Henkel Offers COVID-19 Support

Henkel is supporting its employees and communities throughout North America during the coronavirus crisis.
 
“Currently, the majority of our production lines are running as essential businesses, and we are committed to meet our customers’ needs. Our special thanks go to all of our Henkel North America team members who are doing a tremendous job under increased safety protocols in our production sites, our warehouses and labs,” said Mike Olosky, regional president of Henkel North America. “Their work is crucial, and we don’t take it for granted.”
 
Supporting Communities
 
As part of the worldwide Henkel global solidarity program, the company is donating €2 million to the WHO/UN COVID-19 Fund and selected aid organizations around the world as well as 5 million units of personal and household hygiene products.
 
To date, in the North America region, over $600,000 has been donated and 1.2 million units of essential household hygiene product donations have been allocated to organizations that provide medical supplies, basic needs for food and hygiene and disaster relief within the United States and Canada.
 
The monetary donations span national organizations such as Feeding America, Americares, the Red Cross and United Way as they reach communities in need across the region.
 
In the professional beauty sector, Henkel’s Beauty Care Hair Professional business donated $200,000 to the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) COVID-19 relief fund to help licensed hair stylists who are unable to work and experiencing financial hardship.
 
Protecting Employees
 
“Protecting the health and safety of our employees is paramount.  In these extraordinary times, we continue to follow evolving government requirements and best practices recommended by health experts,” said Olosky. “We are supporting work from home arrangements for many of our colleagues and have banned travel and large meetings. In our essential operating sites and labs, we have established robust cleaning routines, implemented social distancing measures, adjusted shift changes, enhanced personal protective equipment for our team members, and are conducting entrance health screenings as well as hygiene campaigns.”
 
On top of strong measures to safeguard employees, Henkel has enhanced benefits for employees enrolled in the company’s US health plans, including waiving coronavirus testing costs, free tele-medicine and free 24-hour support and counseling services under Henkel’s US and Canada Employee Assistance Plans. Henkel is also providing an additional two weeks of paid time off for North America employees who are impacted by the coronavirus, without reducing their vacation, holiday or sick-time pay.
 
Henkel North America is also continuing pay and benefits for its employees, for up to 12 weeks, in the event an employee is impacted by schedule changes or business interruptions related to the current COVID-19 pandemic that are beyond employee control.