Parking issue at work

Rockporkchop

Are there any residential houses or flats near to where you work? You could try finding a space on these sites:

parkatmyhouse.com
rentmyparkingspace.co.uk
yourparking space.co.uk
parklet.co.uk
aparkingspace.com

donquine

The provision of a parking space at or near your workplace is a tax exempt benefit, therefore it never makes its way onto your payslip or P11D, but it is a benefit derived from your employment. Generally, employers can't just cut your salary without your consent - I'm clutching at straws to some extent here, but I wonder if you could argue that the parking space is part of your salary through custom and practice? It definitely won't be in your contract, but if you've all had parking spaces for years, I would suggest that free parking is now expected by the workforce?

Hopefully someone with more expertise in this area will pick up your thread and be able to advise.

The only other angle I could think of was trying to negotiate the provision of a parking space as part of your salary. Your employer may be able to rent it out for £150 and you may well be able to pay that rent, but for you, it comes out of your already taxed income and for your employer, it comes out of their taxable profits without any PAYE or NIC implications. It's cheaper for them to pay for the space than it is for you to do so.

As a final thought, this sounds like penny pinching which rings alarm bells that your employer is having cash flow issues. It certainly wouldn't hurt to look for another job now, whatever the outcome of this space issue.

CFC

You are over optimistic, Donquine, and that custom horse won't run.
What may be worth negotiating with your boss is a salary sacrifice scheme, in which you pay the parking space from your pre tax income, but I wouldn't hold your breath. Sorry for your problem, perhaps time to look for a new job.

smartpicture

Rockporkchop wrote: »

Are there any residential houses or flats near to where you work? You could try finding a space on these sites:

parkatmyhouse.com
rentmyparkingspace.co.uk
yourparking space.co.uk
parklet.co.uk
aparkingspace.com

You could try leafleting any nearby houses with a drive and offering to pay them an amount less than £150/mth to park there. If you only want to park while they're out at work, it might benefit both of you.

Any

I agree with the looking for new job option.
As said before, unfortunately they do not have to provide you with parking space.

However, to some extent we pick our next job according to suitability to us - is it on a bus route, can I safely park there, how far is it from home. On the other hand many businesses also market the job accordingly and believe that the right staff will work for them if a,b&c is right.

This job will no longer fulfill these requirements and I would fight that it is very inpracticle for employees and the job is no longer made what it was supposed to be and it can cost you staff (ie you).

But you can't make them - the only weapon you have is that if they don't have damn about you, you don't give a damn about them and find a new job.

getmore4less

If they can no longer afford the parking spaces what's next.


You accepted the job and the change in work place based on their being parking.

if this is taken away ask for redundancy as the job is no longer the one you accepted.

Hammyman

Give me the address. I bet I can find parking within 15 minutes walking distance that doesn't involve going across a field...

RedSoleShoes

I would think that being able to park at work is conditional on it being available at the employment premises? Unless it is mentioned as a benefit in the contract or T&C then I doubt there is much claim against the company.

From a company's perspective, they would be wise not to take away 'unwritten' benefits otherwise they risk losing good staff and having a significant cost to recruit a decent replacement. Maybe you should use this angle but, as others have mentioned, perhaps they are at a stage where they are not bothered about losing staff and would just see it as cost reduction.

Not the easiest option, but I think I would try and get another job.

teabelly

Ask her to do a risk assessment on staff walking across fields - twisted ankles, potential for nutters, being sued for trespass. If one of you injured themselves while walking across this field because safe and convenient parking was no longer provided I could see a no win no fee lawyer having some fun. If money is that tight then I'd definitely start looking for another job.

MrRedundant

teabelly wrote: »

Ask her to do a risk assessment on staff walking across fields - twisted ankles, potential for nutters, being sued for trespass. If one of you injured themselves while walking across this field because safe and convenient parking was no longer provided I could see a no win no fee lawyer having some fun. If money is that tight then I'd definitely start looking for another job.

On what grounds?
Unless its a benefit in the terms and conditions they have no hope of legally enforcing parking or redundancy/compensation in its absence. A risk assessment wouldnt be necessary either.