Towers Watson Data Services Releases 2009/2010 Canadian Survey Report on Car
Policies & Practices
- CEOs were most likely to receive a gas card/allowance/expense to offset their mileage, compared to other employee groups surveyed.
- Among the six employee groups surveyed, Field Service Staff were more likely to receive a company car than a car allowance.
The report, which provides valuable insight into how to determine the scope and competitiveness of your organization's car policy programs as compared to those offered by other Canadian organizations, includes the responses of 72 unique organizations.
Comprehensive car policy and practice data are reported separately across six employee groups, including CEO; Executives; Non-Sales Management, excluding Executives; Sales Management, excluding Executives; Direct Sales Personnel and Field Service Staff.
The following elements are reported on: - Make-up of company car policy (e.g., company car, car allowance, gas expense, mileage, etc.) - Vehicle allocation and common criteria for allocation - Running/maintenance costs covered - Trade-up/trade-down policies - Vehicle replacement period and vehicle termination practices - Cash allowance values - Items included in cash allowances (e.g., maintenance, insurance) - Mileage and gas reimbursement - Recent and planned modifications to current car policies and practices, and reasons for the change - Environmental initiatives
The following are highlights gleaned from the report:
Car Policies
More than two-thirds of respondents (70.4 percent) indicated that they had reviewed their car policy programs in the past 12 months. Less than one-half of respondents (47.2 percent) are considering making changes in the next 12 months.
Company Cars
CEOs are most likely to receive a status or luxury car, as reported by 72 percent of respondents. Non-executive employees are most likely to receive a car based on their job requirements or needs only.
Cash Allowances
CEOs were most likely to receive a cash allowance while Field Service Staff were least likely, as reported by 69.4 percent and 33.3 percent of respondents respectively. The average monthly cash allowance paid to CEOs was more than twice that paid to Field Service Staff, at
Reimbursement
More than 60 percent of respondents indicated that all employee groups included in this survey receive reimbursements on a 'per item' basis each month, without limits. The items covered most often by reimbursement across all employee groups include parking, toll fees, and gas.
Environmental Initiatives
Among the respondents, 77.9 percent have not introduced any "green" initiatives to their car policy programs.
The 2009/2010 Canadian Survey Report on Car Policies & Practices is available online, or as an online/printed report set.
About Towers Watson Data Services
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For further information: Cherie Langevin, Towers Watson Data Services, Tel: (416) 813-4428, E-mail: [email protected]
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