The announcement follows a similar one last month by the company in the UK, where it is the largest private sector employer with some 310,000 staff.“We’re delighted to be making this investment in further supporting our colleagues and their families with the day-to-day challenges that life brings,” said the company’s people director, Maurice Kelly.
“A key feature of these new measures we are announcing is not only are they free but more importantly these services are available 24/7, allowing colleagues to take more control of their wellbeing when they need to.” Sinéad Proos, head of health and wellbeing at Laya healthcare, which will be delivering the services for Tesco, said that “since 2020, we’ve seen demand for digital health services increase dramatically”. She said there was a growing emphasis on ease of access outside of normal working hours for these types of services.
Earlier this year Tesco said it was introducing up to five days paid leave for staff members experiencing domestic abuse. Registration for the new services opened for staff members on Monday.