UAE – French transnational company Veolia has launched a new initiative called Veolia Cares specifically tailored to offer a generous package of employee benefits for all staff in the Middle East.
Notably, Veolia designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste, and energy management.
The company manages its business with a “multifaceted performance” approach in which economic, environmental, commercial, social, and societal issues are given equal consideration.
In a press statement, Pascal Grante, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Near & Middle East, said: “Veolia’s decision to roll out Veolia Cares stems from our firm determination to support and protect all our valued employees at key life moments.”
With the new employee benefits program, Veolia aims to focus on common base-level care that will ensure quality protection and welfare for key life moments of the company’s entire human capital.
The new initiative covers all employees of Veolia, whether limited in time or unlimited – including in those countries where nothing is required by law.
Besides its five foundational pillars, it is this universal scope of Veolia Cares that creates the employee benefits program’s appeal and uniqueness.
The launch of Veolia Cares stands as a testament to the company’s firm belief in investing in a healthy and happy workforce.
It marks a significant step forward in the company’s relentless efforts to emerge as the benchmark company for ecological transformation.
Underlining the company’s vision, Pascal Grante stated: “At Veolia, we believe that it is the responsibility of a global champion to confront geographical inequalities in social benefits.”
Pascal Grante expressed his belief that the rollout of Veolia Cares will add greater momentum to our pursuit of a progressive and prosperous future for all people.
Moreover, the implementation of the new initiative flows from its vision that Veolia’s employees are its future and its greatest assets.
The new program consists of five pillars, namely Parental Leave, Health Cover, Death Benefits, Support for Carers, and Volunteer’s Day.
Based on the premise that all Veolia employees should have access to medical and hospital care, the Health Cover policy under Veolia Cares applies to all employees, including those who are part-time, from Day 1 of employment.
The launch of Veolia Cares is clear proof that the personal and professional well-being of Veolia’s employees is one of the keys to their ongoing engagement and the quality of service that the company is renowned for.
In countries where the state health insurance system does not provide sufficient coverage, a health insurance plan may be implemented under Veolia Cares, and preventive actions will also be encouraged.
Under the Parental Leave policy of Veolia Cares, the maternity or primary caregiver is entitled to at least 10 weeks of leave at 100% of basic pay, while the paternity or secondary caregiver will receive 1 week at 100% of basic pay.
This employee benefit applies from Day 1 of employment with no limited amount, the company said in a press statement.
In his address, Sebastien Dorne, HR Director of Veolia Near & Middle East, noted: “Veolia Cares not only sets a new benchmark for employee benefits in the industry but also strongly supports diversity, which is among our core principles.”
Through the new employee program, Veolia will provide a payment equal to 6 months’ basic pay of the employee to the immediate family in case of the unfortunate event of an employee’s passing.
A prime example of Veolia Cares’s focus on social benefits is the Support for Carers policy, which allows employees to take leave if they urgently need to care for their seriously ill relatives.
Comparably, the Volunteer’s Day policy underscores Veolia’s commitment to encourage employees to actively engage and be involved with charities and local organizations.
The rollout of Veolia Cares is in complete alignment with the company’s strategic purpose as the global benchmark of ecological transformation.
“With the launch of Veolia Cares, we are confident that Veolia will become an even more progressive and productive place to work at, attracting and nurturing the best of the human capital in the Middle East,” underscored Sebastien Dorne.
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