The rising costs of monthly expenses such as food, rent or mortgage payments, and gas are a concern for many Metro Vancouver residents. Employers like Providence Health they help where they can.
Providence joins more than 30 sustainability leaders, such as Vancouver Coastal Health and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), as a Transit-Friendly Employer that offers at least a 50% transit subsidy for employees. By doing so, they reduce employee travel expenses while increasing employee job satisfaction and meeting sustainability goals.
Carly, a registered nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital that Providence operates, saves about $50-75 a month through the transit subsidy. His colleagues who buy 2-Zone or 3-Zone passes save at least $100 a month.
For employees who normally buy 1, 2 or 3-Zone Monthly Passes, they save about $630 to $1,130 a year when employers pay half the price of their passes.
The money they save from the subsidy is money they can allocate elsewhere, such as to save for a short or long-term goal or to pay for recreational activities.
Additionally, employees can use their transit passes for personal and work travel. And by choosing transit as their primary mode of travel, they significantly reduce their carbon footprint.
Learn more about how our Transit-Friendly Employer certification program can make a difference in your organization. Visit translink.ca/transitfriendlyemployer.
