Cycle to work scheme

As well as helping employees reduce the cost of travel, companies can make significant savings in National Insurance too.

Benefits as flexible as your business

Travelling to work can cost the earth in more ways than one and that’s why more and more people are opting to cycle to work and leave the car at home. As well as helping employees reduce the cost of travel, companies can make significant savings in National Insurance too. Find out about our HR software solutions.

Through the bike to work scheme employees get a new bike for travelling to work, and because they pay for it through a salary sacrifice arrangement, employees can make significant savings in income tax and NI.

Employers save money through reduced employers’ NI contributions. The bike to work scheme really appeals to staff looking to reduce their travelling costs and to get fit at the same time. So, you get a healthier and happier workforce along with company savings too.

Employee benefits

Reduced travel costs
Employees can make significant savings on the cost of their bike and accessories – standard rate tax payers can typically save 30% and higher rate tax payers can save 42%
The cost of the bike is spread over 12 or 18 months and there are no credit checks to worry about
We provide a bike to work calculator tool so your employees can check out the total cost before they order, along with any tax and NI savings they could make
They save money on fuel and parking costs and get fit at the same time
Through our partnership with Cycle2Work, employees can access over 1,500 Bike shops, combining more than 465 Halfords stores with over 1100 of the very best local independent bike shops as well as online through Tredz
Safety accessories and upgrades to existing bikes included along with 10% off all Halfords cycle accessories, parts and clothing, 8 weeks free insurance, a lifetime guarantee on Halfords brand bikes and free lifetime safety checks on all cycles obtained through the scheme

Employer benefits

A healthier and fitter workforce
Improved staff retention
Employers can expect to save full employers’ NI, typically 15% on the total salary sacrifice value
Employers can set a maximum spending limit for employees and different limits can be set for different groups of people
Electric bikes are also available making the scheme more accessible for employees who have a long commute or who need a bit of help
The scheme demonstrates a company’s commitment to the environment and it can help to relieve parking issues.

Salary sacrifice scheme benefits

Salary sacrifice schemes are a great way for both employers and employees to save money on National Insurance and for employees to make tax savings too. The different schemes have other benefits too for both employers and employees.

Here’s a bit more information on our salary sacrifice schemes.

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Childcare vouchers

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Car benefit scheme

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