Travel Planning
This section explains how creating a Travel Plan can assist your organisation.
What is a Travel Plan?- A Travel Plan is a package of measures and policies developed by an employer to encourage their staff to travel to work using sustainable modes of transport, walking, cycling, public transport or car sharing. A Travel Plan can help to reduce an organisation's carbon footprint and result in financial savings for both the organisation and the employee.
- Travel Plan benefits - for the employer
Financial
Employers implementing salary sacrifice schemes - such as cycle to work and annual bus tickets - can save money through reduced NI contributions.
A Travel Plan can:
- help to reduce business car mileage expenses;
- help to reduce the demand for car parking which has the potential to reduce car park management and maintenance costs;
- help to reduce fleet management costs.
Healthier workforce
Travel Plan measures which promote active and sustainable travel can help improve:
- staff morale;
- staff health;
- staff motivation;
- staff recruitment and retention.
Corporate responsibility
A Travel Plan can:
- help reduce an organisation's carbon footprint and may have many environmental benefits for the local community;
- help raise an organisation's profile as a caring and considerate employer;
- be linked to one of the Environmental Management Systems with a view to achieving ISO14001 certification.
- Travel Plan benefits - for the employee
Financial
A Travel Plan which improves the travel commuting choices for employees can also save them money. Staff participating in cycle to work schemes or tax-free annual bus tickets can reduce their commuting costs. Employers, through the Travel Plan, can also make arrangements with operators to help reduce the cost of travel to work.
Health
There are many health benefits associated with active travel. Employees who participate in walking or cycling to work can help to reduce obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stress.
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