Page 88 - Apraava Energy Report_01-73

88 Energy in action
Our fight against COVID-19
The organisation stepped forward and introduced a series
of measures to ensure overall well-being of employees, their
families and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the initiatives undertaken include: Enhancement of
our existing group medical policy cover to include
hospitalisation and home quarantine expenses for COVID-19
treatment for employees and their dependents
- Corporate COVID-19 vaccination drive was conducted at
Mumbai and Jhajjar locations for employees, their
dependents, extended families (including domestic help
and drivers) and contract staff
- An employee well-being survey was conducted to
understand what initiatives would help employees cope
with and manage stress and anxieties during the
pandemic. Accordingly, special initiatives were rolled
out. In one of the months, the company also announced
reduced working hours and a blackout period every day
from 12 noon to 2 pm to help employees take a break
from work and focus on things that needed their
attention at home.
- #WellnessBulletin –Apraava Energy’s health & wellness
blog was launched
- A 24x7 online medical consultation service was launched
for employees and their family members to enable them
to avail consultations from the safety and comfort of
their homes.
- Bite-size virtual sessions on mindful meditation and
pranayam were conducted for all employees and
contract staff
- Wellness awareness sessions on various topics such as
nutrition, anxiety, women’s health - cervical cancer,
financial planning and ‘open webinars’ on various topics
such as building resilience, coping with anxiety and
panic, understanding stress and its impact, crisis
management were conducted every month
- Under the ‘Employee Connect’ initiative, HR, Admin
and CSR team members periodically interacted with
employees to check on the well-being of employees
and their families
- Virtual cultural events, contests and workshops were
conducted to encourage employees and their family
members to socialise with ease. During the lockdown,
in order to remain connected and engage with
employees, we ran a virtual campaign, ‘One Apraava
Energy: Together@Home.' Through this campaign,
employees shared their lockdown stories of fitness,
cooking, learning new skills. Many festivals and days
of national importance were celebrated virtually with
employees and their families through this campaign.
We believe these initiatives helped our employees care
better for themselves and their families. During the
pandemic, as an organisation, we communicated our
intent to support our employees either by way of
financial support or additional leaves.
The second wave of the pandemic was a particularly
trying one for us as an organisation, but it also brought
to the fore the best of the Apraava Energy spirit!
The pandemic required us to be agile and adaptive.
Ironically, it was through the spread of the virus that we
were able to embrace changes in the way we worked
and continue to do so.
As we continue to respond to difficult times, discussions
around health and the future of work are becoming
more central. The changes we have seen and will see,
will define a new normal in how we live and work. It is
clear that all of us need to be change agents and the
good news is that this necessity is driving innovation.