The Safety Seal-certified City of Dreams Manila establishes colleague immunity with 99 percent of its workforce fully inoculated. The announcement comes timely as the luxurious resort prepares to welcome more guests and reopen more facilities.
“We are grateful to our colleagues who have taken the step towards protecting themselves, their families and colleagues, our guests and the community in general,” says Property President Geoff Andres. The resort, which has ordered enough vaccines to vaccinate its staff, is currently immunizing their staff’s dependents. Their children under 18 years old follow suit.
Different measures were permitted by the resort to encourage the vaccination uptake, including two-day paid leaves on the day of the vaccination and after, to provide rest should the staff experience any post-vaccination side effects, and continuously re-enforcing that the vaccination is a collective effort and a compassionate step towards decreasing the spread of COVID-19. Webinars were conducted by medical authorities to give the personnel a better understanding on the advantages of being vaccinated. The resort also allowed time for vaccine confidence to grow, as those who initially hesitated eventually agreed, upon seeing their workmates get vaccinated, and also provided shuttle service from the resort to the vaccination sites for its team members, and allowed them to get vaccinated during work hours.
Pregnant staff are offered hotel limousine service from their home within a reasonable radius to the vaccination center and back. The resort’s inhouse Occupational Health and Safety unit keep track on the staff’s vaccination status, and helps the staff make appointments through available channels. Colleagues who have been off-site were urged early on to get vaccinated in their respective communities where available.
City of Dreams Manila implements a “Play it Safe” campaign, which mandates all colleagues to follow stringent health and safety guidelines throughout the property, including their work areas and in community spaces such as the employees’ dining area.
With additional report: BusinessMirror
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