Devon & Cornwall
Our experience in transportation and achieving carbon reduction targets has given us the knowledge and expertise to advice on green travel and the benefits of sustainable transport.
We have developed a range of solutions to suit your business needs...
Bus to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
The credit crunch is leaving many companies with no option but to pay very little in the way of pay increases to their staff.
Introducing a Bus to Work Salary Sacrifice scheme is the equivalent of a 1-2% pay increase...
TaxBuster is a bus Salary Sacrifice scheme that allows employees of participating organisations to pay for their bus travel direct from their salary before any other deductions are made, reducing tax and National Insurance contributions. A saving that amounts to around 31%* of the price of an annual ticket.
Flexible
- We can help set up a green travel scheme for any organisation within the UK, from medium sized local businesses to national organisations with offices in many locations
- We have a network of services across Devon & Cornwall from Penzance in the West, to Exeter and Torbay in the East, and from Barnstaple and Illfracombe in the North to Plymouth in the South
- We can give travel advice to employees, helping them to save money and reduce their carbon footprint
- A simple to use electronic ordering system can be customised and set up for any organisation quickly and easily, supported by our dedicated order processing centre and helpline
Rewarding
- Provide employees with net savings of c.1%-2%, effectively giving them a pay rise!!
- Enables you to appease both employees and Trade Unions alike in this increasingly difficult economic climate
- c.12.8% NI savings for employer along with other tangible benefits
- Encourage more socially responsible home to work travel
- Reduce congestion on roads around your business and in your car park
- Improve Rewards & Benefits package for staff-aiding staff retention and recruitment
- Reinforce CSR Policy and Environmental Agenda
- Help employees who already travel by bus to save 31%* on their annual travel
Cashless Bus Vouchers
Corporate clients are able to purchase bus vouchers that can be redeemed on any First bus. Daily/Weekly vouchers are available. These vouchers are suitable for organisations that perhaps currently fund travel out of petty cash and are looking for a cashless system which would be easier to administer and provide a clear audit trail. Even companies who want to encourage staff to use public transport would be interested in the voucher scheme. Many organizations purchase these vouchers in the run up to Christmas to offer to staff who may want to have a festive drink.
Park & Ride
Plymouth’s excellent Park & Ride services offer a high frequency value for money travel solution and we can offer your company a range of tickets from 12 for the price pf 10 journey ticket books to yearly passes which include free travel at weekends. Our George and Milehouse Park & Ride services are operated by some of the most environmentally buses available and offer a sense of luxury with leather seats, on board radio headphone sockets and LCD screens.
For more information please contact Steve Hobbs by email: steve.hobbs@firstgroup.com or tel: 07792310280 who will be happy to put together a plan to suit your company’s requirements.
*based on savings for basic rate tax-payers. Higher rate tax-payers may save even more.
