Learning & Development

Understanding Salary Sacrifice

Driven largely by the current BIK incentives supporting Electric Vehicles and PHEVS, it is crucial that the industry develops its knowledge to support customers in the compliant adoption of such schemes. This course provides a full overview; covering the features of a typical Salary Sacrifice scheme and who might benefit from Salary Sacrifice, PAYE, BIK, NI and OpRA Rules.salary sacrifice

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at customer facing sales, account management and customer service colleagues who provide day-to-day advice and guidance to fleets and drivers, this course is suitable for staff at all levels in customer facing roles. It will also provide useful insights for other operational driver support roles in the industry, in addition to staff in fleet, finance, marketing and operations.  

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, attendees will:

  • Have the confidence to clearly explain how Salary Sacrifice works to their clients and drivers.
  • Know the component factors that influence and impact Salary Sacrifice – and how the dynamics work.
  • Be able to provide a robust scheme and have an appreciation of the potential solutions available.
  • Develop an understanding of how to maximise client engagement on salary sacrifice schemes.

Who trains this course?

Jon Burdekin has 30 years’ experience in the UK leasing and fleet finance industry, having previously worked for such major leasing companies as Alphabet GB Ltd and GE Capital Fleet Services.  His 15 year career with Alphabet incorporated roles as Account Manager, Head of Account Management, Head of Consulting Services and Head of Product Management as well as leading the consultancy division to add key value differentiation and technical innovation.

Client relationships that Jon had direct responsibility for included McDonald’s, Shell, Oracle, Royal and Sun Alliance, Royal London Mutual Assurance and the BBC. By managing such large vehicle fleets, he has gained extensive knowledge in all aspects of fleet management, including vehicle acquisition methods, cost control, driver risk, and vehicle choice list analysis.

A subject matter expert in the adoption of electric vehicles into company fleets, Jon also has deep levels of knowledge in the tax efficient alternatives to company vehicle funding and Grey Fleet Management.

Duration and Cost

10am - 12pm - Module 1 – Introduction to Salary Sacrifice

1pm - 3pm - Module 2 – Considerations when implementing a Salary Sacrifice scheme

*Book your spaces 2 weeks or more in advance of the course date and receive a £100 discount on the course fee*

Member Fee: £329 + VAT (Full Price £429 + VAT less than 2 weeks before the course date)

Non-Member Fee: £529 + VAT (Full Price £629 + VAT less than 2 weeks before the course date)

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