[sustran] Mazda recommends its eployees to walk to the office!

[Carlos F. Pardo SUTP]

Original source:
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051202/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_mazda>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051202/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_mazda

TOKYO - Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp. is recommending its employees
walk to the office, rather than commute by car, as part of an effort to
improve their health and protect the environment, a company spokesman said
Friday.

Those meeting a set of requirements by going to the office on foot are
eligible to receive 1,500 yen ($12) a month, Mazda spokesman Ken Haruki
said.

Aimed at improving employees' health and to promote environment protection,
Mazda introduced its "Eco-walk commutation allowance" on Thursday, Hakuki
said.

Mazda, Japan's fourth-largest automaker based in Hiroshima, is the first
Japanese car company to encourage its employees to walk and offer a monetary
incentive, he said.

All of the company's 20,000 workers at domestic plants are eligible. The
company has no plans to extend the program to those working outside Japan,
Hakuki said.

Haruki said the allowance will be given to any Mazda employees who live more
than two kilometers (1.24 miles) from the office and walk more than four
kilometers (2.48 miles) in round trips at least 15 days a month.

Employees can get off a train or bus on their way to the office and take a
walk over the distance to meet the requirements, Haruki said.

Yamaha Motor Co., a major Japanese motorcycle maker, introduced a similar
eco-walk commutation system for its employees a year ago.

 

 

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