Zain Bahrain, the leading telecommunications operator in the Kingdom, introduced a suite of holistic well-being programs as part of its zWellness initiative focused on four pillars – mental, physical, social, and spiritual – of well-being of its employees.
Zain has taken the lead in taking care of the health and safety of its employees and is working closely with numerous Bahraini organisations and experts to develop programs based on the four pillars that drive employee productivity, engagement, and retention.
The program is a way to give back to its employees and contribute to their overall wellbeing, especially during the pandemic, making Zain Bahrain a safe and happy place to work in.
Zain Bahrain has implemented numerous wellness development programs under the initiative this year in Quarter 1 in collaboration with technology startups and healthcare companies to reward its employees. The initiative included a range of programs aimed at not only protecting employee health but actively boosting performance as well as social, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
Commenting on the company’s wellness programmes, Rana Al Majed, Acting Director, Human Resources, said: “Employees are the main asset of an organisation and we always strive to take care of them. This is our key differentiation in the market and helps us stand out from any other organisation in Bahrain, in the telecom industry or otherwise.
“As a result of the impact of the pandemic, we grouped our efforts and focused on well-being as an initiative to help employees overcome any challenges or stress during this time while maintaining their mental, physical, spiritual and social health. Well-being is the new bottom line in the organisation and the health of the business relies on the health of our people.”
Zain Bahrain organised a three-month program titled, ‘Health, Happiness & Well-being’ with Dr Majdy Obaid involving 53 participants. The company also arranges regular blood check-ups and BMI checks for its employees ensuring that they are in good physical health.
The company also focuses on developing policies and approaches that embed well-being into its culture. It recognises that technology has a vital role to play in keeping employees healthy and that led to a collaboration with Hayatech application to develop a challenge for its employees to walk three million steps in three days. It also pledged to donate BD1 for every 1000 steps to individuals with special needs raised through this initiative.
Such programs not only take care of the physical well-being but is associated with a social and spiritual cause which ignites a passion for them to achieve more.
A similar 16-day challenge in collaboration with Hayatech, required employees to walk as far as they could in 16 days to “figuratively” reach countries and were able to achieve a total of 8.5 million steps.
Apart from the above initiatives, Zain Bahrain also invited Dr Hooreya from the Bahrain Society for Training and Development (BSTD) to deliver a talk for a Women’s day event. The company also took care of all its employees’ families and arranged a socialising event in the parking area to celebrate a family day with competitions and gifts.
