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How would you compensate employees for commuting to work? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by lntl@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Suppose there are two employees: Alice and Bob, who do the same job at the same factory. Alice has a 10 minute (20RT) commute, Bob commutes 35 minutes(70RT).

If you're the owner of the factory, would you compensate them for their commutes? How would you do it?

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[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Where I live (NL) €0,21 per kilometer (untaxed) is typical. Some get a cross country public transit pass which can be used for unlimited private trips or even car which can also be used for private trips, though for cars this is seen as income and taxed. But with tax incentives for EVs it isn't too bad.

There are also companies that pay something like €600-1500 per month mobility budget (taxed as income if not used, partly tax free is used for transportation options named above or KMs.) This is more typical in higher paying jobs of course.

It's less typical to see time paid.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And if you move? Do you essentially get a raise?

This system seems fraught with errors and corruption, quite frankly, amd seems like it would be infinitely easier to just pay the person a better salary to compensate and let them figure it out.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nobody's transportation and time is going to cost less than €0.21 per kilometer, unless you're riding a bicycle and view that activity as adding value.

For anyone else, it's a lump sum kind of thing. You're compensated for transportation, but you still probably want to live relatively close to your workplace because there is nothing to gain from living far away.

I'm sure you can defraud the Dutch tax office but they'll fuck you over big time, and I'm not aware of any such thing going on.

[–] running_ragged@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Virtually no one is going to give up extra time of their live to abuse this unless they have been convinced you are worthy of the abuse.

Then it’s personal.

So my question is if thats your default stance, how much do you abuse your staff? And call it fair because its what everyone is used to?