Ghana Telecom outdoors employee policy

Ghana Telecom (GT), the market leader in communication services in Ghana, has adopted Gemini Life Insurance Company (GLICO)’s Group Comprehensive Plan for the welfare of its employees.

The comprehensive cover was outdoored at a simple but impressive ceremony last week in Accra. Speaking at the function, the chief executive officer (CEO) of GT, Oyestein Bjorge, said the company is interested in the lives of its employees even after retirement and is desirous to see its employees living a fruitful and rewarding retirement.

“GT is proud to be seen as a caring organization and we would do all we can to build on this quality, Bjorge stressed.

The CEO explained that, the policy which is to care for all its human resources, covers all employees (executive and non-executive personnel) in the event of death, terminal illness, accidents or incapacitation and was hopeful that it would transform the staff of GT from a well-motivated force to a highly motivated one.

Outlining the benefits under GLICO’s group comprehensive plan, the marketing director of GLICO, Eric Adane, revealed that any employee of GT who dies or becomes permanently incapacitated (naturally or accidentally) shall benefit two times his/her annual salary as compensation.

Again in the event of a terminal or dreaded diseases such as illness, the employee as having been diagnosed shall enjoy the full sum assured i.e. two times his/her annual salary as benefit. He said the policy shall also provide GT workers with a twenty-four hour cover in the event of accident.

Mrs. Stella Appiah Nkansah, general manager, Human Resources management, in a remark stressed, that the twenty-four hour death and accident cover plus the deaded disease were key points which won cover GLICO the offer among a pack of bidders.

Mrs. Appiah Nkansah was convinced that workers of GT would live up to expectation with the adoption of the GLICO comprehensive policy.

The MD of GLICO, Kwame Acheampong-Kyei, assured GT management and staff that GLICO will honour its promises on time. GT is the latest company to join the GLICO Comprehensive Plan.

Already, Trust Bank, Fan Milk, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), among others have been hooked to the policy.

Present at the ceremony were the deputy chief executive officer of Ghana Telecom, Dickson Oduro-Nyaning, Svein Oskarseim, chief Finance officer and D. K. Clottey, chairman of Communication Workers Union who was full of praise to GT for taking the policy.