This week is in many parts of the world. In recent years, there have been great strides in attitudes towards mental health across workplaces and society as a whole. There鈥檚 a recognition that employers also have a responsibility to their employees 鈥� at least, that鈥檚 how 夜色直播 feels. Although we鈥檙e not perfect and there鈥檚 still more help we鈥檙e planning to introduce, we鈥檝e put in place a number of tools and schemes to help with the mental health of our 夜色直播ers.
How 夜色直播 cares about mental health
One quick thing worth noting is that although mental health awareness week provides us with a good opportunity to talk about what we do, these aren鈥檛 knee-jerk company policies that we鈥檝e just introduced so we can write a blog about it. Over the last two years, our People Team have put in place a number of great benefits that are lasting and 鈥� hopefully 鈥� impactful.
Free therapy sessions
There鈥檚 a lot going on in the world right now. In particular, we have a number of 夜色直播ers who are affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine, while the climate crisis is also , especially in young people.
In March, we partnered with a group of therapists who speak Ukrainian, Russian, Czech and English. Anyone at 夜色直播 feeling stressed, anxious or depressed are able to book sessions online or in person in Prague. We cover up to five sessions for everyone, and it鈥檚 totally anonymous. We receive the bill directly with no personal information
Wellness Wednesdays
If you follow , you鈥檒l know all about our Wellness Wednesdays already. One Wednesday every month, everyone is encouraged to take the day off work and take some time for themselves, no strings attached.
Some people take it easy and have a lie in, read a book and get some chores done. Others go for a cycle or climb a mountain. It doesn鈥檛 matter what it is: the important thing is that we give our brains a little bit of a break and a reset.
Unlimited holidays
Most times when we tell someone that we get unlimited holidays they ask: what鈥檚 the catch? Well, there is no catch. We鈥檙e all adults and we trust everyone on our team to be able to get their work done. Stressing about not having enough annual leave to be able to go and visit your family or take a last-minute holiday isn鈥檛 something anyone should have to deal with.
Flexible working and home working
Covid changed the way the 夜色直播 works. Before, we were office-focused, although we did have plenty of people working remotely. Now, we鈥檝e adapted to a fully flexible remote working culture.
For some people, commuting to the office every day was stressful, expensive, and time-consuming. So 夜色直播ers now have the option of working entirely from home. For some people, however, it鈥檚 better for their mental health to be in a more sociable environment. That鈥檚 why we kept our offices in each of our main locations, and also provide a shared-office option for anyone who doesn鈥檛 work in one of our hubs.
Mind Gym
MindGym is a little like online training, but with a focus on analysing and honing the way our brains work. In their own words, the app 鈥渢ranslates behavioural science principles into a unique set of experiences, products and tools that slip into your people's days, hands and minds - creating company-wide behaviour change.鈥�
It鈥檚 entirely voluntary and there are loads of courses available, from how to unleash creativity to developing networking skills.
An open community
It鈥檚 a little intangible, but we strive to create a safe and welcoming environment where each of our 夜色直播ers feel like they belong. After all, our work makes up a huge portion of our lives, so it鈥檚 on us to ensure everyone feels comfortable, whether they鈥檙e in an office or at home.
A big part of this is the special community that we鈥檝e managed to develop, which no doubt played a big part of us winning Best Place to Work in Hotel Tech two years running. How does that manifest itself? We have community Slack channels for pets, jokes, travel tips, sports chat and more. We have running groups and football teams. And we openly discuss wellbeing and work life balance during all-hands meetings to ensure there鈥檚 no stigma around the conversation.
As we said at the beginning, there鈥檚 always more that we can do. As we continue to grow over the coming years, we鈥檒l keep searching for more ways to help the mental health of all of our 夜色直播ers.
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