Sands’ 360-Degree Approach to Team Member Advancement Prioritizes Overall Well-Being

Atop priority within Sands’ target to invest $200 million in workforce development by 2025 is empowering the success of the company’s 35,000 global Team Members. In Macao, Sands China has entrenched on a workforce development strategy to address the whole person, through a variety of mental and physical well-being initiatives that encompass a 360-degree approach to Team Member advancement.

“When our Team Members are healthy and feel satisfied with all aspects of their life, they are confident at work, and able to better succeed in their current roles as well as betterpositioned to aim for new development,” said Wen Hongyan, senior vice president of human resources at Sands China. “That’s why we’ve designed wellness programs that aim to inspire happy Team Members and promote a familyfriendly environment to encourage optimum work performance, job satisfaction and an overall sense of belonging.”

Work-Life Balance and Family Connection

Over the past year, Sands China has evolved its initiatives to better integrate Team Members’ professional and personal lives, with a dual focus on fostering healthy worklife balance and engaging families in fun and meaningful activities. Efforts to protect and nurture family bonds have delivered positive impact in Team Member satisfaction, engagement and well-being.

Highlights have included introduction of modified flexible work shifts that enable shortened work weeks, post-maternity scheduling benefits to help new mothers balance work and care for their newborns, and Happy 360, a month-long series of activities to encourage Team Members to develop a positive mindset and build a harmonious workplace.

To promote family engagement, Sands China hosted events that enabled Team Members to enjoy experiences with their loved ones. Examples include The Venetian Macao’s 15th anniversary carnival day and a junior-chef workshop series in which parents and children learned to make seasonal recipes together.

Self-Improvement Tools

Promoting self-improvement is also a significant component of Sands China’s Team Member advancement efforts. As part of its Better Self initiatives, Sands China rolled out the “my” series, which encompasses the myWay training along with other platforms to enhance Team Member engagement and a sense of belonging.

Elements include myFITNESS to encourage good habits for health, physical fitness and well-being; myLEISURE, a recreational space featuring a reading corner, sports games, karaoke, massage chairs and more; myTV, a Heart of-House broadcast channel showing news, property information and leisure activities; and myDISCOUNT, which offers exclusive deals at more than 300 internal and external outlets in Macao and Greater China.

Well-Being in Retirement

Sands China’s commitment to the well- being of its Team Members continues even as they retire. The company’s Golden Age Programme aids senior Team Members as they navigate post-career transitions. The voluntary retirement program offers comprehensive short-term, long-term and lifetime benefits to supplement formal retirement regulations. Launched in 2020, the Golden Age Programme featured eight celebratory events for seniors last year.

Beyond these Sands China initiatives, Sands’ properties and corporate headquarters offer Team Members a variety of training programs covering topics such as preventing burnout, digital health, sleep, self-care and open communication.

To learn more about Sands’ workforce development ambition, Team Member advancement initiatives and commitment to Team Member well-being, read the 2022 ESG Report on Sands’ website.

Tribute concert

Plaza Theatricals continues its tribute series, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2:30 p.m. The hits never stop with Tommy Lynn and his 10-piece band performing such classics as “Sweet Caroline,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Hello Again,” “America”, “Mr. Bojangles,” and “So Good!” It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $33, $35. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Get Your Geek On

In-person tech help is back at East Meadow Public Library. Let the library’s popular technology assistance program assist with you with your tech problems/questions. Geeks are available in the lobby area Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2 and 4 p.m. Feel free to drop in. No appointment necessary. For more information, visit EastMeadow.info or call (516) 794-2570.

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent

Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. Also Oct. 19. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 4849337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Summer carnival

The summer carnival returns to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow for four days of fun, ThursdaySunday, Aug. 17-20, times vary. Enjoy thrilling rides for all ages, carnival games and prizes, a variety of delicious festival food and treats. Admission to the carnival is free. Ride tickets are $1.25 per ticket, $25 for 21 tickets, and $50 for 44 tickets. Rides take 4-6 tickets each. Pay one Price ride wristbands, good for unlimited rides on the night of purchase, are $40 per wristband/per night at the fair.

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Aug. 19

Westbury House Tour

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “secrets of the service wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour, Friday, Aug. 18, noon; Sunday, Aug. 20, 1:30 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 21, noon; Wednesday, Aug. 23, noon. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information contact (516) 333-0048 or visit OldWestburyGardens.org.

Busy Bees

Bug Safari

Bring the kids to Old Westbury Gardens for a buggy adventure, Saturday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. Hunt elusive grasshoppers, butterflies, predatory insects and other crawly creatures in the gardens. Bring a butterfly net and collecting jars. All ages. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum to learn about hardworking bees, Saturday, Aug. 19. We all know that bees are amazing. While we often think of only the honeybee, Long Island’s native mason bee is an impressive little insect. Make a bee habitat to welcome them to your garden, at the drop-in program, suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

Bingo at Beth-El

Get your game on, Mondays, at a bingo game at East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, in East Meadow, starting at 6 p.m. Prizes, progressive games, bell jar prizes and refreshments will be provided.1400 Prospect Ave. For information, contact (516) 483-4205.

Farmers market

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau will be back with their farmers market, Saturday, Aug. 12, through October. Located in Eisenhower Park at Field 8, the CCE-Nassau Farmers Market offers varied items weekly. Their fresh food comes from numerous vendors.

Mah Jongg

Enjoy an afternoon of Mah Jongg and canasta, every Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at East Meadow Beth El Jewish Center. $5 contribution per person. Snacks are provided. No outside food allowed due to dietary laws. Bring your own games and cards. Lessons available. 1400 Prospect Ave. Call (516) 428-3693 for more.