Climate Perks: UK employers set to offer staff 5,000 days extra leave to encourage greener travel

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Possible claims employers signing up to its Climate Perks scheme will offer staff two paid 'journey days' on holiday to incentivise travel without flying

UK employers signed up to a staff benefits initiative to help encourage more workers to avoid flying in favour of low carbon forms of transport for their holidays will this year collectively offer their...

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