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?

  • Gormadt
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    91 year ago

    I wouldn’t do it for time I’d do it for distance

    And I’d have a cap for compensation for distance

    I’d probably also offer a percentage coverage for monthly public transit passes to encourage workers to use public transit more

    • @[email protected]OP
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      11 year ago

      Now Alice and Bob both live 10 miles away. Alice drives a GMC Yukon Denali and Bob rides his bicycle. Since Alice’s commute is more expensive, should she be compensated at a higher rate than Bob?

      • Gormadt
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        91 year ago

        No, they both get compensated for 10 miles and if they bring proof of purchasing a transit pass for the month a percentage reimbursement

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        In my country the cap is at 12 km I think. So within that distance from work no one gets compensation. Beyond that distance, everyone can get compensation. Motorcycle, car, and train get the same per km compensation, and bike/moped/scooter get a slightly lower ammount. If you have to travel over 60 km (one way) the per km ammount goes up.

        Compensation is normally in the form of a tax deduction, but some companies have their own compensation schemes where they pay you for travel. If you get paid this way there’s no tax.

        • suoko
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          -11 year ago

          You know nobody considers Denmark (or any other northern European countries) as a sample that can be imitated by the rest of the world. We have super politicians who think about flying cars, they’re projected into the impossible future