Mazda wants employees to walk to work

Without an ounce of irony, Japanese automaker Mazda announced it is encouraging its employees to walk to work. The program is eloquently called the “Eco-walk commutation allowance” — employees will be paid 1,500 Yen ($12 Cdn) if they travel four kilometres (roundtrip) at least 15 days a month. Each of the country’s 20,000 workers are eligible. Competitor Yamaha introduced a similar program over a year ago.