LJ Hooker has offered its team the afternoon off today in recognition of R U OK? Day and the challenging work conditions real estate agents are currently facing.
All LJ Hooker Group teams will be given opportunity to focus on themselves and take some time out this afternoon.
This includes employees in various sectors, such as technology, marketing, network performance, customer support and finance, support and its direct agents who operate under the LJ Hooker Connect model and Atlas by LJ Hooker brand.
LJ Hooker Chief Operations Officer Ruth Trewhella said every team member had, at some point, been working in lockdown conditions during the past 18 months.
“Currently, we have about 90 per cent of our team working through lockdown as they’re located across NSW or Victoria,” Ms Trewhella said.
“It gets tiring; we’ve all felt it, and we want to do everything we can to support our employees’ wellbeing by taking proactive steps to help them through the challenges of COVID-19.”
Ms Trewhella went on to explain R U OK? Day is an opportunity for employees to take a moment to check-in with themselves and/or someone else.
“We believe it’s important that our people are given a chance to switch off and remove some of the added stress of working in these trying circumstances,” she said.
“And this goes hand-in-hand with our Employee Assistance Program and Corporate Wellness Program, which we recently launched as our teams go in and out of lockdown, to offer more support to our employees and their families,” Ms Trewhella said.
To support individuals, the LJ Hooker Group’s Corporate Wellness Program focuses on four pillars: routine, creativity, exercise and connection. While its Employee Assistance Program offers a holistic support service.
“Our Corporate Wellness Program aims to help employees to adopt behaviours that improve their physical and mental health to create a happier, healthier workforce,” Ms Trewhella said.
“We are doing this by engaging small business owners from across our communities, who have been greatly affected by COVID-19, to not only offer a quality program but also to show our support for those businesses and lend a hand in difficult times.
“Our Employee Assistance Program has been designed to provide the right support for the different and changing needs of each of our employees via confidential counselling to assist in resolving personal and work-based issues.
“With so much uncertainty experienced over the past 18 months, supporting employees, promoting work-life balance, increasing employee engagement and health, and prioritising personal and professional development have been key priorities for us.”
