WALMART CANADA ADOPTS SEB’S FLEXPLUS AND EQ CARE TO OFFER VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE TO OVER 90,000 ASSOCIATES

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEB Administrative Services Inc. (“SEB Admin”), a subsidiary of Smart Employee Benefits Inc. (“SEB Inc.”, TSXV:SEB), a leader in health and benefits administration and processing solutions and services, have partnered with virtual healthcare provider EQ Care to make virtual healthcare available to more than 90,000 Walmart Canada associates.

ABOUT THE SOLUTION
The integrated FlexPlus and EQ Care virtual healthcare solution will provide Walmart associates easy and secure access to a national network of healthcare practitioners on web and mobile devices at no cost to them. Walmart Canada associates have online access to critical information by trained medical professionals on the coronavirus COVID-19, along with various primary care services, mental health and other forms of specialty care, chronic disease management, prescription renewals, and more.

Effective immediately, Walmart Canada employees through SEB’s FlexPlus TPA platform have access to EQ Care’s virtual health care platform, offering 24/7 access to hundreds of doctors and specialists across Canada in English and French.

Walmart Canada recently unveiled a series of additional measures to support associates, including an appreciate bonus and hiring of 10,000 additional associates to support stores and distribution centres.

States Susan Muigai, Walmart Canada Executive Vice President, People and Corporate Affairs, “We are incredibly proud of all of our associates. Each member of our team is going above and beyond to organize and deliver products to stores, ensure shelves are stocked, checkout is fast and customers have access to all their family needs. This new benefit is just another way we’re saying thank you and stepping up our support for associates in these uncertain times.”

States Mohamad El Chayah, President and CEO of SEB Admin, “The EQ Care addition as a benefit, provides Walmart Associates efficient and expeditious access to healthcare. We commend Walmart’s initiative and efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve and avoid burdening the healthcare system.

FlexPlus combined with EQ Care provides a fully integrated solution allowing employees to have a user-friendly health advisory experience. The combined platforms allow SEB Admin’s clients the opportunity to provide a best-in-class virtual healthcare solution, potentially reducing employee exposure to coronavirus COVID-19 and immediate access to healthcare support, at a time when health care facilities are overwhelmed and difficult to access.”