Should employers offer incentives to employees who commute by bicycle?
In this day and age of rising health insurance costs, employee and their family member’s illnesses due to lack of physical exercise, and other costs such as the general costs associated with parking maintenance, etc., should employers become more proactive regarding issues like bicycling that will in the end save them money? For instance, an employer could install a couple of showers for bicycle commuters / exercisers, a modest locker area, cycle racks, have a bike to work day, create contests, etc. … much more.
It is implied that the facilities would be handicapped accessible and that the programs would encourage handicapped individuals ( handcycles for instance ) and encourage and inform all age groups about the benefits of exercise to improve health thus preventing the implication of discrimination for these reasons.
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no i don’t believe companies should have any sort of incentive, your health should be incentive enough, but i do believe maybe the government should some sort of tax break, but i bet it probably already exists
Annapolis Bicycle Commuter
