How Zebra Technologies commits to employee well-being and ’doing well by doing good’

Ask Jeff Schmitz of Zebra Technologies about the wealth of well-being programs at the company, and he’s quick to mention flexible work. “Flexibility is paramount to today’s workforce,” he says. “At Zebra, we are highlighting not just hybrid work, but flexibility in hours.”

But that’s not all, as Zebra’s well-being programs also focus on mental, physical and financial health through community involvement. The company aims to create more “doing well by doing good” programs that can also promote personal well-being for its over 8,500 employees across the globe.

As chief human resources and marketing officer, Schmitz is in a unique position at the company with both an upfront view of the benefits and the ability to market those benefits to Zebra’s employees. Schmitz will be detailing such at Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Conference, Aug. 17, in his session, “Empowering Your Employees to Engage in Wellness Initiatives.”

In advance of the conference, we asked Schmitz to share some of the company’s well-being initiatives and goals. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

Ragan Wellness: Tell us a bit about the range of wellbeing programs at your company.