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I wouldn't do it for time I'd do it for distance
And I'd have a cap for compensation for distance
I'd probably also offer a percentage coverage for monthly public transit passes to encourage workers to use public transit more
Now Alice and Bob both live 10 miles away. Alice drives a GMC Yukon Denali and Bob rides his bicycle. Since Alice's commute is more expensive, should she be compensated at a higher rate than Bob?
No, they both get compensated for 10 miles and if they bring proof of purchasing a transit pass for the month a percentage reimbursement
No, that's Alice's problem.
No. It's not the employers fault that Alice spent more money on her mode of transportation.
This is why paying people for their commute is unreasonable. Payment by mileage is based fuel costs mostly. Some wear and tear, but mainly it's to offset the fuel cost. If someone rides a bike to work, they don't have fuel costs, therefore should not be compensated.
In my country the cap is at 12 km I think. So within that distance from work no one gets compensation. Beyond that distance, everyone can get compensation. Motorcycle, car, and train get the same per km compensation, and bike/moped/scooter get a slightly lower ammount. If you have to travel over 60 km (one way) the per km ammount goes up.
Compensation is normally in the form of a tax deduction, but some companies have their own compensation schemes where they pay you for travel. If you get paid this way there's no tax.
You know nobody considers Denmark (or any other northern European countries) as a sample that can be imitated by the rest of the world. We have super politicians who think about flying cars, they're projected into the impossible future