Company cars
Wife swapping won’t swing with the judge
AA Business Services (AABS), the corporate wing of The AA breakdown company, has warned employers that staff are increasingly involved in illegal ‘point-swapping’ scams to avoid licence penalties and driving bans
Health and safety prosecution prompts warning to monitor company fleet drivers’ hours
Employers are being warned that they must start tracking the working hours of fleet drivers after the first successful UK health and safety prosecution of its type.
Employees may be expected to supply their own computers
IT consultancy predicts move to users providing their own computers for work, has happened with company cars in the 1970s
Who benefits from company cars?
Employers must balance cost and business efficiency with corporate responsibility and employee aspirations as the debate about the merits of the company car as a benefit intensifies
Employers warned to watch fuel costs for company cars
Employers with fleets of company cars should set up procedures that will help them to manage fuel costs, motoring experts have advised
Rising fuel costs for company car fleets
Rising fuel prices could cost UK businesses at least an extra £333m each year in fuel for company car fleets, according to estimates
Seven in 10 firms give employees the car or cash choice
Seventy per cent of companies offer employees the choice between a company car and a cash allowance.
Employers face safety concerns with cash-for-car schemes
Employees who have opted out of company car schemes in favour of ‘cash for car’ programmes may be using unsafe vehicles for business.
Inexcusable excuses – the winners
Claims for suits and vet's bills win prizes for Personnel Today readers
Living life in the fast lane isn’t for everyone
Ever since we switched directors over to car allowances, there’s an increasing variety of metalware at the posh end of...
Company car fails to impress in employee benefit stakes
Healthcare plans and additional holiday have overtaken company cars as the most popular employee benefits, research reveals.
Tax increase threat for two million workers
Any changes to the tax-free mileage allowance for employees in the forthcoming Budget could leave more than 2 million employees out of pocket, according to accountancy firm Ernst & Young.
Number’s up for HR as IT drives ahead in status game
Beleaguered HR professionals may feel that IT is valued more highly than them in business – and this latest revelation...
How to set up an incentive scheme
As well as keeping them happy, rewarding staff can help organisations with retention and development.
