Fidelity Investments announces COVID-19 vaccination drive forassociatesand their families across India
Chennai, June 18, 2021 – Fidelity Investments India has launched an onsite COVID-19 vaccination drive for em ployees and their immediate family members above the age of 18 years. The company has informed that the dr ive will be conducted in strict adherence with all government-approved protocols.
Fidelity Investments India, in collaboration with its healthcare partners, has launched the first stage of its vacci nation program at its Bangalore and Chennai offices, where the company has operations, and will roll it out in ph ases to the rest of its employees who opt for it over the coming weeks. In addition, the firm will reimburse the vaccine expenses for employees and their immediate family members who choose to get vaccinated at an au thorized vaccination center anywhere across the country.
“At Fidelity Investments, the safety and wellbeing of our employees is our foremost priority. Currently, our goal is to maximize vaccination, and we are directlyworking with the authorities to ensure easy access to vaccines for our employees in adherence with the government’s guidelines.We are continuously tuned to the needs of our em ployees during the pandemic and have announced several new benefits to ensurethey get all possible support du ring these challenging times,” saidMr. Arshad Sayyad, Head, Fidelity Investments India, in a statement.
Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fidelity Invest ments, one of the largest financial services firms in the world,has extended all possible support to employees towards their health and wellbeing even as they wo rk from homeacross the globe.Fi delity was one of the first companies to enable its employees to work from ho me when the pandemic struck last year and moved quickly to ensure all employees were able to connect and work se amlessly, with more than 90 percent of its worldwide workforce working remotely.
The company has a robust benefits and wellness program that is c onstantly evolving in line with the needs of em ployees and their families. Owing to the extraordinary nature of the current pandemic, Fidelity Investments In dia has enhanced its several listening posts and channels to listen to the voice of employees and continuously ad apt its flexible benefits program to cater to their holistic needs, b oth emotional and physical. These measures ha ve included special allowances to assist employees and their fa milies with COVID-19 expenses during the curr ent second wave, meal support and accommodation facilitiesfor isolation of affected employees and families, an employee-run 24/7 virtual assistance center, enhanced insura nce coverage, telemedicine services, and emotio nal wellness webinars.
