By ROAM
Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) (https://Roam.Africa),
Africa’s leading classifieds group, has announced that it is requiring all
employees to work remotely as part of efforts to protect its workforce from the
COVID-19 virus.Starting this week, 400 staff in Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa are working remotely.
In February, ROAM Africa increased travel restrictions and implemented a self-quarantine
policy for its staff traveling to countries with high numbers of COVID-19
cases. As COVID-19 continues to spread across the continent, ROAM Africa moved
to mandate the new remote work policy.
“Covid-19 pandemic is a global challenge, but African countries face particular
headwinds from the virus given their fragile economies and underdeveloped
health care systems. Its impact in the region could be severe. In these
unprecedented times, we’re committed to the safety of our staff. Our employees’
well-being and health are critical to our ability to continue our important
work of connecting people to opportunity,” said Clemens Weitz, ROAM Africa CEO.
ROAM Africa’s Head of Talent, Heather O’Shea is leading the shift to remote
operations.
“The most important thing right now is the safety and well-being of our staff
members – and we have been swift to move to a remote working policy. But
working from home can be challenging, so this is only the start: the challenge
is to equip our people and teams with the right mindset and tools to work
effectively from home. This comes with investments that we are willing to
make,” said O’Shea.
