Airtel has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to vaccinate its workers and their dependent relations
Telecom agency Airtel is extending the free vaccination programme to nearly 80,000 workers of over 15,000 companions and distributors to prioritise inoculation of frontline staff equivalent to retailer and subject service executives amid the extreme second wave of the pandemic. Airtel has partnered with Apollo Hospitals to vaccinate its workers and their dependent relations. The programme is already underway, with camps being arrange in 35 cities throughout India. The telco is bearing the associated fee of the vaccination drive.
Airtel Circle CEOs have now written to companions, informing them that it’s “extending this free vaccination initiative to your frontline staff such as customer relations executives and field sales executives”. Sources stated the free vaccination drive would cowl nearly 80,000 workers of over 15,000 companions and distributors.
“These employees will be able to get themselves vaccinated at special camps being organised by Airtel at 35 locations across India,” stated a be aware by Airtel Circle CEO, seen by PTI. Alternately, these frontline staff of accomplice networks can get vaccinated on their very own, with Airtel reimbursing the associated fee on submission of the vaccination certificates and authentic invoice.
“I would request you to urge your employees to take full benefit of this initiative and ensure the safety of everyone around us,” Airtel stated. The firm stated it stays optimistic that issues will enhance quickly because the nation opens up with all vital security precautions.
Airtel with the assist of its companions labored around the clock to maintain prospects linked, in unprecedented instances because the nation battled an enormous second wave of COVID-19. “Team Airtel has ensured that millions of Indians can work, children can study and people can consult doctors online from the safety of their homes,” Airtel stated.
This wouldn’t have been doable with out the collective efforts by companions, particularly frontline staff, the telco stated, including that companions had been an integral half of the Airtel household.
“We have at all times gone the additional mile to care for our companions, who’re an integral half of the Airtel household.
This 12 months, we prolonged a particular COVID insurance coverage cowl to all frontline associates and accomplice workers, together with Airtel retailer staff and subject gross sales executives, who’re on the market serving prospects,” it stated. It is pertinent to say right here that the telecom companies had been categorised as important companies amid COVID-induced lockdown and motion curbs throughout varied states.
Remote working and social distancing norms, applied because the begin of the pandemic, have pushed knowledge utilization to new highs, pushing telecom operators to aggressively spend money on network capacities.
