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Employee Wellbeing at Zurich

The health and wellbeing of employees is paramount at Zurich, and we want to take care of people to the best possible extent. We believe employees who are healthy, happy and motivated are more productive and engaged.

Our vision

Grow together in a culture that empowers everyone to focus on their physical, emotional, social and financial wellbeing to support our people to be the best versions of themselves.

Putting resilience, health, safety and employee wellbeing at the heart of Zurich’s ambition to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world.

The wellbeing of our colleagues is at the heart of our ambition to be a sustainable business. We support them to be at their best physically and mentally and by offering rewarding work and opportunities to learn. We also foster the creation of an environment where our colleagues feel part of a community and care for each other.

Mario Greco

Group Chief Executive Officer for Zurich

Mario Greco

Our wellbeing framework

In 2018, Zurich developed a global holistic wellbeing framework that provides its employees with the tools and resources needed to help them stay healthy and empowered. With four key areas of mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing.

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What is mental wellbeing?

Mental wellbeing is the ability to practice stress-management and relaxation techniques, be resilient and generate the emotions that lead to good feelings. For example, low mental wellbeing may develop anxiety, depression or similar conditions. Good mental wellbeing helps to cope better with challenging situations. Being able to manage these feelings and understand them will help to:

  • Feel confident
  • Build and maintain positive relationships
  • Have a sense of purpose
  • Live and work productively
  • Cope better with the normal stresses of day-to-day life
  • Manage when things change

Examples of tools and resources generally available (depending on local offering)

  • EAP – Employee Assistance Program
  • Mental health first-aiders
  • Stress management coaching
  • Mindfulness sessions mental health awareness manager’s toolkit