As you're working on plans for your organization's holiday party, consider a way to make it an even better success -- offer free taxi rides home for your employees who imbibe a bit too much. Include the note about free cab rides with your invitations. Your generosity will be appreciated and you'll go a long way toward preventing any troublesome incidents. 

Making Arrangements With a Cab Service

You'll probably need to devote some time to finding a taxi service that is happy to work with you on this project, as well as on setting up the arrangements. Find out details such as:

• whether you can buy flat-rate vouchers for your guests
• how many you must buy to get a substantial discount
• whether rides must be scheduled ahead of time or whether they can be on demand
• how many rides the service can probably provide on short notice on that date

Ask whether you can get free taxi ride vouchers without an expiration date. If so, you can offer unused vouchers for your next party, or give them as incentives or rewards to your employees during the year. 

Ask how far the cab service is willing to transport passengers. If your gathering will be located near any county or state borders, find out whether the cab service has any issues with crossing those borders. 

A Stipulation to Include

When bar owners set up free taxi service for their clientele, they stipulate that the cab ride cannot involve a trip to another drinking establishment. You will want to do this as well. You might require that guests who are considering a free cab ride provide you with their destination address before the party. 

Other Considerations

Even though you're supplying free rides, you don't want your employees to become totally wasted at your party. That can lead to unpleasant situations and obnoxious behavior both at your event and in the taxicab later on.

Have a cash bar rather than an open one. In the invitation, you might include one ticket for a free alcoholic beverage for each employee and this person's guest. Aside from this, offer free soft drinks, coffee and bottled water, and plenty of complimentary snack food throughout the event.

Concluding Thoughts

It's true that people are responsible for their own actions. Nevertheless, if you can help even one individual avoid getting pulled over for driving under the influence -- or getting into a collision -- you've done something remarkable. Providing free taxi rides is a proactive way to prevent problems. This type of generosity also will likely boost morale among your workers. 

For more information, contact a local taxi service like Air Cab Ltd.