Publish date: 29 March 2022
In recent weeks a number of colleagues have contacted the executive team and staff side to raise the fact they are struggling to meet the increased fuel costs that they are incurring whilst carrying out their duties for the Trust, prior to having these reimbursed the following month via the expenses system.
The Trust reimburses mileage as follows:
- Salary sacrifice cars – 56p per mile for the first 4,500 miles and then 20p per mile for any mileage above 4,500 in the 12 month period (1 July to 30 June). This is taxed on any payment received above the HMRC Lease Car Mileage Rate of 12p per mile (current rate)
- Trust lease vehicles – HMRC Lease Car Mileage Rate of 12p per mile for all mileage (current rate)
- Colleague owned vehicles – 56p per mile for the first 4,500 miles, then 20p per mile for any mileage above 4,500 in the 12 month period (1 July to 30 June). This is taxed on any payment received above the HMRC Mileage Reimbursement Rate for standard users of 45p per mile.
As a Trust we have raised your concerns both regionally and nationally regarding the rising costs of fuel and we will continue to review our supportive measures for staff who find themselves in financial hardship as a result of increased fuel costs.
If you are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the increased cost of fuel, please reach out to your line manager, in the first instance, who will liaise with the Divisional HR Business Partners regarding a potential hardship payment. Please note that any hardship payment is only a temporary loan in these exceptional circumstances, and will need to be paid back to the Trust, via payroll deductions, at the earliest opportunity.
If you are affected by this please ask your manager for a Health and Wellbeing conversation and if you require support from our staff support services, they can be contacted in confidence on 0151 330 8103 (Switch House) or 01925 664 010 (Hollins Park).