DIVERSITY INCLUSION Going all-in on wellness for employees The rise of remote and hybrid work has introduced in the workplace, and signposting employees to Through Flex My Way, we’ve introduced a six-month a level of 昀氀exibility that was never before possible. support and resources. By signing on to the Mindful sabbatical program to give our people the space they As many companies have learned, however, simply Business Charter, we joined a group of organizations need to get out from under the crush of deadlines to allowing people to work from home, then expecting committed to ensuring that mindful business practices pursue passion projects. Our global caregiver and them to sit on a never-ending cycle of video are embedded into the workplace and creating an bereavement leave policies enable employees to step conferences, is not a recipe for employee wellness environment where everyone can speak openly and away from work for the moments that matter. Our or building a higher purpose. To give employees the con昀椀dently about wellbeing. We delivered monthly Work from Anywhere program gives employees the runway they need to chase goals and 昀椀nd ful昀椀llment wellbeing campaigns on topics like gratitude, women’s opportunity to work in a different location for up to in their careers, employers need to provide resources health, and mindfulness, and provided resources to eight weeks per year, with up to four of those weeks in that support employee wellbeing. employees including Brave Spaces support groups for another country. Over time, we believe that programs Thomson Reuters has taken a leadership role among those impacted by life changing events such as cancer, like this, which shift the employer’s focus from Increased investment in career multinational corporations in leveraging new ways the Ukraine War, and Asian hate crimes. In addition, we productivity and facetime to employee wellbeing and development and internal mobility of prioritizing the mental health and wellbeing equipped employees with just-in-time resources like our maximizing personal potential, will create a much of our people. We launched a new mental health Employee Assistance Program, Headspace meditation more engaged workforce and a stronger company. As we continue to grow as a company, further training for all people leaders on reducing stigma, app, and on demand learning resources on resilience expanding our technological and geographic empathetic leadership, creating psychological safety and mental health. footprint in ultra-fast-moving business segments, we need to keep pushing the boundaries of innovation and challenging the limits of what’s possible. It’s essential that our people harness that spirit of innovation by continuously learning, expanding skill sets, and growing with us. In 2022, we launched our 昀椀rst-ever Career Month focused on increasing internal career development and talent mobility within the company. Featuring a series of events, networking opportunities, and resources, such as our Career Hub platform, which helps catalyze mobility within Thomson Reuters, the initiative was an important step forward in empowering our team to unlock their potential. Thanks to the increased awareness and available resources introduced in Career Month and sustained career development efforts throughout the year, we expect more than half our open positions to be 昀椀lled with internal talent in 2023. 2222
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