MetLife Boosts Employee Wellness with Global Corporate Challenge
May 26 2016 - 10:10AM
Business Wire
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) is expanding its commitment to wellness
at work by signing up with Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) which
works with businesses worldwide to improve the health and
performance of employees.
More than 1,200 employees across MetLife’s EMEA region have
started GCC 2016. They are competing in teams of seven against
340,000 people from companies around the world on the 100-day
challenge.
Each participating GCC team member receives a wearable activity
tracker, the GCC Pulse, which logs movement through the day.
MetLife participants have a personal 10,000 steps a day target and
the more active the team, the further their collective progress on
a virtual journey around the world.
Joining GCC is part of MetLife’s Wellness for Life global
initiative which promotes and encourages health and wellbeing
amongst its employees worldwide.
Michel Khalaf, EMEA president, said, “Our employees told us that
wellness at work was important to them. GCC is a fantastic
opportunity for them to really embrace wellness and participate in
this innovative and fun challenge. Our aim across EMEA is to
strengthen employee engagement to promote the healthiest focus we
can on all aspects of wellness including physical activity,
nutrition, a positive mindset and better sleep.”
Wellness is a strategic growth area for MetLife and its Employee
Benefits business in particular which focuses on a holistic view of
wellness as part of its commitment to clients and staff.
MetLife has embarked on a programme of research, innovation and
thought-leadership to help organisations look at practical ways to
improve health and resilience, improve stress management and in
turn model and measure engagement and productivity. MetLife’s own
data* shows more than half of employers (56%) think that improving
staff health, fitness and general wellness would improve
productivity within their organisation, but only 28% said they had
such a programme in place. Around 57% of employees agreed that
improving staff health, fitness and general wellness would improve
productivity.
* Research conducted online in the UK by independent research
agency Consumer Intelligence among 1,002 employees between in
August 2015
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), through its subsidiaries and
affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the largest life insurance
companies in the world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global
provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset
management. Serving approximately 100 million customers, MetLife
has operations in nearly 50 countries and holds leading market
positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe
and the Middle East. For more information, visit
www.metlife.com.
About GCC
Over the past 12 years, GCC has worked with businesses all over
the world to improve the health and performance of their employees,
driving healthier bottom lines. Proudly part of the Virgin Pulse
family, GCC’s global program has directly transformed the cultures
of thousands of the world’s leading organisations across 185
countries. Visit: gettheworldmoving.com to find out more.
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MetLife EMEAJonathan Bunn, +44 (0) 207 715 2463Head of
Communications
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