Mobility to work
One of today’s challenges is to make commuting to work sustainable. Rising fuel prices mean that many people face the problem that getting to work is cost-effective at all levels. This is why mobility to work schemes are important.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MOBILITY TO WORK SCHEMES?
While laws are important, let’s start by looking at how vital it is to have workplace mobility plans, here are some of the benefits:
- Lower accidents. When companies have mobility to work plans, accidents are reduced.This is undoubtedly the main benefit, as worker safety is involved.
- Costs are reduced. The low accident rate also reduces the cost of sick leave. In addition, for employees, the fact that companies provide transport helps them to save money.
- Making it easier to get to work. They should make it easier for employees to get to work and reduce the costs associated with mobility. For example, by adjusting the times of entry and exit to public transport, but if there is no public transport, these measures can also be taken so that they do not coincide with the busiest times in cities.
- Grants. Employees can benefit from direct mobility aids to work. For example, with fuel vouchers or by covering the cost of public transport. This can help employees to feel more motivated and to perceive that their well-being is important to the company.
WHAT IS THE MOBILITY TO WORK LAW?
After seeing the benefits, it is interesting to know that there are different mobility to work plans. The Central Government is preparing a law for sustainable mobility that encompasses different actions andthere are also measures at regional level that are interesting to highlight. For example, the mobility to work plans of the Community of Madrid and the mobility to work plans of Navarre. Some of them focus on direct subsidies for transport to make it more affordable.any commuting plan should be concerned with personal well-being, but also with reducing the carbon footprint. Caring for the environment is no longer something that can be left behind, but should be everyone’s goal, hence the increasing number of measures to make getting to work easier and more sustainable for everyone. It is essential that both companies and the different public bodies participate in this issue, and work must be done in all areas to facilitate mobility to work. At Ingartek it is one of our main concerns and that is why we collaborate with the different bodies to achieve it.
