With more companies and businesses choosing to expand their borders across towns, cities, states and even countries, the emphasis on efficient employee mobility solutions has increased considerably. Considering the impact of workplace satisfaction on the company’s growth, every business must have an employee mobility plan in place.
Employment Mobility: Workforce Movement
What does employee mobility refer to? And what does it have to do with corporate employee transportation?
Employee mobility solutions are a group of strategies operated by a company or business to ensure the simplified movement of its employees to and from the workplace. These strategies align with the company’s employee transportation services to ensure good experiences with mobility.
Most companies choose to outsource their employee mobility solutions to companies that specialise in providing this service, including corporate transportation companies.
Importance of Employment Mobility Solutions
Employment mobility is not to be dismissed as just another part of the workings of a large organisation. It is directly connected with the happiness of the employees working in it, which, in turn, directly impacts the success of the organisation as a whole.
Challenges of Employee Mobility Solutions in the Existing Scenario
Most companies today provide employee shuttle services for their employees. A company that chooses the same would need to create and promote an efficient, accessible and pleasant mobility experience for its employees. However, that is easier said than done.
In today’s urban scenario, the stress of a competitive workplace is compounded by the frustrations of daily complexities in transportation. Employees who face such complexities and obstacles every day tend to suffer physically and mentally from the same.
This physical and mental exhaustion will, in turn, affect their productivity. And this will, over time, affect the productivity of the company, which depends on the happiness of its workforce to a large extent.
Every possible factor, from poor visibility, cab/bus availability, route accessibility, travel time and traffic jams to parking space, repair/maintenance costs, taxes, hidden costs, etc., needs to be figured out in advance and incorporated into the central mobility plan to provide seamless, hassle-free employee mobility solutions.
Working Out an Efficient Employee Mobility Solution: Best Practices
Here’s a small insight into how a company can work towards creating an efficient employee mobility solution for its employees.
- Understanding Employee Mobility Needs
The first step to creating an efficient employee mobility solution is to understand the mobility needs of employees using the solution. Employee needs in terms of cost, services, safety, reliability and efficiency form the framework upon which the company’s corporate transportation policy would be built on.
- Understanding Workforce Size
A practical mobility solution can be derived only after understanding the size of the workforce employed by the company. The challenges associated with creating such a solution will increase as the size of the workforce increases.
For instance, in addition to timely pickups and drops, parking can be a major concern for employees who choose to commute by themselves. Limited parking spaces can make it tiresome for employees who either have to start early to find a parking spot or find themselves getting late often just because they have to hunt around for a parking spot after reaching the office.
An efficient employment mobility solution will work towards reducing these hassles for the employee. The pros and cons of factors, such as parking management within the company, off-site parking facilities, fixed-route transportation and/or park and ride services, will be considered. These services would then be integrated into the company’s mobility solutions depending on whether a win-win situation is achieved between the organisation and its employees.
- Understanding the Use of Digital Management in Mobility Solutions
Companies have started using technology as a vital tool in building efficient employee mobility solutions. A digital employee mobility management app can work wonders in helping a company overcome transportation challenges and provide a great commuting experience for its employees.
The creation of such an app would involve getting in touch with a software team/company specialising in such apps. Some of the features that would need to be incorporated into the app are:
- Use of GPS Maps for efficient route mapping based on real-time info of traffic and other obstacles.
- Live tracking of vehicles using GPS maps for safety purposes.
- Driver apps to notify drivers about pickup schedules and locations or any changes related to the same.
- Customisable employee apps to track information about employee shuttle services, pickup locations, arrival times, etc., in addition to offering information about accessibility to certain locations, times, etc.
- Understanding the Need for Reliability and Safety in Mobility Solutions
The foundation of any employee mobility solution is built on the safety and reliability it would provide for employees choosing to use the company’s employee transportation services. An efficient mobility solution involves a partnership with a transport company that is known for these two factors. Choosing to work with companies that are substandard and do not meet these criteria will only put the employees at risk. Cost takes a back seat, in this case, giving room for professionalism and reputation, which would guarantee a great mobility solution.
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