Workplace parking: a revolution in parking solutions for your employees

According to Insee, the average commute between home and work now takes 20 to 44 minutes. These journey times have continued to increase as urban areas expand. Employees are spending more time travelling to and from work. Are we doing enough to simplify the one aspect of their commute that companies can control: parking? In this article, we will introduce our parking solutions .

Smarter car journeys

Significant investment and technological advances have emerged to help improve drivers' journeys:

• GPS navigation
• interactive mapping
• real-time travel information

All of this helps keep drivers informed and prepared for the journey ahead. But what happens when they reach their destination and need somewhere to park? As a business, you should not underestimate the impact of staff parking. It can influence a potential employee's decision to accept a job offer or how long staff stay with the company. The fact is, your company car park needs to be optimised, managed and used as effectively as possible .

Employees seeking a healthy work-life balance want to spend as little time as possible in their cars. And, of course, as much time as possible at the office or at home with their families. So when they arrive at work, they want to park as quickly and conveniently as possible. Queuing or driving around looking for a space can be frustrating. The result: employees arrive late or in a rush. It also affects their mood. If an employee has a negative experience at the start of the working day, they are likely to arrive in a negative frame of mind. This, inevitably, could affect productivity.

With first impressions having such a fundamental impact, what can be done to make the final kilometre of an employee's commute a pleasant and efficient journey?

What workplace parking solutions are available?

The answer is potentially simple: employees want to know whether spaces are available and where, so they can be directed accordingly. In the vast majority of parking situations, providing employees with clear information on available spaces need not be complicated. Hesion offers a range of guidance, space-level vehicle identification and dynamic signage solutions that allow companies to manage car parks in their employees' best interests .

Our workplace parking solutions are fully automated and feature the latest automated parking system technologies. This ensures security, ease of use and minimal running costs for your business. Improvements to the design and use of your facility can go a long way towards solving parking problems. These include space-level vehicle identification using smart camera-equipped modules to pinpoint available spaces, as well as smart message signs to guide employees to them.

These parking solutions reduce the risks and congestion your employees face by cutting the time spent driving around the car park. They also help make employees happier and more productive. Businesses benefit from greater control over and insight into how their facilities are used. And, of course, better returns on their property assets.

Maximising the benefits

For most employees, the working day does not begin when they arrive at their desks, but when they leave home. And the workplace does not begin inside the building, but outside it. Staff parking is a benefit that is not available in every workplace, and its importance should not be underestimated. To maximise employee productivity, the benefits they receive should also be maximised. That productivity begins when they arrive at work.

Finally, car-sharing solutions should not be overlooked. They help optimise resources and, above all, build social connections for a more responsible business. Discover our smart parking solutions for businesses. Contact our teams Monday to Friday by phone on +33 (0)1.39.22.07.50 or by email at contact@hesion.fr .