Providing transport for new staff

Welcome! And giving a new staffer a car straight away sounds good. But what if they leave in the probation period? Anthony K Associates

R By Ralph Morton

9 November 2007 1 min read

The duty of care issues of supplying a new car to an employee on probation

Welcome to the new job! But plan car allocation

By Robert Nugent, vehicle leasing expert, Anthony K Associates

The final interviews have produced the ideal candidate.

The remuneration has been agreed; a start date set.

Yet in this market of ever-changing labour, how can you be confident your new member of staff will last?

More importantly, what will happen to their car if they leave?This is a dilemma many companies face. Particularly firms that have small fleets and operate a user-chooser policy, which can make it difficult to transfer vehicles from one employee to the next.

So how can you reduce the risks that unwanted cars create?

Control the car policy

First, your business can implement a more stringent and controlled fleet policy. If car users change, the risks of tax implications and fuel consumption are reduced.