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Blue Arrow
For the past couple of years, drivers with hire agency Blue Arrow have been eligible forj PM I after two years continuous service. The company offers the package through AXA PPP Healthcare. covering private health and personal accident. Industrial director Ma Manaton says: "We pay it and charge the client the normal rate so we are taking a slig t hit on our margins. But the cost of acquiring new drivers far outweighs the cost of providing additional benefits. With the Working Time Directive, that demand [for increased benefits for drivers] will only increase. Ten years ago, we had more drivers than bookings," Not anymore. Obviously the provision of PMI depends on there being enough de and for permanent drivers on the agency's books. But Manaton says the offer will be incre ed "if we get the client mixture to allow us to".
Wincanton
Wincanton has long offered cash refund plans through healthcare schemes HSA and Healthshield to drivers, which reimburse them for the cost of treatment for "everyday" needs such as dental treatment or physic sessions. It has also started offering personal accident plans and even insurance against cancer through US insurance giant AIG. Out of 8,000 employees as a whole, 5,000 have taken accident and 1,500 cancer packages, says Fiona Chamberlain, payroll and benefits manager. "AIG said drivers were particularly interested in cancer care because they tend to be male and prostate cancer is a common problem." Drivers are allowed to continue their contributions even if they leave Wincatiton, for example through a TUPE transfer. "The next company may not offer the same ben fits that we do," says Chamberlain.
Culina Logistics
The Shropshire company has offered a Norwich Union Healthcare package to its workers, including drivers, since the company set up in 1994. "It makes good business sense, i' says Ian Derbyshire, safety and loss control manager at Culina owner Willer UK. It also works for the individual, he adds. "A guy who needs a hernia operation is going to get only so much sick pay. It is better for us to get someone seen within a month. Norwich Union gets them fixed as quick as they can and back to work." The deal also allows for preventative action to stop a relatively minor ailment becoming chronic. "If someone has a twinge in their back, knee or elbow we can get them to see a physio within a week," Derbyshire says.