HR Awards
Best Employee Wellness Programme
KAS Group Asia (Kmart & Target Australia Sourcing)
KGA Wellness programme and ‘COVID-19 Wellness Programme’
"Most employers recognise that the benefits of employee wellness programs are often intangible. An upbeat, healthy, happy, productive with a highly engaged workforce … isn't that what every employer wants? It is all about creating a workplace of choice where you have a bunch of happy and healthy employees delivering business outcomes."
KGA has launched a raft of programmes to help address health, safety & wellness, including:
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KGA Wellness Week, across Asia offices: ‘Wellness Week’ in a hybrid model (both in-office and virtual) focusing on physical, mental, social and emotional wellness to bring a holistic approach towards overall well-being. Key sharings included: Pay It Forward: doing good deeds and sharing the story; Step It Up: various step challenges; Flex Your Body: 30-minute sessions of light intensity physical exercise; Health Talk on ‘Workplace Ergonomics’ and how to work pain-free; Get some Vitamin D; Mindfulness: attaining peace of mind and body; and Office Pilates: re-energise, reset and recharge.
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COVID-19 Wellness advice in locations with high COVID-19 impact including India and Bangladesh) giving practical advice on Post-COVID Care, quick, healthy recipes for management of long-term COVID complications; Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Children; Power of Gratitude, empathy and companionship; and a suite of Mindfulness Workshops; meditation sessions; fun and dance sessions; and creative engagement sessions for team members’ children including art and craft, origami and storytelling sessions.
Key employee benefits:
- While continuously promoting a healthy mind and body, this will lead to generation of new ideas and solutions to business challenges, a more positive work environment and more value produced by each employee, all of which positively contributes to the company's business results.
- Wellness activities also bring teams together to enjoy some fun time together and to learn to focus on their health and relationships built with family and friends.
- Through the Pay it Forward exercise, we have received many stories from team members, telling us how they have shown kindness to society by their contribution, love and care shown to family and friends – such heartwarming stories and a great way to share personal stories and inspire one another on balance of life.
- Overall, KGA wellness programme aims to help employees find pride and purpose in their jobs with an air of health consciousness and a sense of personal well-being in whatever they do.
Paul Arkwright
Publisher
