Cycle to Work - bloody employer

[mr_cellophane]

I can only joint the C2W scheme in November. As I started on 1st January, I will have to wait.
That's me p155ed off for the summer. I might just have to get some narrower tyres and make do for 10 months.

Still gives me longer choose something even bigger and better.

 

[ChrisKH]

My firm wouldn't know what C2W is. In that respects you are lucky. I tried to raise the concept of cafetieria benefits for staff with them (including C2W amongst others) but it went right over their heads.

 

[hackbike 666]

That's okay I don't belong to it and don't intend to join it either.

There must be something in it though,On 13 Feb 2009 I would have been there twenty years and guess what,they are installing showers.

 

[fossyant]

Seems silly just once a year !

 

[beanzontoast]

My firm wouldn't know what C2W is. In that respects you are lucky. I tried to raise the concept of cafetieria benefits for staff with them (including C2W amongst others) but it went right over their heads.

I thought I was the only one to receive silence as an answer! If there were more people interested in cycling where I work, it would make a difference - as it is, it's totally car dominated. No interest in C2W at all.

 

[Brains]

Until the companies feel it in their pockets they will not have any interest.

Something like a local rate charge of £X per year for every car parking space priovided, which can be off set by providing a cycle parking space.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I've asked about C2W at ours and all I got was 'we're looking into it'.......yeah right!

 

[3tyretrackterry]

we are luck my employer provides it 4 times a year at set intervals i think once they announce it you have a month to apply then it is closed again for a set period however they still are very car orientated

 

[purplepolly]

We have secure cycle parking inside a gated compound, 5 decent showers, C2W, nice security men who let you leave your bike inside overnight when you've come off on the way in and a minibus shuttle to the bus and train stations.

But I do feel a bit of sympathy for companies restricting application times, it may have something to do with the accounting / financial year end / fitting the paperwork into a period when work slackens a bit.

 

[fossyant]

Oh come on CTW is as easy to administer as say ...ohh...just about any other deduction ! Also saves the mad rush once a year......

 

[HLaB]

Our company started the C2W scheme eventually last year and a couple of colleagues have picked up bikes. I've not really got room for another bike and I can't really bring myself to getting rid of one to make space.

 

[Cromcruaich]

I presume that getting into a window for C2W is just because of company policy and not a reflection of C2W in general?

Just asking as I work for a small company and mentioned it to director who just said yeah no problem - go sort it out, let me know the details and i'll talk to the accountant.

 

[HLaB]

I presume that getting into a window for C2W is just because of company policy and not a reflection of C2W in general?

Just asking as I work for a small company and mentioned it to director who just said yeah no problem - go sort it out, let me know the details and i'll talk to the accountant.

Its good to see you have an open boss. I work for a small to medium company and we used cyclescheme it employers page might give you an idea where to start.

 

[Cking]

My firm won't do it because the leagal department are affraid that the firm will get sued if somebody is killed on a C2W bike and they get the blame for promoting a less safe way to get to work!

Rgds Cking

 

[AdamBlade]

I thought I was the only one to receive silence as an answer! If there were more people interested in cycling where I work, it would make a difference - as it is, it's totally car dominated. No interest in C2W at all.

Mine is the same. Keep being told they are looking into it but I can't see them ever doing anything about it. My work is outside of the city centre and 90% of people drive. During last summer, there was at most 3 bikes on the rack. During winter, it's just mine.