Material Pillars - Responsibility for developing our people - Promoting employee wellness and Sanlam culture
Sanlam Sustainability Report 2011
Promoting employee wellness and Sanlam culture
The relationship between workplace design, employee wellness and worker morale and productivity are critical components for the success of the organisation
The Sanlam wellness approach includes the following elements
Access to counselling and support:
Access to medical aid:
Access to health risk assessments:
Education and awareness of health risks:
Support of national campaigns:
Specific interventions that target identified health risks:
Integration of wellness concepts into the nature of work in Sanlam:
CASE STUDY
Launch of the SPF Wellness Centre
SPF launched a Wellness Centre in 2011 to further enhance Sanlam's Wellness offering. Situated at head office it provides staff with easy access to a number of practitioners with whom they are able to contract in their private capacity for services. These services include access to a doctor, dentist, physiotherapist and a psychologist. Other practitioners ranging from dieticians to family planning councillors are available on an ad hoc basis. There are exercise sessions, massage chairs and various wellness talks. Several wellness initiatives are planned for the regional offices.
Employee Assistance Programmes
Sanlam spent approximately R2.8 million on the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in 2011 (compared to R1.9 million in 2010). Contracts have been entered into with two independent EAP facilities. 12‰ of the staff within Sanlam Group (excluding SI) used the services of Careways. A total of R 2 642 672.30 was spent with Careways. The SI used the services of ICAS; with 8,7% of SI staff using the services of ICAS to the value of R135 341.
