Commute

Regular Commute Support

We really like to have you at the office with the team and that’s why we are 100% committed to help you with the transportation costs. To balance out the benefit of those who come to the office by private car or by public transportation, you can choose one of these 3 compensation models:

  • By private car, we pay 0,25€/km from your home to your usual office (e.g. Porto) up to a max of 125€ per month;
  • Public Transportation (ex.: train, monthly metro ticket) we pay a max of 125€ per month – Note that we need an invoice with the company’s NIPC!
  • If you prefer to use Uber, you will have access to an allowance of 125€ per month on trips from/to our offices.

It’s important to align with the Management team or Operations team on which one of these compensation models you will use!

Note that traveling to another office needs to comply with a few conditions:

  • Travel subsidy will only be paid for the regular travel between your home and your usual office and will count towards your monthly subsidy budget.
  • Travel between your usual office to another office will be paid on a case by case basis, depending on the transport mode:
    • By train, we will support the train ticket (cheapest available option);
    • By car, we will pay 0.36€ per km in costs to the driver.
    • If the expected expense is over 125€/month for traveling between offices, prior approval is required.

In scenarios of carpooling, only the driver can receive the travel allowance of 0.36€ per km. This rule applies when you need to travel from your house to an office that is not declared in your employee contract.

Commute to Company Events

To facilitate attendance and streamline travel to large annual company events (Christmas Dinner, Company Outing), 25Friday will implement the following guidelines:

Office as the Starting Point

Our offices will serve as the central meeting points for travel to major events. Your journey to your assigned office will be considered part of your regular commute plan, for that day. If an event takes place on a weekend or holiday, commuting rules will apply as they would on a regular business day.

Examples

  • Kilometer Based Commute
    • Cidália’s regular commute plan involves mileage. On the event day, 25Friday will treat her travel to the office as a regular workday, reimbursing the journey to and from the office at the usual rate.
  • Uber Based Commute:
    • João commutes by Uber. On the day of the event, he may use Uber to travel to the office and return home.
  • Public Transportation:
    • Employees using public transportation with a regular pass can apply it, as usual, to commute to the office.

Minor Events

For minor company events, employees should commute to the office as usual. These commutes will follow your existing commute plan based on your assigned office.

Major Events (Christmas Dinner, Company Outing)

General Guidelines

  • Commute to the Office: Your regular travel to the office will follow your current commute arrangement.
  • Travel from Office to Event Venue: 25Friday will cover transportation costs from the office to the event venue for those who volunteer to drive and share their vehicles with colleagues. Reimbursement will be calculated based on the distance from the office to the event location (in kilometers - 0.36€).
  • Direct or Individual Travel: If you choose to travel directly from home to the event venue or travel alone, this will be considered outside of the company’s coverage and will not be reimbursed.

Overnight Stays

Overnight accommodation expenses for company events are generally not covered or reimbursed.

Car Parking

Parking at Telpark (Parque Brasilia) - Porto

Pay-As-Yo-Go Policy:

  • Pre-reserve a spot for full-day parking in advance if staying longer than 4 hours using the reservation link (7€ per day);
  • If parking for less than 4 hours, use the local payment machines;
  • Obtain a receipt with 25Friday’s NIF/VAT number and submit it through the expense claim process;
  • 25Friday will be responsible for reimbursing the full amount of the car parking expenses.

Parking at the Office Building - Porto

Reservation Process:

Cancellation:

  • If plans change, cancel the reservation to free up the spot for colleagues.

Accessing the Garage:

  • Located on Floor -1, marked with the 25Friday sign.
  • For those without a garage card, request access from Mr. Alves, the building’s doorman/security guard.

If no spaces are available, please continue with the usual procedure – park in the Telpark and submit the expense through Spendesk.

Parking at Aveiro Centrum

We have access to a car parking spot in the same building as the office.

How can I have access to the car parking?

  • The company has two parking places/two cards, but each person from Aveiro’s office will have a copy (card) to use;
  • If all reserved parking places are occupied, you should take a ticket;
  • When leaving, pay for parking, get a receipt with 25Friday’s NIF/VAT number and claim your expense.

For any questions or further clarification, please reach out the Operations team.

Parking at Train Station in Braga (Realityvortex)

Cost

  • 3,50€/day

Invoicing

  • Starting in March, it will be possible to enter the company’s NIF directly at the automatic machines.
  • Until then, please send all invoices requiring the company’s NIF to estacionamento@realityvortex.pt and submit them later on Spendesk.