Car cash allowance vs salary

gmc600

Hi,
I've seen several posts comparing cash allowance and company car but I don't currently get either of those. I assume if I ask for a cash allowance my salary would be reduced so there wouldn't be any overall benefit? Is there something I'm missing? Can someone advise? Thanks

Comms69

Not sure what you mean? You dont get either, so why would they suddenly offer either?

DaveFromCardiff

Some companies offer a company car as a perk on top of your salary. As an alternative (as employees may have their own car) the company may offer a cash allowance (essentially additional pay) instead.

The answer to your question is no. Cash allowance is in addition to your salary.

gmc600

Thanks for replies. Basically some other colleagues currently get either a cash allowance or company car as this was offered to them when they joined the company. I joined through the graduate scheme and this wasn't offered but now I'm in the same position as my colleagues so they have suggested I enquire about this with management.

Sandtree

In most companies income and perks are decided when someone joins the company and is a way to secure the people you want/give them an incentive to leave their current employers for you.

In general principle you get good promotions by staying with a company and you make good money by moving companies. I circumvented the graduate scheme of my first serious employer and after a few years I'd gone up the greasy pole and had a team of 10 people reporting to me and running a portfolio of work with £30m spend. The downside was that 6 of my direct reports were paid more than me and 2 of them were complaining about their salary!  I then used the experience I'd gathered there to make a sidewise step to another company but almost doubled my salary over night.

At the end of the day you can ask and the worst they can do is say no.