The health and wellbeing of its employees is of the utmost importance to du. To emphasise this, and in line with the objectives of the company’s Every Step Counts national wellbeing initiative, du has formed a new Wellness Committee with the responsibility of promoting more activity and a healthier lifestyle amongst employees. This marks the second phase of the company’s enhanced Employee Wellness Programme that was revamped in November 2013.
du’s Wellness Committee comprises nine members, headed by Ibrahim Nassir, Chief Human Capital and Administration Officer, du. It will overlook the current wellness Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including the dedicated Executive Wellness Programme, which has showed great results so far with 20 of the 32 executives having already met, and even exceeded, their wellbeing targets.
Nassir said: “The du Wellness Committee will reinforce the values of good health and wellbeing that we adhere to within the company. Employees today are subjected to a much more sedentary life than ever before, which can result in declining health, absenteeism, and has an impact upon productivity and efficiency. Not only with the Wellness Committee encourage our colleagues to get more active, but it will foster a stronger sense of team spirit, boost morale, and provide a positive social network structure for our colleagues to feel more at home with their peers.”
Beyond encouraging a healthier lifestyle, the Wellness Committee will ensure the sustainability of du’s wellness programme, and increase engagement levels across all company departments through various means – such as the inauguration of sports leagues.
For the fourth year in a row, Medical & Occupational Health Services Departmnet recently launched a 2-week company-wide flu vaccine campaign, targeting employees and their family members. This is to ensure a healthy workforce which is more productive and less prone to illness in the coming winter months.
Additionally, to mark the occasion of World Heart Day on 29 September, du Clinic collaborated with Al Zahra Private Hospital to conduct multiple healthy heart-related interactive sessions. These will included blood pressure testing, blood sugar and cholesterol monitoring, smoking assessment, consultations from a dietician and a cardiologist. These activities took place in du’s head office in Dubai Media City, and in the company’s offices in Dubai International Academic City.
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About du
We opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have a team of experts working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages.
We remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment. By the end of Q1 2014, more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In 2013 we were awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the second year in recognition of our continuing commitment to CSR best practice and the Small Energy Award – Golden Category at Emirates Energy Award for our LEED platinum-certified Fujairah retail shop. We were also awarded with the Premier Plan Best Business Service commsMEA awards in 2013 and the award Best Cloud Provider for Datamena at Telecom Review Industry Awards.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name ‘du’.
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