All Company cars articles – Page 14
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100th car on StopGap scheme
This article is written by our channel sponsor, Tusker.Following the hugely successful launch of Tusker’s StopGap car scheme in 2012, providing drivers with the use of a car while they wait for their new salary sacrifice car to be delivered, the company has had to increase the size of the ...
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Today’s top 10 salary sacrifice car choices – by the UK’s leading provider Tusker
This article is written by our channel sponsor, Tusker.Top 10 salary sacrifice models ordered in the first quarter of 2015: Nissan JukeAudi A3Toyota AygoPeugeot 208Nissan QashqaiRenault CapturAudi A1Ford FiestaRenault ClioToyota YarisTop 10 salary sacrifice manufacturers through orders made in the first quarter of 2015:NissanAudiToyotaPeugeotCitroenRenaultVolkswagenMercedes-BenzKiaAll-time top 10 salary sacrifice models ordered ...
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Closing teacher car scheme exclusion could save teachers four times as much as a 1% rise and cost government nothing
This article is written by our channel sponsor, Tusker.The government could save state-maintained school teachers £1,300 a year – over four times more than the benefits of a one per cent pay rise – and at no cost to the taxpayer.State-maintained school teachers are currently excluded from accessing salary sacrifice ...
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ArticleFleet research deadline extended
The Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015 deadline has been extended until Friday 29 May, so there is plenty of time to have your say.What is new in staff travel policies? And how does your organisation offer car benefits for employees? Why not tell us in this research, which is designed ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits 2015 Fleet research closes today
The Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015 closes today, so it is the last chance to have your say.What is new in staff travel policies? And how does your organisation offer car benefits for employees? Why not tell us in this research, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s ...
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ArticleArup boosts benefits take up among generation Y staff
EXCLUSIVE: Arup has seen increased take up of the benefits it offers to cater for generation Y employees.The organisation takes on around 200 to 300 graduates a year, which has changed what employees want from the firm.As a result, the professional services firm has seen take up of new benefits, ...
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AnalysisHow to manage employee-benefits-related risk
If you read nothing else, read this…Employee benefits, such as preventative healthcare programmes, can help to mitigate organisational risks such as sickness absence and workplace stress. But benefits can bring their own risks to an organisation around cost, health and safety and regulation.Employers must be aware of all the risks ...
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ArticleA guide to tax-efficient benefits
If you read nothing else, read this. .. There are a number of individual tax rules for all tax-efficient benefits. Changes to pensions and childcare vouchers affect their tax position and how employees take the benefits. New tax rules apply to employee share schemes.There is a growing list of tax- ...
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ArticleCompany car tax rates to rise more slowly
Budget 2015: Company car tax rates for ultra-low emission cars will increase more slowly from 2019/20 than previously announced. Chancellor George Osborne also announced in his 2015 Budget that rates for other cars will increase by three percentage points.The appropriate percentage of list price subject to tax will increase by ...
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ArticleSantander drives take up of salary sacrifice car scheme
Santander plans to use its benefits communications to increase take up of its salary sacrifice car scheme.Speaking in a session titled ’The evolving world of salary sacrifice cars - now and in the future’, at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March, Elliot Rees-Davies, reward director at Santander, said that, since ...
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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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How to introduce a successful car salary sacrifice scheme
brightcove.createExperiences();This three minute video tutorial above covers:What are the key issues to look for when designing a car salary sacrifice scheme?What are the attributes of a well-designed scheme?What trends are emerging in car salary sacrifice schemes?What makes a successful scheme?How will ...
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ArticleCarlsberg UK revamps employee benefits package
EXCLUSIVE: Carlsberg UK has undertaken a full strategic review of its employee benefits, resulting in it relaunching its flexible and voluntary benefits schemes, and consolidating its company car provision.The brewery organisation, which employs more than 40,000 people globally, launched the review in order to simplify its benefits administration and to ...
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AnalysisTop tips for managing grey fleet
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers thinking about grey fleet need to consider the implications of breaching the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.All organisations running company car schemes require a clear grey fleet policy.Employers can help to reduce their grey fleet risk by removing financial incentives, such ...
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ArticleCoventry City Council introduces salary sacrifice cars
Coventry City Council has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme for more than 7,700 eligible employees. More than 30 orders were made within the first 10 days of launch.Roadshows around the council’s premises and a website were used to help communicate and promote the scheme, which aims to help reduce ...
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ArticleRamsay Health Care launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Ramsay Health Care UK has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme for 3,000 eligible employees. The provider of independent hospital services in England will offer the scheme to staff working in 36 of its private facilities.It added the scheme to its existing benefits package to assist with attracting new employees, ...
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ArticleFuel duty to remain frozen
Autumn Statement 2014: The government has confirmed that fuel duty will continue to remain frozen. Chancellor George Osbourne cancelled the fuel duty increase planned for September in his 2014 Budget.Overall, action on fuel duty since 2011 will save a company car driver around £675 by the end of 2015/16.
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AnalysisDo employee car ownership schemes still have a place?
If you read nothing else, read this…Ecos take the form of an agreement made between the employee and the leasing company.Demand for Ecos has reduced because of the popularity of salary sacrifice schemes.Eco schemes often still appear when organisations offer blended funding arrangements.Ecos could rise in popularity when new international ...
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AnalysisTop five tips for implementing car salary sacrifice
For employers that are thinking of implementing a car salary sacrifice scheme in their organisation, here are five top tips for getting it right.1 Be clear on your objectives This may sound simple, but many organisations move straight into the provider selection process without first being clear about their own ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to salary sacrifice car schemes
The facts:What is a salary sacrifice car scheme? This is a car scheme in which an employee forgoes a portion of their gross salary in exchange for the use of a car for a period of time, and receives tax and national insurance breaks as a result.Where can employers get ...