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Bike to Work Scheme - Quick Query

  • 10-05-2010 10:14am
    #1
    helimachoptor
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    Folks a quick question, the GF picked out a bike there at the weekend for the bike to work scheme. Her employers (MNC) say that the scheme is now closed, but from reading up on it it seems that once its offered to one employee it has to be offered to all.

    Does this include a closing date set by the company?


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  • #2
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,657 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Folks a quick question, the GF picked out a bike there at the weekend for the bike to work scheme. Her employers (MNC) say that the scheme is now closed, but from reading up on it it seems that once its offered to one employee it has to be offered to all.

    Does this include a closing date set by the company?

    The scheme has to be made available to all employees and directors, but there are no rules preventing the employer setting a time limit on "applications" - They are perfectly entitled to "close" the scheme at any time.

    Was it "open" for any length of time, or have they indicated that applications will only be accepted during certain periods during the year?


  • #3
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Cheers Beasty, the GF has looked into it and it seemed it closed last June and was posted on the intranet, she's only been looking at it the last few weeks so would have noticed the ad last year or thought to go looking that far back.


  • #4
    Beasty
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    She may want to suggest it would be helpful to her and other employees if they re-opened it for the summer - who knows, they may even listen!


  • #5
    martyc5674
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,522 ✭✭✭martyc5674


    Fairly miserable thing for the company to do...whats their gain by stopping it?..Bit of admin?
    Marty.


  • #6
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Yep she's going to ask them, its a large enough company so there'd be some uptake and they are one of these employers that "care" about their employees wellbeing so we'll see :pac:


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  • #7
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Well its a no go for the company.

    Does any one know if you can claim the tax back directly from revenue?


  • #8
    Beasty
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    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Well its a no go for the company.

    Does any one know if you can claim the tax back directly from revenue?
    Unfortunately no you can't


  • #9
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,666 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Beasty wrote: »
    Unfortunately no you can't
    Aah pants, ah well back to the drawing board :D


  • #10
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    My mum went about looking at this last week - she works for the dept of education. They too only opened for applications for a small period of time last winter according to our local bike shop. She was unable to get an answer if it would be open again when she contacted them. I work for a different department and my application should be through at the end of the week hopefully. Go figure.


  • #11
    Beasty
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    cAr0l wrote: »
    My mum went about looking at this last week - she works for the dept of education. They too only opened for applications for a small period of time last winter according to our local bike shop. She was unable to get an answer if it would be open again when she contacted them. I work for a different department and my application should be through at the end of the week hopefully. Go figure.
    Thread on the Department of Education scheme here which suggests it will be operated again this year, but bikes will only be available under it from January


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