Health & Safety
IPG is committed to ensuring the health, safety and protection of our employees. In 2022, we obtained a WELL Health-Safety rating for our major sites in North America.
Policy & Procedures
IPG is committed to continuous improvement of health and safety conditions for our employees and to following all applicable laws and regulations promoting workplace safety. In addition, IPG’s Code of Conduct covers health and safety and requires employees to notify their manager immediately if they become aware of unsafe working conditions. We provide a dashboard planning tool for use by each IPG company’s incident management team.
Crisis Preparedness
IPG’s longstanding global crisis preparedness program covers emergency preparations, incident management and business continuity amid health crises and other events, while bolstering employee health and safety.
IPG’s crisis communications systems and tools include:
Interpublic Preparedness
IPG’s internal employee website provides numerous employee services and resources to support our preparedness program and our workforce notification system.
Regroup
Introduced in 2022, this mass notification tool enables IPG companies to efficiently communicate with and account for employees before, during and after an incident or a significant business disruption.
Employee Communications
IPG’s CEO and other IPG executives regularly update employees through all-staff memos on topics related to employee health and safety.
OnSolve - Send Word Now
This emergency notification service provides mass alerts if other communications fail. IPG companies are trained in using the service.
Internal Crisis Contact List
IPG employees are informed of changes to and newly available crisis and safety resources through a focused email list of 1,250 designated crisis contacts throughout the network.
Health & Safety Risk Assessment
As part of our annual enterprise risk management process, IPG develops a risk assessment for our operations around the world, with health and safety hazards included as types of potential risk. The assessment is used to inform the selection of companies to be audited for crisis preparedness compliance.
IPG is committed to continuing our proactive, global approach to enterprise risk management, including country-specific risk assessments and the creation of locally-tailored action plans to address risks.
Promoting Occupational & Mental Health
Our employee wellness offerings provide a layer of preventive health and support overall well-being. Such opportunities include:
Stress Reduction Trainings
Town Halls
Mental Health Trainings
Self-Care Emails & Newsletters
Yoga & Other Fitness Classes
Themed Employee Awareness Campaigns
Lunch & Learns
IPG recognizes that a safe and healthy workplace includes mental health and psychological safety. We offer customized resources to support employees amid crises like racially motivated violence, natural disasters and political conflicts. We offer comprehensive mental health benefits and resources, and many of them extend to employees’ families. IPG employees are also encouraged to take advantage of their access to on-demand counselling with licensed therapists, who are available to employees and their family members 24/7.
