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Company cars
The latest analysis, news, case studies and opinion in relation to company cars, including salary sacrifice car schemes.
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ArticlePartnerships in Care sees 10% take up of car salary sacrifice
Healthcare organisation Partnerships in Care has seen a 10% take-up rate among staff who have registered an interest in its car salary sacrifice scheme, which launched in June 2015.The benefit was introduced after employee focus groups highlighted cars as a benefit that would be of interest to staff.Following consultations with ...
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ArticleParadigm introduces salary sacrifice car scheme
Paradigm Housing Group has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme for its 440 staff.The scheme, provided by fleet management firm TCH Leasing, offers employees a fully managed car for a monthly fee. The salary sacrifice arrangement includes insurance, service, maintenance and repair costs.Through the TCH Salsa scheme, staff at the ...
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Article88% would take up the offer of a company car
More than three-quarters (88%) of respondents would take up a company car if the option was offered by their employer, according to research by fleet management provider Lex Autolease.Its survey of 501 employees and 249 fleet managers also revealed that 64% of employee respondents that have a company car say ...
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National Grid renews salary sacrifice contract with Tusker
This article is written by our channel sponsor, Tusker. Following a rigorous tender process, Tusker is delighted to have once again secured the contract to provide SalarySacrifice4Cars for National Grid employees. National Grid is one of Tusker’s most successful schemes. The scheme, which is available to 10,000 employees through an ...
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ArticleFleet Debate 2015
The Employee Benefits’ Fleet Debate 2015 examines the latest fleet trends and issues, enabling employers to understand how company car schemes could work within their organisation.Read the digital edition of the Employee Benefits’ Fleet Debate 2015.The report includes the following articles:What are the key issues impacting the fleet landscape?How can ...
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ArticleWhat are some of the key issues impacting the fleet landscape?
If you read nothing else, read this…Environmental regulations and an increased focus on reducing carbon footprints have impacted the shape of the fleet landscape in recent years.Some international organisations are looking to harmonise their fleet policy across geographical locations. The industry has seen a shifting emphasis towards mobility.Regulation and compliancePaul ...
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Article3 Fleet debate leader column: Company car schemes can meet the needs of employers and their staff
Employers not only have to consider the lengthening age range of their staff, but also the diversity of employees’ aspirations, expectations, lifestyles and the variety of situations they may find themselves in: factors that cut across generational divides. The diverse requirements and desires of staff can extend to their approach ...
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The future of business travel
https://player.vimeo.com/video/136701604The five minute video above covers: How can employers lower the total cost of mobility?What should employers take into consideration in order to focus more on looking after their employees?How can employers use business mobility to support the changing work of transport and travel?How can employers analyse the business travel ...
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ArticlePeel Ports introduces car salary sacrifice scheme
Peel Ports Group has introduced a car salary sacrifice scheme for its 1,100 members of staff.The scheme, provided by Tusker, launched in May 2015. It will build on the group’s flexible benefits scheme, which was introduced in 2014. Howard Sloane, group human resources (HR) director at Peel Ports Group, said: ...
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Article82% have a staff travel policy
Staff expenses is the most common component of a staff travel policy, according to 88% of respondents to the Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015.The other top elements included in a policy include air travel (87%), train fares (85%) and hotel costs (85%).Operating a staff travel policy is a common arrangement ...
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Article72% offer optional car cash allowance
Almost three-quarters (72%) of employers offer an optional cash allowance as an alternative to employees taking a company car, according to the Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015.Just 13% do not offer a cash allowance, while 15% offer this on a compulsory basis.The reasoning behind this is to give staff more ...
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Article21% provide a car cash allowance
Half of respondents (54%) to the Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015 choose to source their company cars through a contract hire arrangement, while 22% use finance leasing and 21% provide a cash allowance for employees to buy their cars independently.Ease of management is respondents’ key factor in choosing how company ...
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Article35% outsource fleet management
There are three main ways in which employers manage company car schemes, according to the Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015.The most popular way is to outsource fleet management completely to a specialist provider, as cited by 35% of respondents. The second most common option is to manage the fleet in-house ...
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Article54% are reducing fleet emissions
More than half of employers (54%) are taking steps to make their fleets more environmentally friendly and to reduce carbon emissions, according to the Employee Benefits/Alphabet Fleet research 2015.While a third of respondents (33%) believe that company cars will always be part of the benefits package, and others cite that ...
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ArticleVehicle excise duty to be reformed
Summer Budget 2015: Chancellor George Osborne has announced that vehicle excise duty (VED) will be reformed in his Summer Budget 2015.The changes will affect new cars registered from 1 April 2017. There will be no changes to VED for existing cars.First-year rates will depend on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions, ...
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ArticleChancellor confirms fuel duty freeze
Summer Budget 2015: The government has once again confirmed that fuel duty will continue to remain frozen in today’s (8 July) Summer Budget 2015. Chancellor George Osborne originally cancelled the fuel duty increase planned for September in his 2014 Budget.Overall, action on fuel duty since 2011 will save a company ...
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ArticleBritish Sugar introduces holiday trading
EXCLUSIVE: British Sugar has introduced holiday trading to its flexible benefits offering and is launching a salary sacrifice company car scheme this month (July 2015).The food manufacturer has seen take up of holiday trading reach 10% of its 1,250 workforce since its launch.It has also made a straight saving of ...
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ArticleSpie UK introduces hybrid company cars
EXCLUSIVE: Energy, safety and environmental solutions firm Spie UK has taken delivery of hybrid cars for its fleet.The new fleet comprises 1,000 ultra-low emission cars provided by ALD Automotive.The three-year contract with ALD Automotive is inclusive of accident management and total cost of ownership for employees, which provides a more ...
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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 ...