Living in isolation is difficult for the best of us. But when you layer that with a pandemic, it only makes it harder. As an employer, you’ll need to ensure mental health is a vital part of your employee engagement strategy during the pandemic. Here’s how: Keep An Eye Out Ensure those who have anxiety…
7 Safe Engagement & Wellness Events To Boost Employee Morale
Employee engagement and wellness activities are more important than ever as people struggle to stay positive and work in these new circumstances. So how do you keep your health, wellness, and engagement program COVID-19 safe, light, fun, yet meaningful? Here are some ideas that tick the right boxes. Interviews and Insight Sessions This format offers…
New Engagement Mantras Post Lockdown
The world around us is in flux and your employees are adjusting to the constantly evolving new normal. So what’s changed? As an employer, you’ll need to ensure your health and wellness program and employee engagement initiatives cater to everyone and factor in these changing dynamics. Here are some new mantras to try: 1. Put…
Keeping Your Digital Wellness Plan Alive
The workplace has changed for good. As organizations toggle between remote work, allowing limited employees into the workplace, and getting back on track, a digital work plan will continue to be relevant in the months ahead. As an employer, your health and wellness program too will need to rely on digital tools to stay relevant…
Who Should Return To Work Post Lockdown?
Return to the workplace is imminent or has already been initiated in most organizations, factoring in government directives. The big question, however, is whether all employees should come in even once all restrictions are lifted. For those with compromised immunity, working from the office could potentially be life-threatening. Others may have vulnerable individuals in their…
COVID Sanitization 101: Prep The Office Post Lockdown
Is your organization’s return-to-office plan COVID-proof? While your company’s individual Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will depend on size, range of facilities etc, here are some general cleaning & disinfecting recommendations as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and World Health Organization guidelines to get you started. Most offices…
Return To Work Post Lockdown: 3 Health & Safety Touchpoints
Getting the office up and running post COVID-19 lockdown is on every organization’s mind right now. As you make plans to get back on track, here are 3 health & safety focus areas. I. Secure Return & Screening Mechanisms As stipulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, plan a staggered return to work, especially if…
COVID-19: Managing Employee Health & Wellness Challenges Remotely
With COVID-19 turning our world turtle, organizations have had to rally like never before. And as employees log in remotely, you have a vital role to play in their health and wellness. Here’s a roundup of things that should be on your checklist. 1. Stay Connected – Not Just For Work Let employees know they’re…
Work-From-Home Tips To Tide Over The COVID-19 Quarantine
Social distancing is vital right now to rein in COVID-19. However, it doesn’t automatically have to mean unnerving isolation or loneliness. Experts worldwide are weighing in on how you can stay purposeful, focused, and connected as you work from home. Here’s the gist of it. Finetune Your Use Of Technology The internet and smartphones seem…
A COVID-19 Response List For Your Organization
Staying safe is every person’s top priority right now. But not every business can afford to slow or shut down in the face of COVID-19. Even as you formulate a continuity and contingency plan for your organization, here are some processes you can use to ensure employee welfare and safety. 1. Thanks to technology, quite…