At an associate forum, one associate asks if the HCO can add free parking as an employment benefit. You reply:

$"$We try to keep the package competitive with other employment opportunities available to our employees. No other local HCOs provide free parking."

$"$As part of our energy conservation commitment, we want to encourage car$-$pooling and public transportation, so we don't want to lower parking fees."

"Parking costs money. We have to charge employees to cover our costs."

$"$We try to add benefits that are useful to a large number of employees and don't give an advantage to some employees. Many employees car$-$pool or use public transportation."