{"id":8824,"date":"2021-08-17T19:18:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T19:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affinityhrgroup.com\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:27:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:27:46","slug":"formal-driving-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworkplaceadvisors.com\/formal-driving-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal Driving Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Question:\u00a0 We do not have formal drivers in our company. Do I need a driving policy?<\/p>\n
Answer: Yes, we recommend even companies without formal driving positions have a Driving for the Company policy in their handbook. In fact, some business insurance carriers recommend or require it as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most companies have\u00a0employees who may drive on behalf of their employer at some point. It could be to mail a package, pick up office supplies, or make a lunch run.\u00a0If the employee gets into an accident while doing any of\u00a0these tasks,\u00a0the company could be liable for any damage or injury which happens during that drive.<\/span><\/p>\n While a policy cannot mitigate all liability, it can serve as a tool to institute\u00a0certain procedures to demonstrate the company’s commitment to safety while driving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question:\u00a0 We do not have formal drivers in our company. Do I need a driving policy? Answer: Yes, we recommend even companies without formal driving positions have a Driving for the Company policy in their handbook. In fact, some business insurance carriers recommend or require it as well.\u00a0 Most companies have\u00a0employees who may drive on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[17,50,11],"class_list":["post-8824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-qa","tag-employment-policy","tag-hr","tag-hr-policy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n