For those of us who don’t
have the luxury of free allocated parking at the workplace, finding somewhere
safe and cost-effective is a daily struggle. Whether purchasing an annual pass
or using alternative means, the cost of parking can reap havoc with your
salary, leaving workers considering other job opportunities due to the limit in
their budget.
And this problem hasn’t
gone unnoticed in some areas of London, where homeowners are renting out their
drive space to struggling commuters.
Staffordshire employee
benefits firm, Busy Bees Benefits has released an infographic revealing the
current state of parking in the UK. The infographic has a particular focus on
parking at work - revealing the West Midlands as the worst affected area in the
UK, despite London being the most expensive.
Using research supplied
by This Is Money, TransportXtra and Chaucer Direct, the infographic perfectly
summarises the difficulties commuters face on a daily basis. With one third of
British workers claiming that parking is too costly and insufficient, employers
are now being urged to take more responsibility when it comes to employee
parking conditions.
However, all is not lost.
The Workplace Parking scheme offered by Busy Bees Benefits can help to
eliminate the high costs of parking by sacrificing a select amount of your
monthly salary. Using the scheme, savings can be as high as 42% for employees,
whilst their employers save 13.8% on the cost of National Insurance.
“Our aim is to help
remove the expense and difficulty of parking in the UK,” commented John
Woodward, CEO of Busy Bees Benefits. “It’s evident that there is a real problem
here and if employers want to keep their staff, they need to help fix it.
“The Workplace Parking scheme enables employees to park at a designated car park no more
than 2 miles away from their place of work, thanks to HMRC regulations. This in
turn reduces the risk of lateness and absenteeism - and best of all, there’s no
need to carry coins around or to keep popping out to top up a parking meter.
“It’s a win-win situation for employers – savings are made, employees are happy and the workforce is more productive as a result. Hopefully, the next time we release an infographic on parking, the situation will have changed drastically for the better!” he concluded.
“It’s a win-win situation for employers – savings are made, employees are happy and the workforce is more productive as a result. Hopefully, the next time we release an infographic on parking, the situation will have changed drastically for the better!” he concluded.
Anybody interested in the scheme can contact Busy Bees Benefits on 0330
333 9100 or on employer@busybeesbenefits.com.
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