VODAFONE GHANA
corporate social responsibility ( CSR ) arm of the company , and known for really worldclass programs such as Instant Schools and Healthline TV program .
“ We have an initiative we call Kindred Month in which employees can bring a project from their communities that they want to support ,” said Ashiokai who is sponsoring a maternity ward which has had the same beds for 33 years . “ One of the employees was actually born on one of those beds ,” she said .
“ I truly believe this rallies our employees around our culture , spirit and provides a real sense of pride at belonging to the organisation .”
“ We have some of the best employee benefits including a four months parental leave policy for both males and females . This policy , which is first of its kind in the country , was rolled out in the past year . We also have a domestic violence policy , which gives employees who are in domestic violence type situations the right to take up to two weeks paid leave to seek help or deal with the situation .”
Ashiokai also pointed out that they also have the Vodafone Foundation , which is the
Connecting with employees during COVID-19 Vodafone Ghana acted fast to ensure their employees worked remotely when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country in February 2020 . Staff were equipped with all the necessary tools to carry out their jobs and managers were trained in ‘ deliberate check-ins ’ to ensure the employees understood their weekly and monthly goals .
“ We provided constant check-ins just to make sure that everybody was on track and stepped in when they needed help ,” said Ashiokai .
“ Mental wellbeing has become a key issue with employees working remotely . We put in place various webinars where a psychologist would talk to our employees and answer their questions .
“ Our Employee Assistance Program ( EAP ) has been very important during this time , a confidential resource that employees can get the help they need .. To let our hair down , we have a virtual social hour where we enjoy comedy nights , virtual parties , cookery lessons or movie nights .” businesschief . eu 339