The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has joined forces with the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) to offer a new salary sacrifice course for fleets.
The two professional bodies have pledged to work more closely together to the benefit of their members, with further joint training initiatives planned for the future.
The salary sacrifice online course is aimed at fleet managers and leasing company staff, and includes how to set up or choose a compliant scheme, assessing which employees might benefit from salary sacrifice and deciding which cars are most suitable to offer.
It also covers considerations including national minimum wage, risk protection options for employers, parental leave, motor insurance, managing driver charges, damage, fines, and employee engagement and scheme marketing.
The course is delivered online by Jon Burdekin, who has 30 years of experience in the UK leasing and fleet finance industry, including working for Alphabet GB and GE Capital Fleet Services.
He has helped manage fleets for businesses including McDonald’s, Shell, Oracle, Royal and Sun Alliance, Royal London Mutual Assurance and the BBC.
Ronnie Gillman, training manager at the AFP, said: “With the current benefit in kind incentives surrounding electric vehicles, there is continuing interest in salary sacrifice and demand for training that delivers high quality guidance on how to choose and operate schemes.
“As an organisation, the AFP works closely with the BVRLA and we are pleased to be able to offer this joint course, which comprehensively answers that need. Within a commitment of a day, it will help delegates explore the topic in detail and enable them to take action in their businesses.”
Mark Pow, Head of Learning and Development, at the BVRLA, added: “Our members are responsible for the vast majority of salary sacrifice programmes available in the UK, with more going live every month.
“Our membership and that of the AFP complement each other well, so offering our popular salary sacrifice course to the AFP’s community makes absolute sense.
“In the same vein, we will be offering the AFP’s successful Women’s Voices in Fleet course, designed to help women make their views heard in a corporate environment, to the BVRLA membership too. The collaboration is fully two way and set to grow further.”
The salary sacrifice course is being held on February 6 and costs £329.
Read more from Fleet News on how to make your salary sacrifice scheme a success.
More articles on:
The UK's most trusted suppliers, as voted for by fleets.
The Fleet News Reader Recommended programme allows fleet decision-makers to have their say about the companies they trust most to offer the best partnership.
We have gathered opinions via research conducted among the Fleet News audience. Fleet nominated their best suppliers in each industry segment, but also their worst.
The top-performing companies are then granted Reader Recommended status.
Read now
Gareth has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist having started his career in local newspapers in the 1990s. Prior to joining Fleet News in 2008, he worked in the public sector as a media advisor and is currently news editor at Fleet News.
Login to comment
Comments
No comments have been made yet.