LBC’s goal to achieve complete herd
immunity among their ranks is nearing fruition as they proudly declare that 98% of their work force
has already been inoculated against COVID-19.
This comes at a time when stricter safety
protocols have been reactivated in Metro Manila and nearby provinces because
of the huge spike in COVID cases post-holiday season and the spread of
Omicron.
LBC’s nationwide “Bakuna sa Lahat” Program,
which started last August 2021, yielded impressive results. In NCR, 6,452
employees, their dependents and truckers were vaccinated through the initiative,
while 1,798 were vaccinated through their respective local government units
(LGU), achieving the 98% vaccinated individuals.
For
provincial areas, spanning North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, an
overwhelming 9,589 employees, dependents, and truckers were vaccinated- giving LBC a 97% rate for all regions.
Apart
from ensuring the health and well-being of their employees, LBC was also able
to help the communities by making a donation of 498 vials covering 4,980 doses of vaccines to
various LGUs in NCR and other nearby provinces.
To ensure that the program ran seamlessly
and complied with the Department of
Health’s standards and step-by-step inoculation process, LBC partnered with no less than 75 accredited
hospital service providers to carry out the step by step inoculation process-
from registration, to counselling, screening of a medical physician, immunization
and monitoring.
LBC’s vaccine drive elicited positive
response from its workforce- owing to
its comprehensive three-step process of Education, Encouragement and
Engagement.
Initially, LBC tapped their
officers to disseminate relevant
information to all their teams in huddles and meetings. According to Jhayner Bufi,
LBC’s Chief People Officer, they engaged the company’s managers to be the
spokespersons on the safety and effectivity of the vaccines -given their sphere
of influence over their employees.
What followed were poster statements—with
LBC President Miguel Camahort and other officers as main influencers. Organic
HR and Admin employees were also tasked to organize, campaign, communicate,
mobilize and roll-out the vaccine campaign seamlessly. To make the sign-ups
easy, an in-house registration e-link was also established.
And while they are close to attaining 100%
vaccination among their ranks, LBC continues to implement strict safety
protocols in all their work spaces- specially in their branches which have
remained open and operational without pause. In addition, Bufi reveals that booster
shots for employees and their dependents are already underway amidst the
Omicron spread. According to Bufi: “The way LBC has been servicing and moving
commerce around, we'd like it to be handled by safe, healthy people”.
By stepping up their “Bakuna sa Lahat”
program, LBC believes they can continue on with their mission to move forward
and serve the Filipino excellently and safely in the fields of express courier,
cargo and money remittance service.
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