What belongs in a mobility policy?
A mobility policy makes clear to everyone who is entitled to what, and why. It is more than a car scheme: it covers all the ways people travel for work, and the choices you make as an employer.
Building blocks of the policy
- Target groups and role categories: who qualifies for what.
- Transport choices: lease car, mobility budget, bicycle, public transport and shared mobility.
- Budgets per category, in line with the market and explainable.
- Sustainability goals and alignment with the WPM report.
- Commuting, working from home and the related allowances.
- Tax and execution, so the policy is administratively sound.
Mobility budget or lease car?
More and more organisations offer a mobility budget alongside or instead of the lease car. It gives employees freedom and fits sustainability, but it is no silver bullet: for those who drive far and often, the car often remains the most practical and cost-effective.
The three interests in balance
- Cost: the policy must be affordable and manageable.
- Sustainability: lower CO2 and alignment with the WPM report.
- Employership: a scheme that is attractive and fair to your people.
A policy steered only on cost pinches employees. A policy steered only on wishes runs out of hand. The art is to serve all three interests at once, which is exactly where we advise independently.
How we tackle it
- Mobility scan: map current cost, travel patterns and CO2.
- Design the policy: target groups, transport choices and budgets.
- Translate into a car scheme and clear budgets.
- Implement and communicate, so the policy comes to life.
- Safeguard and adjust periodically based on the figures.