CAHYA MATA SARAWAK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015

28 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015 Social: Labour Practices and DecentWork Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari Every two years, CMS participates in the Baleh-Kapit Raft Safari, a two-day rafting competition held along the Rejang River. The CMS team is led by Group Managing Director, Dato’ Richard Curtis, along with several management trainee graduates and executives. One of the key purposes of participating in this competition is for Dato’ Richard Curtis to engage with and to bond with the trainees and executive employees, who are mostly from the millennial generation. Amidst an atmosphere of fun and the challenging environment of the competition, the opportunity also allows Dato’ Richard Curtis to share his thoughts on the Group and its future direction with the next generation of potential leaders. CMS Friendly Games 2015 For the year in review, a host of sporting events such as badminton, football, futsal and bowling games were organised with the aim of fostering a team spirit and camaraderie between employees, clients, stakeholders and the community. Approximately 200 employees participated in the 2015 CMS Friendly Games. CMS continues to hold its grand Group-wide sporting event, ‘the CMS Games’ every alternate year. Involving employees from all across the Group, this event aims to foster stronger ties and Group-wide unity. Over 1,000 employees across the Group participated in the CMS 2013 Games. The next CMS Games are expected to be held in 2016. Employee Satisfaction Survey The Group takes cognizance of the importance of a good working relationship between our employees and Senior Management and amongst each other in order to perform at their best. It is Management’s prime duty to discourage conflicts in the team and instead encourage healthy employee relationships in the respective Head Office Departments and Business Divisions. Following the feedback we received from the Employee Satisfaction Survey conducted in 2014, we organised: i. Get-together sessions over breakfast, luncheon, dinner and outdoor activities with supervisors and their subordinates; ii. Teambuilding sessions encompassing • 21 sessions with the Cement Division, • 6 sessions with the Construction Materials & Trading Division, • 31 sessions with the Construction & Road Maintenance Division; iii. Personal coaching mentoring; and iv. One-to-one appraisals and performance reviews. Long Service Awards Introduced in 2007, our Long Service awards event has served as a platform that enables us to show our appreciation and accord special recognition to our employees for their loyalty to the Group. Each employee is rewarded with a cash award, a certificate and long service leave after their first 10 years in their company and subsequently every five years. In 2015, a total of 174 employees received the ‘Long Service Award’. OurCMS Magazine OurCMS is an internal magazine which aims to keep our CMS employees connected. It covers events, corporate news and feature stories in CMS and is published on a triannual basis. We view this as an important platform for connecting our entire network of staff who are posted across Sarawak. OurCMS is also available on our corporate website for public viewing. Other Forms of Engagement Other forms of employee engagement occur regularly throughout the year. In 2015, engagement activities included regular Head Office Departments and Business Divisions operational meetings, memoranda, notices, intranet updates, circulars, workers’ gatherings, office luncheons, dinners and company outings.