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Senior managers not concerned about employees using own cars for work

— 01 March 2007 —

A new report has revealed that 35% of HR and finance directors do not think that employees driving their own cars for work is a cause for concern.

But the study by LeasePlan also revealed that of the 150 finance and HR directors questioned, 89% rated driver safety and corporate liability as a key issue.

Under current legislation, companies are deemed legally responsible for the condition and safety of all vehicles used for work-related journeys, regardless of whether they are company or privately-owned cars. HM Revenue & Customs estimates that around three million people use privately-owned vehicles for business journeys.

The report comes on the back of research by the Local Authority Road Safety Officers' Association (LARSOA), which estimates that as many as a third of all road accidents may involve someone who was at work at the time of a collision. It also points to estimates which suggest that there are between 860 and 1130 deaths on the roads each year which may be work-related.

Ceridian's HR Head, Jo Jobson says: "The impact of looking after our employees’ travel is a considerable one from a compliance perspective. But companies should consider it as important for more than just compliance reasons"

It’s just good practice to look after the health and wellbeing of your employees – and this applies especially to the use of private cars for work purposes, both in terms of employee wellbeing as well as in terms of public safety.

Jo Jobson, Head of Human Resources at Ceridian UK Ltd.

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