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Case StudiesThe University of Birmingham revamps car scheme to engage staff
Through the scheme, which is provided by SGFleet, staff can take up a fully maintained and insured car, and make savings through tax and national insurance (NI) efficiencies.The scheme enables the university to compare CO2 emissions of employees’ new cars to the cars they are replacing. CO2 emissions for cars ...
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Case StudiesAsda makes savings with company car scheme
The retailer has more than 150,000 staff and introducing the scheme, provided by Zenith, has helped the organisation and its employees to save on car running costs.To date, Asda has saved about £6,000 per company car compared to the cost of providing a cash allowance. Savings are made on fuel, ...
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The benefits offered by Fujitsu UK and Ireland
PensionA trust-based defined contribution (DC) scheme with employer-matched contributions up to a maximum of 10%.Two legacy defined benefit (DB) schemes, closed to new entrants and to future accrual.One DB plan that is selectively open to new members, such as staff that transfer to Fujitsu from the public sector. HealthcarePrivate medical ...
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North Yorkshire County Council boosts green credentials
The scheme, provided by Tusker, allows staff to take up a car through a salary sacrifice arrangement, enabling them to save on tax and national insurance.John Robinson, benefits and reward consultant at North Yorkshire County Council, says: “We introduced it as a green car scheme, partly due to the fact ...
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Axa supports staff with travel benefits
The organisation also offers staff a cash allowance towards the cost of a car for those that need it for work, as well on those at a particular employee grade in the organisation.As well as the car scheme, Axa offers staff a range of travel-related benefits, including bikes-for-work through its ...
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Pentland Brands scraps ‘free fuel’ and saves thousands
The organisation behind global brands such as Speedo, Mitre and Berghaus used The Miles Consultancy’s (TMC) system to gather the data it needed to make the change, which resulted in Pentland reducing fuel usage by 16% and cutting thousands of pounds from its fleet budget.Pentland Brands estimates that withdrawing the ...
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Salvation Army tackles company car needs
The document highlighted the need for a provider to operate a no-quibble tyre policy, allowing tyres to be replaced in all circumstances, whether due to wear and tear or a puncture.The Salvation Army, which has a fleet of 725 company cars, also wanted a pooled mileage agreement to avoid any ...
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Case study: Santander consolidates car offering with salary sacrifice scheme
Banking giant Santander introduced a salary sacrifice car scheme to consolidate its car offering for all its 30,000 UK staff after acquiring high-street brands, such as Abbey National, Bradford and Bingley and Alliance and Leicester.The scheme was launched in October 2011 and by the end of January 2012 had a ...
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Case study: Cheshire West and Chester Council reduces salary sacrifice car scheme risks
Cheshire West and Chester Council reduced the risks associated with its salary sacrifice car scheme by insisting that participating employees take out early termination insurance.Debbie Thompson, reward manager at the council, says: “It is very important to make some decisions up front. If you have decided where you are coming ...
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Case study: Freshfields staff sign up for greener cars
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, an Employee Benefits Awards 2011 runner-up in the category for 'Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers', introduced a green car scheme in 2009 to which it made major changes in 2010.The law firm, which had not operated a formal company car ...
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Case study: Asda shows value of cars
Asda runs a fleet of more than 700 contract hire cars, but allows staff to opt out and take a cash allowance instead. In the past 12 months, cash allowance takers have been returning to company cars, however.Staff who opt into the car scheme benefit from corporate discounts and a ...
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Case study: Hannaford cuts down on car insurance claims
St Albans-based fit-out and refurbishment firm Hannaford has seen its insurance claims and premiums drop sharply since implementing a comprehensive driver training programme for its 51 employees in 2008.Fleet manager Leigh Stiff says: “We only had five claims last year and the same the year before. Before we started this ...
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Case study: Cable and Wireless broadcasts a win-win fleet solution
Cable and Wireless Worldwide launched an environmentally friendly, cost-conscious, salary-sacrifice car scheme for its 5,000-plus UK staff at the beginning of August 2010.The scheme is set up on a two-year basis and is available for employees to join at any time. After the two years, staff can choose to return ...
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Case study: Trader Media offers self-service fleet scheme
Trader Media Group (TMG) fully outsourced the management of its cash allowance scheme and car fleet to Zenith Provecta in 2009.The publisher, which owns the Auto Trader website, runs a fully expensed company car and fuel card scheme for its 256 essential business drivers, most of whom work in sales ...
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Case study: Best Electrical keeps track of drivers' overtime
Stevenage-based electrical contractor Best Electrical estimates it is saving £26,000 a year after installing GPS tracking technology into its fleet of 10 cars 18 months ago.The system, provided by FleetMatics, enables it to monitor precisely the location and status of its cars. Director of operations Robert Ranson says: "We were ...
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Case study: Heinz puts lid on fleet costs
After conducting a fleet review last year, Heinz UK and Ireland will introduce fuel cards and a mileage tracking system for its 500 drivers to increase the accuracy of claims for fuel reimbursement.The food manufacturer's system, which is linked to its automated expenses processes, allows staff to fill in details ...
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Salary sacrifice company cars: Case studies
North Yorkshire County CouncilA soft launch, with staff allowed to play on the portal for a couple of months but not place orders, helped North Yorkshire County Council iron out any snags and generate interest before its company car salary sacrifice scheme went live on 1 April this year.The council's ...
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Case Study: Freshfields spreads the word
Since law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer introduced a salary sacrifice car scheme last July, 18 employees have signed up, with two more in the pipeline. Adam Brooke, the firm's employee benefits manager, says: "At the moment, take-up is still fairly low, but the word is spreading. For example, we now ...
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Case Study: Deloitte
Case Study: Salary sacrifice savings add up for DeloitteBack in February, accountancy and business advisory firm Deloitte introduced a salary sacrifice-based company car scheme for its 12,000 UK employees.Since then, about half that number have registered for a quote and 400 confirmed orders have been taken. Mike Moore, director of ...
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Case study: Whitbread reduces fuel consumption
The fleet has 900 cars and 50 light vehicles, and underwent a fleet review in 1999. Little data was available, as mileage was only monitored through the expenses system.†Whitbread decided to reduce fuel consumption using its car choice list, mileage reimbursement rates and ways of working.The car policy is based ...
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