Rotana Corporate Sustainability Report 2017

57 Jumeira Rotana and Villa Rotana, UAE celebrated Pink Day in collaboration with Belhoul European Hospital and Belhoul Speciality Hospital. The specialist from the hospital spoke during the session to educate attendees about breast cancer and how to detect it at an early stage. In addition a breast cancer survivor attended to share her inspiring story. VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE Rotana’s policy on work place violence prevention was issued in 2017. Among its main objectives is for hotels to conduct a violence risk assessment of all departmental activities, and to report and investigate incidents of workplace violence. WORKING IN INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS With Rotana’s fast expansion in different regions, our colleagues travel regularly to assist in openings, to work there or to conduct hotel audits. All of our colleagues are medically covered for minor injuries, medical issue and for medical evacuation and repatriation in case of a medical emergency. As for safety and security emergencies, the Human Resources leaders are responsible for ensuring that a colleague travelling outside his base country for inter-property assistance, transfer or a business trip, is inducted on the specific requirements of the countries intended to be visited, including: • Potential security risks: violence, theft, robbery, threats to personal safety, civil unrest, terrorism, kidnap, carrying valuable items, and emergency extraction; • Health: health and diseases prevention, vaccinations, carrying medically prescribed drugs through customs; • Possible natural disasters and emergencies; • Medical Emergencies: first aid, medical response and medical insurance information; • Socio-cultural and work environment and legal requirements, including but not limited to: climate, minimum dress requirements, driving requirements, local transportation, food varieties and availability of halal food, alcohol, tobacco and others. An International Travel Risk checklist is used and signed by the travelling colleague for each country’s risk control recommendation. SAFETY OF COLLEAGUES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS All new colleagues are required to complete the employment Medical Special Needs questionnaire to identify any specific needs of the person to be employed. Based on the screening information, reasonable adjustments are made in the colleague’s workplace and responsibilities to ensure the prevention and reduction of occupational incidents. CONTRACTOR HEALTH AND SAFETY Rotana’s commitment to the protection of occupational health and safety goes beyond our colleagues, to all our visitors, vendors, and contract workers. All Rotana hotels in all locations are required to be held responsible for complying with the same safety and health requirements as our colleagues, beginning with a pre-qualification process before granting contracts for work, and gathering information on satisfactory training and qualifications. For a non-Rotana colleague (contractor) conducting work in our hotels, before actual work begins, formal safety inductions are conducted to address potential hazards and controls related to their work. The EHS manager in charge in each hotel monitors safety performance throughout the contract term and conducts safety reviews to ensure proper behaviour, training, and inspections. Any contractor incidents are also reported in the Rotana online Global Incident Reporting system including any injuries and near misses.