do employers have to provide parking for employees?
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Legally, I don't believe employers have to provide any parking at all. I know a fair few businesses with little, or no, parking at all. I know a huge number with significantly less parking than employees.
Actually, maybe there is an opportunity for you to lease the whole car park from next door, and charge your colleagues a couple of quid a day
Actually, maybe there is an opportunity for you to lease the whole car park from next door, and charge your colleagues a couple of quid a day
esvcg said:
thanks for the replys, i feared the answer would be a big fat no.
public transport isn't an option as a 25 minute car journey would consist of 3 seperate buses and would take almost 2hrs.
Maybe I've been spoilt in the past with having off the road parking spaces to use! Although if I had known about the parking at interview it may have changed my decision to take the job, becuase I believe if an employee has no realistic option but to drive then it's only fair parking is avalible.
Which is why I raised the concept of it being a removal of an implied benefit, I doubt that flies but it's worth investigating with people who know more.public transport isn't an option as a 25 minute car journey would consist of 3 seperate buses and would take almost 2hrs.
Maybe I've been spoilt in the past with having off the road parking spaces to use! Although if I had known about the parking at interview it may have changed my decision to take the job, becuase I believe if an employee has no realistic option but to drive then it's only fair parking is avalible.
Munter said:
New developments will be forced to have fewer spaces than intended workers by planning. Apparently it's to encourage car sharing and public transport. Really it means everybody arrives earlier and earlier, and clutters any possible space in the local area with cars.
They have used this theory with modern eco-housing developments where 5 beds get 1 parking space. Works spectacularly badly with cars abandoned everywhere but councils love it as it ticks a box & developers love it as they can cram more homes in. And back to the OP - no. Maybe you could car share.....
esvcg said:
AlasdairMc said:
Try cycling into work - far easier to find a bike space than a parking space. How far is the commute?
would love to, exercise and saving on petrol ..but its about 20ish miles with dual carrige-ways and some country roads. also as said above public transport is about 2 hours and 3 buses. car sharing could be an option, but no one at work lives within 10 miles of my address, plus many people start and finish at different times.My (bike) commute is only around 14/15 (depending on the route I take) Get a comfy road bike and you'll never look back (metaphorically speaking, obviously. You'll have to look back whilst on the bike)
MocMocaMoc said:
20 miles sounds perfect!
My (bike) commute is only around 14/15 (depending on the route I take) Get a comfy road bike and you'll never look back (metaphorically speaking, obviously. You'll have to look back whilst on the bike)
Or drive to somewhere closer then cycle. (No, I wouldn't!)My (bike) commute is only around 14/15 (depending on the route I take) Get a comfy road bike and you'll never look back (metaphorically speaking, obviously. You'll have to look back whilst on the bike)
Munter said:
New developments will be forced to have fewer spaces than intended workers by planning. Apparently it's to encourage car sharing and public transport. Really it means everybody arrives earlier and earlier, and clutters any possible space in the local area with cars.
Back in the 80's when I did a manufacturing engineering degree, there was a project where we had to design a whole factory layout, and extra marks were given for it's global location, it's transport links and it's provision of parking. Plus if it had room for expansion. It was an accepted fact that, if you wanted to build a factory for 1000 people you needed to have parking for 1000 people. There was an assumption that planning permission would not be forthcoming if it didn't exist in your plans. I can think of a major defence aerospace company Near Preston, which when it wanted to build some extra office buildings, was required to pay to redesign the road layout and provide more car parking for staff who would use the new buildings.
esvcg said:
thanks for the replys, i feared the answer would be a big fat no.
public transport isn't an option as a 25 minute car journey would consist of 3 seperate buses and would take almost 2hrs.
Maybe I've been spoilt in the past with having off the road parking spaces to use! Although if I had known about the parking at interview it may have changed my decision to take the job, becuase I believe if an employee has no realistic option but to drive then it's only fair parking is avalible.
Unless parking has been referred to as a contractual benefit either in writing or orally you will struggle to show any contractual entitlement. Even if that were the case there is little you can do if your employer imposes a change, as you have only been there for 7 weeks.public transport isn't an option as a 25 minute car journey would consist of 3 seperate buses and would take almost 2hrs.
Maybe I've been spoilt in the past with having off the road parking spaces to use! Although if I had known about the parking at interview it may have changed my decision to take the job, becuase I believe if an employee has no realistic option but to drive then it's only fair parking is avalible.
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