BY NKECHI NAECHE– ESEZOBOR: The Group Chairman NEM Insurance Plc Tope Smart, has said that healthy workforce has greatly increased its productivity.
Speaking at today’s fitness walk organised by the company in Lagos, Smart noted that no company can achieve its vision without a healthy workforce.
“One of the things the firm is doing is ensuring that it has a healthy workforce, that would translate into great productivity
“The fitness exercise has really impacted our operations. No matter how professionally sound a person is, if he or she is not healthy he or she would not be productive. This is why we are very intentional about the exercise and we have an equipped gym in this office which is opened to all staff.”
He maintained that that aside the promotion of fitness among the employees, the exercise also foster bonding amongst them and upscale human capacity development.
“We are also making significant progress in the area of awareness. As we walk, we tell people about insurance and it’s benefits. He said the company also encourage its branches across the country to embark on similar exercise to educate people living around where they operate,” he said.
