The 2009/2010 Human Resources Report

 Strong health management and preventive medicine – without compromise.  4,000 pandemic assistants in Germany alone. “In an emergency I would don my pandemic mask right away and proceed to the entrance, where I would hand colleagues their face masks as they enter the building.” Sonja Stockfisch, an expert in Human Resources, Legal Affairs and Skills Devel- opment for Deutsche Telekom Direct Sales and Consulting (Telekom Direkt), is one of 4,000 voluntary first aiders in Ger- many who are also active as pandemic helpers. “Deutsche Telekom does a vast amount to protect its employees,” she adds. In the case of the “new” H1N1 influenza virus, for exam- ple, it installed an emergency program that cost in the region of double-digit million euros, established a special Group cri- sis team and launched a comprehensive information and pre- vention campaign to provide employees with all-in protection. With success: Since the new virus surfaced, the Group Situa- tion Center has registered 495 cases of suspected flu and 349 confirmed cases, a figure that represents only 0.3 percent of the total workforce. Deutsche Telekom’s Occupational Safety and Health team sets a good example in many other areas, too. It provides personal and hotline advice for executive staff and employees, and offers preventive medical treatment throughout the company, ranging from basic check-ups and colon cancer screening through to influenza vaccinations. As health ambassadors like Sonja Stockfisch comment: “If some- thing happens, I would like to help and to know how to do it best – whether it involves an accident at work or the new flu virus.” 7 Team Technology meets talent. The 2009/2010 Human Resources Report.