Decision details

The Executive will be asked to consider proposed changes to the Council’s Car Allowances Scheme

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Resources concerning proposed changes to the Car User Allowance Scheme approved by Minute 123 2008/09.

Agreed, in order to progress the revised scheme to

  (i)  The terms of the proposed collective agreement with the recognised trade unions as set out in Appendix 1of the report and incorporating the following changes;

a)  All posts that are not eligible to receive an essential use car allowance will be entitled to claim the casual user rate;

b)  The provision to withdraw the lump sum element of the essential user car allowance from staff who are absent from work due to maternity leave or long term  sickness has been removed;

c)  Once the new scheme is in place, the amount of notice to be given to an employee that their essential user car allowance is being withdrawn is changed from “1 month” to “1 month or one week for every completed year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks, whichever is the greater”;

d)  The cycle allowance has been changed from 20.5p to 20p, which is the Inland Revenue tax threshold; and

  (ii)  Authorise the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive portfolio holder for Human Resources, to agree any further changes to the Car User Allowance Scheme as part of a collective agreement with the recognised trade unions.