Emp Bens: Cycling to work staff benefit business

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A quarter (25%) of employees that cycle to work feel motivated when they arrive in the office, according to research.

It also found that one in five (18%) staff who commuted to work by bike felt happy, with the daily commute found to improve the mood at work of one in four employees.

Workers aged 18-24 years old appeared to benefit most from cycling to the office, with 28% of respondents to the Cycleguard survey saying it improved their mood.

In contrast, 29% of employees who didn't cycle to work said they felt tired when they arrived, while 22% were unmotivated following their journey into work.

The biggest cause for concern around cycling to work was road safety. While the West Midlands was identified as the most popular region for cycling to work, with almost seven in 10 (69%) regular cyclists choosing their bike, more than half of people in the East Midlands (58%) and Scotland (56%) said they felt the roads were unsafe for cyclists.

These two regions also had the lowest number of commuting cyclists in the UK at 38% and 20% respectively.

Cycleguard head Adrian Scott said that employers should consider the potential impact cycling to work could have on employee productivity.

"Our research suggests cycling is also making people feel better about themselves and improving their mood at work.

"Employers should take note and consider how they can encourage more of their staff to cycle to work due to the impact it could have on their productivity in the long run.

"Cyclists from the west side of England appear to be leading the pack when it comes to cycling to work and we will hopefully see more regions follow suit, particularly as the Government's Cycle to Work scheme has reported an 8% year on year increase in people cycling to work across the UK."

 

 

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