 Pfizer employs 3,600 staff at its base in Sandwich |
The drugs company, Pfizer, says a scheme where employees at its premises at Sandwich are paid �2 a day for leaving their car at home has been a success. Managers say it is so expensive to build and maintain car parks that the scheme has actually saved them �100,000.
The firm, which employs 3,600 staff at its research, development and manufacturing site in Kent, believes other firms could follow their lead.
Pfizer claims it costs �6 a day for each staff car park space provided.
So by offering a small incentive to each worker who uses public transport to get to work, the scheme actually saves the company money.
A spokesman, said: "The scheme has been in place for a number of years and it has shown a 15% reduction in the number of cars used by our staff."
Employees receive the cash at the end of each month in their regular pay cheques.
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