ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
From a non too promising start, I managed to cajole the Director of Finance to take on the C2W scheme. Edinburgh Bike Coop became the scheme provider and staff, seeing the obvious benefits, started to commute. From 1 commuter (me) to 12 from a staff of 110 in 3 months made the effort all worthwhile. They installed showers and allow us to adopt little used rooms and storage spaces to keep our bikes near to working areas and secure within the building. Senior management supported the scheme and actively promoted it with in the organsiation.
Went up to see him today about the possibility of getting a second bike (n=n+1) when my current agreement ends (March) he said he was having to pull the scheme because of a change in the rules.
He said the Government had changed the tax position, adjusted the rules on NI contributions and cited something to do with those on a national minimun wage not being able to afford the repayments so not being able to make the scheme totally inclusive then the company was not longer in a position to offer it to anyone else. The rule change effectively caused the closure to the scheme.
Sad day, we are being forced to exit a scheme where everyone and every thing related to it was a winner, except the Government of course, so they have closed it down.
Went up to see him today about the possibility of getting a second bike (n=n+1) when my current agreement ends (March) he said he was having to pull the scheme because of a change in the rules.
He said the Government had changed the tax position, adjusted the rules on NI contributions and cited something to do with those on a national minimun wage not being able to afford the repayments so not being able to make the scheme totally inclusive then the company was not longer in a position to offer it to anyone else. The rule change effectively caused the closure to the scheme.
Sad day, we are being forced to exit a scheme where everyone and every thing related to it was a winner, except the Government of course, so they have closed it down.