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Business Resources
It Pays to Promote Alternative Transportation
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| | As an employer, you can profit from helping to promote alternative ways for your staff to get to work. Here are some of the benefits: - Reduced parking costs
- More available parking for customers and deliveries
- Reduced fleet management costs
- Reduced absenteeism (fit employees use less sick leave)
- Increased productivity
Studies have shown that; - Businesses that encourage staff to cycle to work benefit from increased productivity as a result of improved fitness and mental health. Staff who cycle are more punctual and take less sick days due to improved health. (Queensland Transport and Main Roads 1999. Cycle South East, Integrated Cycle Strategy for South East Queensland, Brisbane : Queensland Government)
- Absenteeism can be reduced by up to 80% by encouraging cycling to work. (Shayler, M. et.al. 1993. Bikes Not Fumes: The emission and health benefits of a modal shift from motor vehicles to cycling. Cyclist's Touring Club, Surrey)
- Organizations that implemented cycling strategies received a return of $1.33 TO $6.50 for each $1 spent in cycle promotion, due to increased productivity. (Shayler, M. et.al.)
- Absenteeism has been shown to be reduced by having healthier employees. (A two-year study by the DuPont Corporation found that employees involved in its comprehensive health promotion program took 14% fewer days off. Overall, DuPont saved more than 11,000 days that would normally be lost to absenteeism. (Bertera, R., "The Effects of Workplace Health Promotion on Absenteeism and Employee Costs in a Large Industrial Population." American Journal of Public Health, September 1990)
- Fit employees feel more alert, have better rapport with their co-workers and generally enjoy their work more. (Shephard, R., "Employee Health and Fitness: The State of the Art. The Canadian Employee Fitness and Lifestyle Project." Preventive Medicine, 1983)
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