Getting to and from the office is generally accepted to be one of the most frustrating parts of working life. So if you can make it easier for your team members by offering them some help in getting there, it would likely go down a storm.
Your business can offer transport as a way of helping your employees get to work on time and safely – if you can reduce the chances of them being involved in a car accident or being stuck in standstill traffic when they should be in a meeting, this will be beneficial to both them and your organisation.
So how can you help employees enjoy a better commute?
Season ticket
Probably the most common transport-related perk for employees is the season ticket loan. For those workers who use increasingly expensive public transport, this can be a hugely helpful benefit. Allowing them to reduce the cost of their commute will allow them to use more of their salaries on the things that mean the most to them.
Shuttle bus
Some of the world’s biggest companies offer a shuttle bus service to help their employees get to and from their offices – Google, Apple and Facebook all do it. So you’ll be in good company. Hiring a shuttle company to help transport workers to the office from a pick-up point can give workers the chance to focus their minds before they get in. It’s particularly useful if your office isn’t easily accessible via public transport. Provide WiFi on the bus and a lot of people will elect to get some work done, letting them get a head start on their day.
Company car
If your workforce needs to drive, you can make sure they’re doing it in the safest cars possible. A company car scheme will mean you can choose the cars your employees drive in, which means you can pick the ones with the best safety ratings. This can lower the chances of accidents and, therefore, keep your company’s productivity up.
Cycling
One of the most common ways of contributing to the commute is offering a bike loan. With more people looking to adopt greener methods of transport, this has the potential to become a particularly sought after perk. To make it easier to get people on their bikes, make sure you can offer facilities for showering and storing their bikes before going ahead.
Work from home
Perhaps one of the most overlooked methods of transporting your employees to and from work is not doing it at all. Letting team members work from home cuts out all the stress of the daily commute. They can start their days fresh and they’ll save money, which is always going to go down well with employers.
If you’re looking to enhance your company’s benefits package, you could do a lot worse than including transport-related perks. When the daily commute inspires such frustration in so many people, offering a way of making it better for workers can make life a great deal easier.
