Employees at this New Zealand business are given $10 per day just for cycling to work

Easy money for most of us

Commuting by bike. Image: Richard Baybutt

(Image credit: Richard Baybutt)

If you want to earn money from riding your bike but aren't quite good enough to make it as a professional cyclist, then going to work for one small business in New Zealand might be the answer.

Make Collective, a creative and advertising agency, is giving its employees NZD$5 (£2.60) per day to cycle to work, rising to NZD$10 (£5.20) per day if they keep the habit up for six months.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.