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Corporate is a scheme developed by TfL for large employers across the Capital. It is designed to help your organisation implement a voluntary workplace travel plan and, in turn, realise a range of financial, efficiency and productivity benefits.
The scheme is specifically for organisations with more than 250 employees at one site. If your site has fewer than 250 employees, the Enterprise package may be appropriate.
In total, the Corporate support package is worth at least £20,000 to your organisation
In total, the Corporate support package is worth at least £20,000 to your organisation to help implement a workplace travel plan.
There are three key elements to the support package:
1. Travel planning advice
Through the use of specialist transport professionals, we will provide your organisation with up to 15 days of site-specific advice. In addition to identifying key travel issues relating to your business, we'll conduct employee and site audits to assist in the preparation of a travel plan for your organisation.
2. A quick-win implementation package
Based on the key recommendations in the travel plan, we will provide support for clearly specified initiatives to help boost the launch of your travel plan. In total, the overall support available to your organisation through Corporate, covering both the site-specific advice and implementation package, is worth £20,000 in direct support.
3. Ongoing local support
Once the support available through Corporate has been put to full use and your travel plan is up and running, we will continue to provide advice and assistance through our network of regional travel plan coordinators based across London. They will be able to advise on the ongoing implementation of your travel plan, as well as providing support for monitoring progress on an annual basis.
Organisations already benefiting from travel planning
A number of London's major businesses have already implemented workplace travel plans. The following case studies highlight how they have done it, as well as the benefits of doing so.
GlaxoSmithKline, BrentfordWhen GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) head office opened in 2001, it was faced with the problem of limited car parking for the 2,850 employees to be based at the site.
To meet this challenge, GSK's Worldwide Real Estate Department developed a workplace travel plan for GSK House, linking the strategy into the company's Environment, Health and Safety vision.
A wide range of initiatives have been implemented at GSK House to encourage and support employees moving away from car use, including:
- Secure, covered cycle parking
- New, high-quality changing facilities
- Regular on-site cycle maintenance sessions
- A local bike store on site selling cycles and equipment, as well providing advice and information on events
- An innovative scheme to reward cyclists with vouchers for local cycle retailers
- Interest-free season ticket loans for public transport users
- Regular free shuttle bus service between GSK House and local Underground stations
- Car-sharing database with a guaranteed ride-home facility for all participants
- Car park management which means employees can only park on GSK site for four weeks out of every five
- Regular internal communications and events to promote the travel plan
Ongoing monitoring of the travel plan has enabled GSK to see true business benefits. More than 300 one-to-one personal travel plans have been created for staff and 250 people are now registered on the car-share database Levels of cycling at GSK House have trebled and cycling continues to grow.
In addition, the numbers of registered cyclists have increased five-fold and more than 10 per cent of the site's employees are now registered cyclists. For GSK, providing excellent facilities and incentives for cyclists costs the company up to 80 per cent less than a car driver requiring a parking space.
Back to top BBC, West LondonAs part of the BBC Property Strategy and plans to consolidate corporate premises across west London, the BBC developed a workplace travel plan to support the change management process.
Alongside the property drivers, the BBC also highlighted environmental, employee and business benefits as part of the travel plan's development.
As part of the BBC's workplace travel plan, a number of initiatives for reducing the need to travel were identified, including teleworking, video conferencing and inter-site shuttle buses. Alongside this, improvements were made to facilities for cyclists, such as lockers, showers and drying facilities.
Twelve thousand passengers use the shuttle buses each month and while they are running the use of cabs between the sites is prohibited. Over four years, this has saved the organisation approximately £750,000 per year. Additional savings have also been made through the use of shuttle buses to courier packages between offices.
From an employee perspective, the shuttle buses are convenient to use and have helped to ease business travel arrangements. In addition, the travel plan as a whole has helped promote greater employee work/life balance among staff.
To join these businesses and begin benefitting from workplace travel plans, contact us or download an information guide and leaflet.
