77 ernplolner r.rould not prwide but paid a ta: < able travel rrorks buses due to tLre diverse catclunent area,allowance; this ta < element marleear coilmutirg e: < pensive but car pooling viable. The car pooling scheme was aided by tLre enployer's willingness to adjust shift arrargenents for car trnolers. Ttre enplolner benefitted frcm tkre success of the car pool because tLre absenteeisn rate was low ard the schsne increased the bordirg relationshipsbetr,veen car [Dolers vitrich spnead to ttre factory and generated greater jobsatisfaction. The strategy of tkre Irish enployer had more beneficialeffects than one car pooling case in tkre UK (Leeds 17) whrere the enplolnersmore actively attenpted to provide a car pool scheme with incentives for tlose clc-operating (resenzed car [arking space) . T?ris only senzed todivide the u,orkforceras Section 5 shoved. The lrish enployer had tLre dvantage tkrat all uorkers had ttre same tranEnrt problen, in Leeds, rorkers had greater nrodal choice. l'lhrile in some EC msnber states curunuting is seen as solely therryorkers' resSnnsibiliLy, others do have national systsns of employercontributions to wcrkersf cernmuting msts. trltrere circtmstances dietate,usually in rural areas, enployers provide subsi < lised transSnrt for ttreirnrcrkforces in all msnber states.
Στις δύο χώρες όπου έγιναν διαβουλεύσεις με τα συνδικάτα σε θέματα στρατηγικού προγραμματισμού, τα συνδικάτα χαιρέτη­σαν την ευκαιρία να συμμετάσχουν, έλειψε όμως μια σαφής πολιτική γραμμή καθώς και η τεχνική πείρα, πράγμα που περιό­ρισε την ικανότητα τους νά έχουν θετική συνεισφορά στα αρχι­κά στάδια.