News – Page 24
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Interview with Donna Miller, European HR director at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Donna Miller, European HR director at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, attributes her success to hard work, luck and having a comprehensive knowledge of the profession.Despite falling into HR “by complete accident”, Donna Miller cannot imagine being involved in any other career. As Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s European HR director, Miller has seen her role ...
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Global banking and stock market crisis hits benefits
The global banking and stock market crisis has had significant fallout for pensions and other benefits.THE CRISIS hitting the financial services sector is not only set to result in a review of bonus structures in the City, but is also likely to hit defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and other ...
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Fleets review green policies to cut costs and carbon emissions
Employers are reviewing fleet policies to cut fuel use and carbon emissions. Fitzpatrick Contractors offered cash bonuses to encourage drivers to select cars with low CO2 emissions; it aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 30% over the next three years. McDonalds is trialing mileage-capture technology to identify, then educate, ...
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Hitachi Capital to hold car safety day for staff
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions will carry out safety checks on their employees' company cars and private vehicles.The main purpose of the safety checking day, due to take place on 17 September, is to teach employees how to conduct simple checks and maintain the safety of their own vehicle. Staff will ...
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United Biscuits gives employees the chance to trial green vehicles
United Biscuits has given its drivers the chance to try out green vehicles in a bid to raise their awareness of fuel-efficient vehicles.The manufacturer of biscuits, including McVitie's, has loaned vehicles with low CO2 emissions to staff over a two-week period through Lloyds TSB Autolease's Green Trial Fleet service.The aim ...
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Coors extends cash allowance
Coors Brewers has decided to extend the option of a cash allowance to its job-need drivers to increase the amount of flexibility available to them, following a review of its car policy.In the past, job-need drivers have been confined to a contract hire scheme with the cash option only being ...
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Managing a fleet fuel efficiently
Driving has become an expensive business. Record crude oil prices fuelled by demand from the growing economies of China and India, combined with tanker drivers' strikes and the effect of the economic slowdown have all contributed to rapidly-increasing petrol prices around the world.Over the last year the price of a ...
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Fuel rise postponed by Chancellor
Employers have gained a brief respite from rising fleet costs after the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, postponed the planned 2p increase on fuel duty. The rise was due to come into effect on 1 October this year, but has now been put back to spring 2009. Main fuel duty rates will ...
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High-spec cars are big lure for staff
Almost one-third of company car drivers would leave their employer if they were offered an equivalent job but with a higher-spec car, according a study released by Masterlease.The importance of a company car also shows that 27 percent of the 500 company car drivers surveyed who have accepted a cash ...
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Fitzpatrick offers cash bonus to encourage low-emission car choice
Fitzpatrick Contractors has re-vamped its employee car ownership (Eco) scheme to encourage staff to select vehicles with low CO2 emissions by offering a cash bonus.The construction and civil engineering company has increased the range of vehicles with low CO2 emissions in its list of cars from which staff can choose. ...
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Purple Foodservice Solutions switches fleet provider
Purple Foodservice Solutions has switched its fleet provider.†The provider of food to British service personnel now provides its ten-strong management and logistical planning team with a range of diesel cars, from manufacturers such as Audi, BMW and VW.†All vehicles are provided by leasing firm Tusker on three-year leasing contracts and ...
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Government postpones increase on fuel duty
Employers have gained a brief respite from increasing fleet costs after Chancellor, Alistair Darling, announced that the planned 2p increase in fuel duty is to be postponed.The increase, which was due to come into effect on 1 October, has now been postponed until next spring. Main fuel duty rates will ...
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McDonald’s trials mileage capture
McDonald’s is trialling the use of mileage-capture technology to cut its carbon footprint by identifying, and then educating, company car drivers who are driving uneconomically.A total of 48 drivers in mid-management and above, who are based in the company’s central region, will use the technology for the next six months. ...
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Morrison drives gas-guzzlers off company car list
Support services group Morrison has revamped its company car selection list, cutting out gas-guzzlers and including more green cars for employees to choose, following a review of its fleet policy.It wants to make use of the tax breaks on green cars and reduce its carbon footprint. Now all of the ...
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Mileage rate discrepancy is 'nightmare for employers'
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has caused "a nightmare for employers" by increasing the advisory fuel rates that can be reimbursed for drivers of company cars, but not raising rates for people who use their own cars on business.The new rates (see table) will come into effect on 1 July ...
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Treasury stands by plans to increase vehicle excise duty
The Treasury is standing by its plans to increase car tax on the most polluting cars bought since 2002.Members of Parliament voted against an amendment to to the Finance Bill, which was proposed by the Conservatives, to prevent vehicle excise duty applying to all cars registered since 2001. The move ...
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Haringey Council introduces green perks
Haringey Council has purchased two electric-powered pool cars for council officers to use while they are travelling around the borough during the working day, in an effort to reduce the number of employees bringing their cars to work.The cars will be parked and charged at the council's headquarters, where employees ...
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British Waterways considers fleet risk assessments
British Waterways is considering implementing driver licence checks and a risk assessment programme for drivers in its 1,000 strong fleet to ensure it is compliant with safety legislation and the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.These measures could be introduced under the organisation's existing fleet contract, which covers 450 ...
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Vehicle taxation and law on corporate manslaughter puts a strain on businesses
More than half of companies (53%) claim that government legislation such as the Corporate Manslaughter Act and CO2 based vehicle taxation has put a strain on their business.According to the Lex/YouGov survey of financial directors regarding the impact of Budget 2008 legislation on fleet and UK business, 56% of financial ...
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Gearing up for a review of fleet policy
Now may be a good time for organisations to conduct a review of their internal fleet policy, but they must be clear about their objectives and listen to their employees' views, says Nick GoldingNow there appears to be some stability in the tax treatment of cash allowance cars and mileage ...