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Post by Tim on Oct 3, 2018 8:40:47 GMT
We have a company policy that people using their own cars have to provide a copy of the insurance certificate to show they have business use cover. NHS Tayside have that policy as well and would send Mrs Tim a reminder every year when the insurance renewed. It's probably one of the few things they did right, going by recent news stories! What if they take out that policy and then cancel it a month later? Do the insurance company contact the NHS to let them know?
Nope, it was the NHS board who requested the certificate and them who chased it up a year later. I think what happened initially was that she put through a mileage expense claim and they said that before it got paid out they needed the cert to show she had the appropriate cover, which she knew from the staff policies. Obviously if it was subsequently cancelled they wouldn't know but in that situation I think they'd be justified to stand their ground and call the employee an idiot (in a polite, inoffensive HR sort of way of course).
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Post by Martin on Oct 3, 2018 9:06:11 GMT
My next door neighbour works for Siemens at the new Thameslink rail depot and he had a training course to go to last week and they had Enterprise deliver him a car to his home to use as they’ve got a policy of not allowing staff to use their own cars for work purposes. Our policy is to do that if the journey is more than 100 miles, unless you get a car allowance of course, mainly because it’s cheaper than paying the full mileage rate. I’ve not had to submit my insurance documents. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 3, 2018 9:25:42 GMT
I see a lot of grey areas here and potential legal pitfalls.
One of my jobs years ago when I just started work was to check the driving licenses of all company car drivers every 6 months to ensure they were still the holder of a current, valid license. Does anyone do that these days?
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Post by Big Blue on Oct 3, 2018 11:08:15 GMT
My next door neighbour works for Siemens at the new Thameslink rail depot and he had a training course to go to last week and they had Enterprise deliver him a car to his home to use as they’ve got a policy of not allowing staff to use their own cars for work purposes. Yep. Ericsson used to do this in the ‘90s. |
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Post by Boxer6 on Oct 3, 2018 11:32:15 GMT
We have a company policy that people using their own cars have to provide a copy of the insurance certificate to show they have business use cover. NHS Tayside have that policy as well and would send Mrs Tim a reminder every year when the insurance renewed. It's probably one of the few things they did right, going by recent news stories! GG&C have the same policy. We have a company policy that people using their own cars have to provide a copy of the insurance certificate to show they have business use cover. NHS Tayside have that policy as well and would send Mrs Tim a reminder every year when the insurance renewed. It's probably one of the few things they did right, going by recent news stories! What if they take out that policy and then cancel it a month later? Do the insurance company contact the NHS to let them know? What do you think?
If anyone is found to be driving where not properly, insured, whatever other legal issues may ensue they would be sacked for gross misconduct pretty much straight away. Not much use if it only comes to light in the event of an accident though I suppose!
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Post by Tim on Oct 3, 2018 12:27:55 GMT
We have a company policy that people using their own cars have to provide a copy of the insurance certificate to show they have business use cover. NHS Tayside have that policy as well and would send Mrs Tim a reminder every year when the insurance renewed. It's probably one of the few things they did right, going by recent news stories! GG&C have the same policy. What if they take out that policy and then cancel it a month later? Do the insurance company contact the NHS to let them know? What do you think?
If anyone is found to be driving where not properly, insured, whatever other legal issues may ensue they would be sacked for gross misconduct pretty much straight away. Not much use if it only comes to light in the event of an accident though I suppose!
If they were in one of their own hospitals it could certainly test the bedside manner of the person who had to deliver the news!
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