UFCU Employee Mobility Program

Did you know?

Mobility programs can be marketed as part of employee benefits packages. Companies that offer these options to their employees boast better retention numbers and higher rankings on employee satisfaction.

Did you know?Employee Attraction and Retention

Millennials

Gen Y wants flexibility…

Within the next 10 years, Generation Y will be almost ½ the workforce.

Millennial employees today were 50% more likely to leave their jobs because they do not believe it is a “sound place to work.”

Process

Commitment to the pledge (20% by 2020)

Meetings with Mobility 2020 partners Rigorous data gathering and analysis Discussion with stakeholders –

management and employees Identified three pilot programs to test Analysis, feedback, implementation

Customized Data thanks to Mobility 2020600 employees (almost) across multiple locations A whopping 94.5% of respondents drive alone On average they travel 15 miles to work, spending

33 minutes getting to work and 37 to get home. The majority also commute during peak traffic

hours

• Statistic is ten (10) points higher than most Austin employers Data shows that this distance puts employees ‘at risk’

from an HR/retention standpoint in urban areas with increasing congestion employees will seek jobs closer to home.

UFCU employees top reasons for driving alone

Need to run errands before or after work (47.5%)

No reasonable transit option (39.5%) Cannot get home in an emergency

(36.2%) Don’t like to depend on others

(33.0%)

Emergency

objection easily

overcome

85% said yes we’d try something new

High percentage of employees could rideshare!

Large percentage does not have to drop off children!

Three Pilots to test options

Promote ridesharing and transit Capital Metro VanPool pilot – Plaza and Branch

Car2Go, Karma and other rideshare options

Bus Pass Pilot (aka MetroWorks)

Limited subsidies/incentives for early adopters

Flexible scheduling Reduce peak drive time through arrive late/leave early or

shift rotation strategies

Telework Analysis Scoping all “job families” for eligibility for telework

Not every individual in eligible job is a good candidate

Manager training and education

Limited rollout

Telework 90% of survey respondents support UFCU offering

a formal telework program. More than 60% could work from home 2-3 days per week.

Transit Options Map

Shows all UFCU locations Who lives and works where What transit options? Bus? Rail? More than 100 employees at the first

“Mobility Fair” to learn more

Lessons Learned

Start with people where they are, not where you want them to be

Be ready to be disruptive Preserve culture before all else Long term change requires long term

thinking and investment

Rely on the partners from Mobility 2020!