Tesco has launched a bikes-for-work scheme for its 300,000 employees.
The retail giant hopes the scheme will encourage employees to change to commuting by bicycle.
Employees can either purchase a bike from one of provider Cyclescheme’s network of independent bike shops, or via the Tesco Direct website. Those who do so via the Tesco Direct site using a staff Privilege card will receive a 10% discount on top of the available tax savings.
Judith Nelson, personnel director for Tesco in the UK and Republic of Ireland, said: “By making it easier and more appealing for our people to live healthier lives, we are using our scale for good to make a positive difference in society.
If 1% of employees take up the bikes-for-work scheme, that could equate to 12,888 car journeys being replaced by cycle journeys and over 117 tonnes of CO2 offset each month.
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Hi there, I’m an employee for Tesco, and would really like to become a part of the bike scheme so I can ride to work everyday. Please could you advise me on how I can apply to become a part of this. Thanks, Maria Pascale.
i would like to no how to sign up to get a bike for work
Tesco employees can go to their benefits website ourtesco.com sign up if you’ve not already registered. You’ll need your employee number. Then click the cycle to work link. Explains it all.
I have been given the cancelation number from cycle scheme after I decided i don’t want to go ahead and collect a bike for cycle to work and thought my certificate had been cancelled. This was obviously not the case when upon exiting Tesco on Wednesday I collected my final wage slip where it view to have taken the final outstanding balance of my ‘bike’ from my wages leaving me with little over £100 for the month. Again I have contacted the given email and received no reply for 4 days now any advice to further contacts that anyone could suggest even some sort of a response time frame would make me grateful? Thank you in advance.
my wife {linda mort }has been in the cycle to work since last july and not had her bike please can you send another certificate to her so she can collect her bike . please phone 07817009377 w e have asked everyone for help buy no joy thank you mr terry mort (husband)
I am a employee in Helsby branch (5198), and I have already bought a bike and have now decided to use it for work. Do I get anything back for doing so?
I have had a quote for a bike from Halfords. It is a Pendleton somerby bike. When I enter Halfords on the application it doesn’t reconise it and it doesn’t reconise the make of the bike.