Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, won awards in two categories at the prestigious OSHRM 2023 Awards -- the ‘business/professional’ award for bringing e-learning closer to employees and the runner-up award for the best human resources safety initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Omantel, represented by the Human Resources Unit, worked on special initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure the safety of employees and encourage them to use their time to upgrade their skills through reputed online learning programs. This resulted in great benefits as Omantel succeeded in boosting employee satisfaction and job security, while ensuring business continuity and customer satisfaction.
The unprecedented situations triggered by Covid-19 presented the utmost test for HR people around the world. Omantel was able to accept the challenge and move into top gear to limit the spread of the virus among employees and devise ways to keep productivity running through digital tools and remote working. The results were as reflected in the awards won by Omantel at OSHRM 2023.”
The award for online learning recognised Omantel’s move to enable employees to join courses from LinkedIn, Coursera and Udemy. In all, Omantel’s campaign resulted in 750 users joining LinkedIn Learning, 100 users on Udemy and 250 users in Coursera. Towards the end of the pandemic, Omantel succeeded in covering more than 50% of the organization for technical trainings through digital learning.
Omantel’s HR section excelled itself by launching the “New Normal” initiative for curbing the number of infections among employees through inhouse free vaccination that covered 98% of the employees. Further, Omantel devised new channels and introduced smart platforms to manage business digitally, remotely and from home.
The OSHRM Awards are presented annually by the Omani Society for Human Resource Management (OSHRM) to reward excellence in the field of Human Resources Management.
Omantel is the Sultanate’s first and leading integrated telecommunications services provider, enabling the digital society to flourish, allowing new ways of doing business and delivering a world of information, news, and entertainment. While striving to ensure an optimum customer satisfaction, Omantel plays a key social role to provide the required support and assistant to all sectors amongst the Omani society.
Source: Press Release