P&G, Citi tops India's first employee, wellness ranking list

FMCG major Procter and Gamble has been ranked as the best company in terms of 'Employee Health and Wellness' followed by Citigroup and SAP Labs India, says a report.
Others in the top ten in the Employee Health and Wellness Rankings include Hewlett Packard India (4th), Happiest Minds Technologies (5th), Tech Mahindra (6th), Visual IQ (7th), Multi Screen Media (8th), Fiserv (9th) and Atul Ltd (10th), according to Chestnut Global Partners (CGP) India - a provider of Employee Assistance Programmes.
The list is prepared by CGP in partnership with Society for Human Resources Management India (SHRM).
"Health & Wellness is now at the core of employee initiatives, with corporate generously allocating a large part of HR budgets and time towards this area," Achal Khanna, CEO, SHRM India said.

From setting up on-site clinics, giving out memberships to health clubs, involving family members in community events, introducing organic and healthy food options on campus, holding health days to encouraging employees to participate in marathons, organisations are pushing their workforce to be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy, Khanna added.
The ranking lauds the initiatives undertaken by corporate in integrating and driving meaningful platforms making 'health and wellness' an inclusive program for its workforce.
"We believe that strategically planned roadmap when executed by organisations can go a long way in creating an ecosystem that allows employees to experience a work-life balance and being healthy at work," Nobby Nazareth, Managing Director, Chestnut Global Partners India said.

The list features companies with workforce ranging between 150 to 73000 and the participating companies were assessed and evaluated on the basis of standalone and integrated health and wellness initiatives.