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Why mobility is a challenge for your firm
and how simple the solution can be.
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Your employees come to work like this every day
67.3%
Source: Triennial diagnosis of home-work commute 2011, FPS Mobility and Transport
16.1% 8.7% 2.3%
3
Source: Triennial diagnosis of home-work commute 2011, FPS Mobility and Transport
1.7%
2008 2011
So it's logical that our traffic jams are now
the worst in the world.
4
Yet company cars continue to be much
in demand as a remuneration benefit for
new employees,
5
6
?
because it's often the only way
to attract talent.
7
That can also be seen from the figures.
70% of companies have difficulties attracting good
staff if they don't offer a company car.
8
What's more...
21% already have to deal with the loss of promising job
applicants because of the company’s poor accessibility.
9
1 out of 2 thinks they can't offer
sufficient parking
10
And employees?
46% say that traffic congestion impairs their easy access
to their workplace.
In Brussels this figure reaches 75%.
46% 75%
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Even worse...
65% find that their employers take too few initiatives
to improve mobility through teleworking, carpooling,
satellite offices, etc.
65%
12
An employee will not
just forget about the company car, in
spite of the traffic jams and traffic
problems.
13
Unless he or she can choose from a
combination of means of transport within
the mobility policy of his or her firm...
14
SWITCH
FROM A
lease
budget TO A
mobility
budget
15
tabled by
Jef Van den
Bergh (CD&V) on
28 January 2014
whereby fringe
benefits are
converted into a
mobility budget
Once a year, each
employee
voluntarily selects
means of transport
to suit his/her needs
within the available
budget available
budget
What? A parliamentary bill
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bus season ticket
large leased vehicle small leased vehicle public transport
annual pass
parking season ticket car sharing
subscription
leased bicycle
cycle sharing
subscription
= €
bicycle allowance
17
Result
More
efficient
mobility
Your employee
will downsize
his/her company
car and/or
choose not to
use it as often
You don't need
so many
parking spaces
18
These companies prove that it works, in collaboration with
their employees
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Exception
If your employee opts for
a company car within his/her
mobility budget
Only the car is
considered as a
taxable benefit in
kind, according to
the present rules
If the employee transfers
part of his/her car budget
to the mobility budget (by
choosing a more
environmentally-friendly
car), the taxable benefit
goes down
*Depending on the policy choices made by the Federal Government, a partial or complete contribution will be due.
exempt from tax
excluded from RSZ*
deductible professional
expense
General comments
The mobility budget =
budget-neutral
exempt from tax
excluded from Social Security
(RSZ)*
deductible professional
expense
Laws and regulations
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Our legal advisers know the many different rules determined by:
They can offer you the support you need to roll out the mobility
budget now on the work floor.
the nature of the
travelling
(professional,
work commute,
private travel)
the means of
transport used
(own car, company
car, bicycle, company
cycle, carpooling, etc.)
the applicable
branch of law
(labour law, fiscal rules
or Social Security
rules)
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Our reward-consultants follow de mobility trends closely.
They can help you with:
the implementation of
a mobility budget in your
organisation
testing innovative
mobility solutions against
the current fiscal and social
security legislation
legal support when
making use of new
benefits in mobility
the expansion of your
mobility fleet, with both
employee and employer
focussing on cost-
awareness and the
firm’s ecological
footprint
developing
a car policy
advice on increased social
subscription and
kilometre registration
putting together a tax
adjustment dossier for
claiming back overpaid
CO2 tax
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2. ANALYSIS 3. DEVELOPMENT
4. IMPLEMENTATION
1. INTAKE
6. TRAINING AND
SUPPORT
7. EVALUATION 5. DEPLOYMENT
Implementation of a mobility budget in 7 steps
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
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Mobility partners
www.sdworx.be/mobiliteit
mobiliteitsbudget@sdworx.com
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Questions?
www.sdworx.be/mobility
mobilitybudget@sdworx.com

The mobility budget

  • 1.
    1 Why mobility isa challenge for your firm and how simple the solution can be.
  • 2.
    2 Your employees cometo work like this every day 67.3% Source: Triennial diagnosis of home-work commute 2011, FPS Mobility and Transport 16.1% 8.7% 2.3%
  • 3.
    3 Source: Triennial diagnosisof home-work commute 2011, FPS Mobility and Transport 1.7% 2008 2011
  • 4.
    So it's logicalthat our traffic jams are now the worst in the world. 4
  • 5.
    Yet company carscontinue to be much in demand as a remuneration benefit for new employees, 5
  • 6.
    6 ? because it's oftenthe only way to attract talent.
  • 7.
    7 That can alsobe seen from the figures. 70% of companies have difficulties attracting good staff if they don't offer a company car.
  • 8.
    8 What's more... 21% alreadyhave to deal with the loss of promising job applicants because of the company’s poor accessibility.
  • 9.
    9 1 out of2 thinks they can't offer sufficient parking
  • 10.
    10 And employees? 46% saythat traffic congestion impairs their easy access to their workplace. In Brussels this figure reaches 75%. 46% 75%
  • 11.
    11 Even worse... 65% findthat their employers take too few initiatives to improve mobility through teleworking, carpooling, satellite offices, etc. 65%
  • 12.
    12 An employee willnot just forget about the company car, in spite of the traffic jams and traffic problems.
  • 13.
    13 Unless he orshe can choose from a combination of means of transport within the mobility policy of his or her firm...
  • 14.
  • 15.
    15 tabled by Jef Vanden Bergh (CD&V) on 28 January 2014 whereby fringe benefits are converted into a mobility budget Once a year, each employee voluntarily selects means of transport to suit his/her needs within the available budget available budget What? A parliamentary bill
  • 16.
    16 bus season ticket largeleased vehicle small leased vehicle public transport annual pass parking season ticket car sharing subscription leased bicycle cycle sharing subscription = € bicycle allowance
  • 17.
    17 Result More efficient mobility Your employee will downsize his/hercompany car and/or choose not to use it as often You don't need so many parking spaces
  • 18.
    18 These companies provethat it works, in collaboration with their employees
  • 19.
    19 Exception If your employeeopts for a company car within his/her mobility budget Only the car is considered as a taxable benefit in kind, according to the present rules If the employee transfers part of his/her car budget to the mobility budget (by choosing a more environmentally-friendly car), the taxable benefit goes down *Depending on the policy choices made by the Federal Government, a partial or complete contribution will be due. exempt from tax excluded from RSZ* deductible professional expense General comments The mobility budget = budget-neutral exempt from tax excluded from Social Security (RSZ)* deductible professional expense Laws and regulations
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    20 Our legal advisersknow the many different rules determined by: They can offer you the support you need to roll out the mobility budget now on the work floor. the nature of the travelling (professional, work commute, private travel) the means of transport used (own car, company car, bicycle, company cycle, carpooling, etc.) the applicable branch of law (labour law, fiscal rules or Social Security rules)
  • 21.
    21 Our reward-consultants followde mobility trends closely. They can help you with: the implementation of a mobility budget in your organisation testing innovative mobility solutions against the current fiscal and social security legislation legal support when making use of new benefits in mobility the expansion of your mobility fleet, with both employee and employer focussing on cost- awareness and the firm’s ecological footprint developing a car policy advice on increased social subscription and kilometre registration putting together a tax adjustment dossier for claiming back overpaid CO2 tax
  • 22.
    22 2. ANALYSIS 3.DEVELOPMENT 4. IMPLEMENTATION 1. INTAKE 6. TRAINING AND SUPPORT 7. EVALUATION 5. DEPLOYMENT Implementation of a mobility budget in 7 steps PROJECT MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
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