The transport ticket is a mobility solution that is increasingly present in companies' flexible remuneration policies. Designed to cover the usual journeys between home and the workplace, it adapts to different mobility habits and can be used without restrictions on timetables or days of the week.
What is a transport ticket and how can it be offered?
The transport ticket is a benefit that the company makes available to its professionals for the payment of public transport. From a legal and fiscal point of view, if it is offered as a Flexible Compensation its amount may not exceed 30% of gross annual salary and has a exemption from taxation of up to €1,500 per year.
This benefit can be managed through specialised solutions such as Edenred Mobility, which allow companies to offer transport tickets digitally and centrally. Through this system, professionals can use the allocated balance to purchase single tickets or public transport passes - metro, bus or train - both at physical points of sale and on authorised online platforms.
If offered as Social Benefit the company defines the monthly or annual amount that it makes available to the professional extra salary, integrating it into its compensation policy, while the use of the transport ticket is limited exclusively to public means of public transport, in accordance with the regulations in force.
Advantages of the Edenred Mobility transport ticket for companies
Opt for the use of Edenred Mobility for the employees of a company involves a wide range of benefits for the business such as:
- The amount earmarked for transport tickets is exempt from tax matters when paid by means of the transport ticket. For this reason, many companies choose it as a benefit for their professionals.
- Request by the company Edenred Mobility is very simple, only the following will have to be carried out next steps:
- Enter the website of Edenred.
- Order cards as needed.
- Reload the cards, with the desired frequency and amount.
- The reloading the cards is very simple and online., There is a choice of two modalities:
- Make a transferIn this mode, the balance will be available on the card one day after the transfer has been made.
- Set up a direct debit: With this method, it is only necessary to wait a couple of days for the cards to be recharged with the chosen balance.
- Possibility of deduct the transport ticket in the calculation of the taxable base for corporate income tax purposes.
- Improving corporate image internally and externally, as it also improves the worker's conditions by offering him/her a tax advantage due to the fact that the transport ticket is not taxed for personal income tax purposes.
- Increased employee productivity thanks to the increased motivation of the workforce due to their increased purchasing power. This will have a direct impact on the company's bottom line.
- Sustainable enterprise. By promoting the use of public transport, the company will support one of the most environmentally friendly mobility options. It will also comply with the new Sustainable Mobility Law.
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Benefits of Edenred Mobility for professionals
The benefits of using Edenred Mobility for professionals are also numerous. Let's take a look at the following some of the most significant:
- Ease of use, This solution can be used at all MasterCard-ready points of sale in public transport networks.
- Annual savings of up to 1,500 euros in transport.
- Improving family reconciliation and quality of life.
- Security, because Edenred Mobility can be blocked by phone, app or web in case it is stolen or lost.
- Users can consult their remaining available balance or the movements they have made at all times and with your personal code.
- Easy and simple management through Edenred Flex from mobile phones, with the possibility of activating or cancelling cards, consulting balances and movements, etc.
The Edenred Mobility transport ticket is an optimal benefit that brings multiple advantages to both companies and their employees. The use of this system has grown exponentially in recent years. An incentive for workers which, in addition to It manages to improve the company's image both internally and externally.
From Edenred we create networks to provide solutions to serve businesses, professionals and establishments. These solutions provide added purchasing power to employees, optimise company expenses and bring additional business volume to partner merchants, offering all of them a significant economic and management benefit.
