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Whitbread focuses on company cars
Case Study: WhitbreadHospitality and leisure firm Whitbread runs 600 company cars and has reduced the number of cash alternatives it offers.The company has two fleet systems, a car benefit scheme for status and perk drivers, and the company car scheme for business drivers.Nigel Trotman, business relationship manager, believes retaining company ...
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McDonald's staff eye cash for cars
Case Study: McDonald'sMcDonald's offers a cash allowance scheme to its 1,300 employees who are entitled to a company car.The split between employees taking a company car and the cash option is reasonably even. The fleet department calculates the cash allowance by grading employees, with each grade being entitled to a ...
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Do ECOP schemes promote unsafe car choice?
If you read nothing else, read this ...The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) rates new cars on a range of safety factors, such as seat belt reminders and the seriousness of head injuries sustained in a collision.Restricting an employee car ownership plan (Ecop) driver to a limited range ...
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Legislation - Union helps recoup car cash
Local authorities have been warned to check their car mileage allowance schemes after Birmingham City Council (BCC) was ordered to pay more than GBP39,000 to employees who had been underpaid.All of the claimants' contracts of employment were specified under the Scheme of conditions of service of the National Joint Council ...
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Company car loss needs cash compensation
Nearly three-quarters (70 per cent) of company car drivers would expect an increase in salary as compensation if their company car benefit is withdrawn.Just 7 per cent said that removing the benefit wouldn't have any impact on them, while 20 per cent would want to buy their current company car ...
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Yorkshire Building Society prefers cash over cars
Case Study: Yorkshire Building SocietyBuild in reduced admin Yorkshire Building Society has had a cash allowance scheme in place since 1998.Mary Blackwell, supplies manager at the organisation, believes the reduction in admin is the key advantage of the scheme. “It certainly is easier to administer, we obviously have more to ...
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Product News - New VAT solution
Following further clarification issued by HM revenue and Customs, The Miles Consultancy has launched a brand new VAT Solution that intends to help companies who use the pay-and -reclaim method to continue without any uncertainty around the new rules. Whether operating a company car fleet or a cash alternative scheme ...
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Summer driver safety issues
Summer clothing could put employees at increased risk of an accident, according to the Summer driving survey by AA Business Services. Almost 70% of company car drivers have driven in flip-flops, but such action can have safety implications because drivers have less control of their car pedals. The survey also ...
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How to deal with difficult employees
Driven by better perks offerings from rivals and previous employers,troublesome employees who bleat about their reward package need to be isolated and calmed down, says Vicki TaylorCase study: GlaxoSmithKlineArticle in fullMost managers have to deal with the odd staff complaint, but while you might expect benefits managers to be shielded ...
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Judgement highlights importance of duty of care for fleets
A landmark ruling in June saw a Cambridge-based catering company fined £30,000 after an employee died behind the wheel of a car after working 76 hours over four days. As a result, more pressure than ever is being placed on fleet managers to secure an adequate duty of care for ...
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Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust adds car ownership plan
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has added an all employee car ownership plan and a mobile phone salary sacrifice arrangement to its benefits package. Both perks are believed to be of wide appeal to the organisation's 7,500 employees, however, the trust's firewall has been made so secure to protect sensitive data, ...
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Met gives employers mobile-use headache
Employers in London could receive a visit from the police if their company car drivers are caught using a mobile phone at the wheel, under a new scheme devised by the London Metropolitan Police and Transport for London. But some employers claim they are being unfairly treated because there is ...
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The right car for high-mileage drivers
There is good reason why popular high-mileage cars tend to come from a limited number of manufacturers, so Nick Golding looks at the trends behind the modelsIf you read nothing else, read this ...Generally, if an employee drives more than 20,000 miles per year they are classed as a high-mileage ...
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Britvic modeller puts staff in driving seat
Britvic has launched an online company car modeller to enable staff to choose the most cost-effective car option. The online system, which was piloted to 15 employees last month, is available to the 850 staff who are eligible for Britvic's user-chooser car scheme via its intranet site. It will enable ...
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Car smoking ban edges closer
Employers must ensure they have communicated their smoking policies to company car drivers if staff are to avoid proposed penalty fines. Last month, the Department of Health proposed penalty fines of £50 for company car drivers who smoke in a car that is to be passed to another employee later ...
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Volvo offers EAP perk to staff
Case study: Volvo Cars UKVolvo Cars UK, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has made an EAP available to staff since 1993. More than 250 employees and their families have access to the scheme, allowing them to take advantage of telephone and face-to-face counselling.Janet Burr, human resources manager at Volvo Cars, says: ...
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Less than quarter don't offer cash scheme
Just 23.8% of UK employers which provide a company car scheme for employees do not provide a cash alternative. Watson Wyatt's Company car/cash allowance report 2006 also found that 56.9% of employers offer staff a choice of both options, while a further 15.2% only offer a cash allowance.The UK topped ...
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Driver training adds value to cash allowance deals
Moving to cash allowance schemes could land employers with increased duty of care responsibilities which can be addressed with driver training, says Jamin RobertsonIf you read nothing else, read this ...Cash allowance providers are facilitating access to driver training to help bosses comply with duty of care obligations.Training should include ...
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Legislation update - Government's Eco worries
A plan to review employee car ownership (Eco) schemes published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last month has prompted speculation that new tax legislation could be introduced next year.The publication stated that the review will cover areas such as how Eco schemes work, what the impact of schemes has ...
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Cars to cash switch drives up insurance?
Even the safest drivers may be robbed of a no-claims bonus history when they switch from a company car to a cash allowance scheme, says Nick GoldingIf you read nothing else, read this ...Switching from a company car to a cash allowance scheme can impact on an employee's insurance premiums.A ...