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Management Retreat
Annual Dinner
Social: Labour Practices and Decent Work
On 6 September 2016, we held the annual management
retreat for our managers and senior executives at the
Borneo Convention Centre in Kuching. The retreat was
conducted in a forum style in which participants received
updates from top management on the performance and
direction of the Group. Surveys and training specific to
managers’ needs were also conducted to help managers
identify current issues relating to work performance and
areas of concerns.
Town Hall
For the year 2016, we organised four Town Hall sessions
which we hold annually in Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri.
The CMS Town Hall sessions, which were first introduced
in 2007, saw our Group Executive Director and Group
Managing Director provide an update on the annual
performance of the Group and its future direction. The
Town Hall sessions also served as a platform for top
management to engage with all employees to discuss
important issues that affect the organisation and the
workforce.
If employees are unable to attend theseTownHall sessions
due to work operations, a work rotation programme is
introduced to ensure that biennial attendance is made
possible.
As a gesture of gratitude for all our employees’
contributions, efforts and services to the Group, we
continue to hold an annual dinner for all our employees
at the end of each year. Group annual dinners and
respective Divisional annual dinners are held on alternate
years. In the month of December, we organised four
annual dinners in prestigious locations in Kuching, Sibu,
Bintulu and Miri.
Baleh Kapit Raft Safari
The Baleh Kapit Raft Safari is a two-day rafting
competition which is held along the Rajang River. CMS
participates in this competition biennially as part of
our employee engagement efforts. In 2016, the Group
was represented by a team of 24 participants and three
coordinators led by Dato’ Richard Curtis. One of the
key purposes of participating in this competition is for
Dato’ Richard to engage with and to bond with the
management trainees and executives, who are mostly
from the millennial generation. Amidst the challenging
but fun atmosphere of the competition, Dato’ Richard
also has the opportunity to share his thoughts on CMS
and its future direction with the next generation of
potential leaders. The event also served as a reminder to
CMS participants not to neglect the cause of continual
rural development.