Three months after launching a salary sacrifice car scheme for its employees, Anglian Water says it is pleased with uptake of the benefit provided by Tusker.   

Anglian Water launched the scheme with Tusker in May, in a roll out that included all 5,000 of its employees.

The scheme, which is purely EV-focussed, has been made available to all staff members, not just higher-rate taxpayers.

This has given employees that might have previously been excluded from a traditional car scheme access to new, green and affordable vehicles, while helping to lower Anglian Water’s overall fleet emissions at the same time.

Following an internal marketing campaign by Anglian Water, with the involvement of Tusker, two vehicle orders were placed via the scheme in the first 48 hours, and 15% of Anglian Water’s workforce generating quotes for vehicles via Tusker’s dedicated online portal within the first month.

Sally Purbrick, Anglia Water’s head of employee rewards, said: “Anglian Water takes a holistic view of its company benefits and from the outset were keen on the ESR, environmental and sustainability benefits offered by the Tusker scheme.

“We have been pleased with the engagement, pleased with the uptake and pleased that it is making a genuine difference to our employees’ contribution towards the environment, while contributing to their financial wellbeing.”

The adoption of the Tusker scheme followed a review of its business travel and company car policies by Anglian Water four years ago which, in-line with its sustainability objectives, introduced a policy that favoured only ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs) for those able to claim a company car.

This policy was further revised in 2021, to one in which all employees became eligible for a vehicle, although the scheme included only pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and no internal combustion.

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