Massage Your Corporate Worries Away
South African companies invest extensively in the wellness of their employees by focusing on issues such as personal health, fitness and stress recovery. Corporate massages, designed to fit into the business activities of the company, should be an integral part of this approach.
“Some of our clients have a standing arrangement whereby we go to their facilities two, three or four times a month,” says Martina Laurie, CEO of Hands On Treatment, an innovative wellness company. “An example is a multi-national company where we go to both their corporate offices and their factory every month. The benefits of corporate massages are equally real for white and blue collar workers. Ultimately, companies use corporate massages to enhance staff motivation and increase staff productivity.”
“The best way to deploy corporate massages,” Laurie explains, “is to have the therapists move from workstation to workstation. They are trained to move unobtrusively in the background and we do not use oils or creams. That way there is no disruption to the running of the office or the factory and all employees get a massage. Some employees sit back for the neck and shoulder massage while others just keep on with their tasks, but no-one refuses a massage!”
Corporate massages are also an innovative idea for events such as wellness days, golf days and even baby and bridal showers. Again, the best way is to have the therapists move between the guests, but sometimes it is better to set up a station where people can go for their massages. Hands On Treatment also provides one, two and three hour mobile pamper services.
Hands On Treatment supports clients regularly in most of South Africa’s major centres and also provides call-out services country wide. Examples include: a three day assignment with six therapists at a trade show in support of a major South African company; an assignment to the retail branches of a major bank; and a telecommunications company where corporate massages were provided to the staff working inordinately long hours to roll out a major new product line.
Spa Breakaways, a corporate communication option with a difference, is available at Hands On Retreat, a four-star guest house and spa. It works the same as a hospitality suite at a major sporting event and companies can book a private facility at the spa. The deck on the bank of the stream that flows through the middle of the park-like gardens is very popular with corporate groups, and up to 30 people can be hosted at the same time.
Hands On Retreat also provides corporate accommodation in a setting with the tranquillity and natural beauty of a far-away spot in the country, yet it is just a short hop from the Sandton CBD and the Hyde Park shopping centre.
For more information, email info@handsontreatment.co.za, call +27 11 326 0066 or visit http://www.handsontreatment.co.za/.
