick GoldingAs the future of cash-based employee car ownership plans (Ecops) continues to hang in the balance, while the ...
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FDs should be aware of fleet risk
Many of the day-to-day mechanics of the new corporate manslaughter law are simply not known yet, but finance directors could come into the firing line, as we look at some of the key facts driving the fleet risk debate, says Ashley MartinOrganisations have six-months to get into gear to meet ...
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Fleet software all very well but personal touch is vital
The development of fleet software is all very well, but employers should not use this at the expense of human interaction, particularly for driver training and accident reporting, says Nick GoldingThe plethora of technology-based fleet management tools available today are enough to persuade even the most diligent of managers to ...
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How to go green with fleet beyond choosing greener models
Switching company cars for greener models is not the only way that organisations can reduce the carbon footprint of their fleet, as driver training and a review of private fuel can also help, says Nick GoldingThe desire to adopt a more environmentally-friendly approach to company cars by reducing CO2 emissions ...
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Standardising car policies across borders
Standardising car policies across borders can bring economies of scale but it can also be to the detriment of cultural and tax issues locally, so remember to always think flexibly, says Sarah ColesFew benefits are likely to evoke the same kind of passionate and emotive response as company cars. Yet, ...
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Selecting car models for young employees
Young employees may be motivated by car benefits, but employers should look at what models they offer to this group in order to provide the safest options which still appeal to these staff, says Nick GoldingWhile there aren't many young employees that boast about their pension schemes in the pub, ...
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Will government's changes see company cars decline?
Are the government's expected alterations to mileage payments, and health and safety issues around employee car ownership plans, causing these schemes to decline in popularity, asks Nick GoldingThe government is expected to announce changes to the way that authorised mileage allowance payments (Amaps) are calculated once a consultation exercise on ...