The Best Way To Improve Employee Retention: Offer A Pick Up

Travelling to work in Mumbai is never easy. Most people stay far away from their places of work, so they must leave their homes early to catch their usual bus/train or take a cab. Then there are the enormous traffic snarls along most routes to contend with. All in all, most of your employees turn up to work stressed out and looking harassed even before the day begins.

Here’s why offering your employees a pick-up facility to work is a great idea, especially when you arrange for a bus on rent in Mumbai:

1. They reach work without stress

   The number one ‘point of pain’ for most employees in Mumbai is the long commute to work. With major construction works ongoing on the major highways and even arterial roads, there is high traffic congestion at most parts of the city. As a result, employees living far away from the office must leave their homes early to reach work on time. This cuts into their sleep schedule, causing stress first thing in the morning. But if the office offers a pick-up facility, they are happy to use it and arrive at work stress-free.

2. They are reassured that they will not be held responsible for arriving late

    Many employees staying in the far-flung suburbs of Mumbai are at peril of missing their reporting time if they miss their usual train or bus. Some offices also cut pay for half a day for late attendance. So, it is always a matter of daily stress for employees who must rush out of their homes at the same time every day to make it to the train, or to book an early cab to work. But if you hire a bus on rent in Mumbai to pick up employees from a central location to reach work, they are absolved of responsibility if the bus is caught in traffic/breaks down and reaches work late.

    

3. They can get work done on the bus

   Another advantage of hiring a bus on rent in Mumbai to ferry employees to work, is that they can travel in comfort and be quite relaxed during the commute. Some might even catch up on their sleep, while others might utilise the time to address the day’s schedule or complete pending tasks. The commute also ensures that they have the peace of mind to attend to their work, pending calls or emails or other items without checking on the route being taken or the progress of the journey. This aids employee productivity, and they will be well in control of their day’s schedule even before they reach work.

    

4. They are reassured that the company cares for their welfare

   Not many companies in Mumbai offer a pick up and/or drop off facility to employees. Some organisations have a mandatory stipulation to do so if certain sections of employees are affiliated to trade organisations. However, employees with the option to use a pick-up are usually happy to exercise this option. They are satisfied that the company offers this incentive – it tells them that the organisation cares for their welfare and is invested in their health and happiness.

    

5. It costs the company less

   Companies offering a pick up and/or drop off facility invest in their own bus or tempo traveller. While this might seem like a prudent idea, it actually costs the organisation more in terms of paying for fuel, driver salaries, multiple trips in a day on different routes, bus maintenance, and so on. Now compare this with hiring a bus on rent in Mumbai to pick up employees. When you approach a leading bus hire company, you are given the best quotes in your budget and route, so that you can strike the right deal. All you must do is specify the start and end points, and pay the money as decided. You are not responsible for hiring or paying the driver, fuel, or any overheads on the bus on rent.