Watsons wins top recognition at the Gold IIP Awards

LEADING health, wellness, and beauty retailer brand, Watsons Philippines, was recently awarded gold and silver recognition at the first annual Investors in People (IIP) Philippines Awards, a global affiliate company that provides advice and assessment services on people management.

The awarding, which took place last July 27, 2023, at the Watsons Head Office, was a testament to Watsons Philippines' excellent people management and well-being practices.

The top honor is given to companies that champion the very best community of people who are driven by a purpose. It is about shining a light on a community and making a difference in people's lives.

Watsons Philippines received the Investors in People Sixth Generation People Management Practices Gold Accreditation and Investors in People Well-being Silver Accreditation. 

Watsons Philippines' Managing Director, Mr. Danilo Chiong, has received these awards on behalf of the Watsons community.

“It was such an honor receiving this award on behalf of the whole team. This has solidified our company’s ambition of having a good health and well-being strategy at the same having our principles in place.  We have established a well-being vision and framework thus receiving positive responses from employees through our implemented initiatives,” Mr. Danilo Chiong said.

Watsons scoring the gold level accreditation from IIP rightfully confirms that the organization has people practices in place and is successfully engaging the employees in creating a positive outcome or impact on the overall business.

Watson was also awarded the Silver accreditation for Health and Wellbeing. The commendation assesses the organization’s employee well-being practices. Thus earning an IIP accreditation attests that a company’s people management initiatives are measured up with the international standards and best practices. 

Criteria were based on a completed survey by Watsons employees giving their assessment of Watsons as an employer and organization specifically in the way it leads, supports, and improves people's performance.

At least 85 percent of the total employees have completed the survey. Likewise, conversations, observations, and context discussions with the senior leadership team and a review of relevant documents were also part of the assessment conducted by Investors in People Assessors.

Watsons Philippines has also been an inspiring partner for Investors in People since 2016 which is aimed to lead, improve, and support the company’s initiatives to attain exceptional performance within the organization.

The data used to develop the initiatives, the goals of wellbeing programs, the communication and implementation plans, and the engagement of employees on the wellbeing initiatives.

“This partnership with Investors in People has made Watsons Philippines more progressive in terms of employee management to empower them and strengthen the organization. We acknowledge that our employees have become the driving force in Watsons Philippines’ overall success and we look forward to achieving more milestones with them,” Mr. Chiong added.