‘We realised that we needed to focus on the one thing that would make the biggest difference for our people. For us, that was the net value each employee receives every month’ Starboard Hotels, the award-winning owner and operator of franchised hotel brands such as Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express as part of IHG, Days Inn by Wyndham, Hampton by Hilton, Best Western, ibis Hotels and ibis Styles as part of Accor Group, and three properties in the independent hotel sector, has launched a new Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (EVSSS) for employees, delivered through Tusker. Starboard wanted to enhance its employee benefits offering in a way that delivered both financial advantages for colleagues and meaningful environmental impact. The scheme is available to all qualifying Starboard’s employees, across 21 UK hotels from the south coast to Scotland, as well as the support offices in Buckinghamshire and Lancashire. It launched on 28 January, with 17% of people already creating an account, and one already placing an order for their EV. Key to choosing their provider was ensuring that all systems were adaptable and robust enough to manage the number of Starboard’s cost centres, while providing a smooth, seamless experience for eligible employees. Simon Gardner, Procurement Manager, at Starboard Hotels, notes: “Feedback from our team members made it clear that they were really interested in an electric vehicle (EV) scheme, and because this aligned with Starboard’s ESG priorities, introducing an EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme felt like an obvious next step. It’s…
