By Aparna Rao Basu, Senior Vice President and Head Human Resources, Sagility India,
“Workplace mental health requires moving beyond standard wellness programs toward structural support mechanisms that directly reduce stress. At Sagility, we realize this commitment through an integrated framework designed around our people’s real-world needs.
By embedding flexibility into our operations through hybrid work arrangements and flexible shift timings, we empower our teams to balance professional excellence with personal peace. We heavily invest in active listening to co-create an environment where every individual feels heard and protected. Under our Wonder of Wellness (WoW) initiative, we actively support the multi-dimensional facets of emotional and mental health with tangible policies like hybrid work options and flexible shift timings. We have created active channels for employee input, allowing teams to balance demanding schedules with personal well-being. Our structured Voice of Employee feedback channels allow us to track stress indicators and address systemic workplace issues directly. Furthermore, through specialized training along with targeted peer networks and employee resource groups like the S.H.E. Circle and Abilities Circle we ensure diversity and equity while mitigating identity-specific stressors.
On this World Mental Health Day, we reinforce our conviction that employee well-being is the cornerstone of a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving enterprise, it is the foundation that allows our global workforce to belong, grow, and bring their true, best selves to work every single day.” – Aparna Rao Basu, Senior Vice President and Head Human Resources, Sagility India
