AccorHotels India promotes Emotional Well-being with a Professional counselling service Hotline

Employees can now comfortably and easily seek help at work

India, 6th February 2019: According to various research reports, 46% of the workforce in organisations in India suffer from some or the other form of chronic stress that may be harmful to both physical and emotional health This can be caused by work performance related expectations, relationship problems, big city blues and loneliness, lifestyle problems and an always connect work and lifestyle, etc. Recognizing emotional wellbeing as an important issue, AccorHotels has launched the AccorHotels Employee Wellbeing and Assistance Program, a program that will help the employees to remain calm under pressure, be better prepared to deal with difficult people, situations and relationships, support them to secure resolution of personal/professional issues before these become a serious challenge. The Program gives the business units employees 24 X 7 access to experienced and trained counsellors to help them achieve emotional wellbeing during stressful situations and support them becoming MINDFUL.

Spearheading the launch of this initiative, Ashwin Shirali, Vice President - Talent and Culture, India & South Asia said, “Employees are at the heart of everything AccorHotels does and their wellbeing and welfare is the Group’s utmost priority. This initiative is a step towards enabling our employees deal with an increasingly stressful world. Today, emotional wellbeing still has a stigma attached to it , we are confident this initiative will, for our valued employees, bring to their doorstep a facility that they can confidentially and easily access to find a resolution to their emotional wellbeing challenges.”

AccorHotels’ endeavour is to continuously support our employees lead a healthy and happy life and assisting them to strike a balance of emotional, physical and spiritual wellness. With this program, employees at AccorHotels can speak, chat or email with qualified and experienced clinical

psychologists/ therapists or coaches in confidence, at their convenience, at any time and in every major regional language. Counsellors are available to speak to employees and assist them in any situation whether it is about their family, relationships, career, education, and a range of issues. The counselling services are based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, a goal-oriented therapy that is highly effective in dealing with stress and its reactions such as anxiety and depression. Employee’s will also have access to a wellness resource centre portal with assessments, tools and audio/video clips to help them.

ABOUT ACCORHOTELS

AccorHotels operates a network of ten distinctive brands with over 9,500 rooms spread across 52 properties in 23 key destinations in India and Sri Lanka. Underpinned by operational excellence and embracing its European heritage, AccorHotels is uniquely placed as the only international hotel group with brands that span across all segments, from its internationally acclaimed luxury Fairmont, Sofitel brands; premium brands Pullman, Swissôtel, Mövenpick, Grand Mercure; as well as the popular Novotel and Mercure midscale brands and the much-prized in-demand economy brands including ibis and ibis Styles