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Cahya Mata
Sarawak
Berhad
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
R E P O R T
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Compassionate Fund
A compassionate fundwas established to help employees
in ways that are not covered by their employment benefits
and entitlement. A loss of home due to fire, floods,
landslides or other acts of God are examples of situations
covered. The fund also covers the death of employees
or medical assistance for employees and their family
members. Each year, all proceeds from in-house training
are channelled to the Compassionate Fund. A total of
RM154,202.42 was disbursed in 2016 and to date, the
Compassionate Fund has never had to turn a valid claim
away due to lack of funds.
Retirement Benefits
Employees on mandatory retirement may receive a
retirement ex-gratia based on their last drawn basic
salary. This benefit is received by employees with a
minimum of ten years of continuous employment and
a clean disciplinary record for the last two years of their
employment. A retirement benefit of up to two and half
month’s salary is given. A retirement gift voucher, plaque
and certificate of appreciation are also presented to
the retiring employee. A total of seventeen employees
were recipients of the retirement benefit in 2016 which
amounted to RM95,179.75.
Minimum Wage Order 2016
On 1 January 2016, CMS implemented the Minimum
Wage Order whereby the minimum wage was scaled up
from RM800.00 to RM920.00. The Group’s exercise was
implemented six months ahead of the Government’s
mandatory date effective 1 July 2016. CMS’ minimum
wage calculation also takes into consideration the impact
of the 6% GST.
* Subject to terms and conditions
MEAL ALLOWANCE
UPGRADED FROM RM5 TO RM7
INTRODUCED A WORK-LIFE
BALANCE PAYMENT OF
RM300 PER ANNUM
*
SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
IS ACCORDED ON LUMP SUM BASIS
*
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Group recognises the importance of protecting the
safety, health and well-being of employees and others
associated with its businesses. We are committed to
continuously safeguarding, managing and preventing
job-related injuries and illnesses.
As far as is practical, we shall:
• Comply with the Occupational Safety & Health Act
1994 (OSHA) and other relevant applicable standards
and statutory provisions;
• Provide the necessary information, instruction,
training and supervision to enable employees and
others in the workplace to perform their tasks in a
safe and healthy work environment;
• Identify and ensure measures are taken to prevent or
mitigate accidents and occupational hazards in the
workplace; and
• Ensure our employees and others comply with
applicable regulations and work procedures so as to
ensure their own safety.
Group Safety Taskforce
We formed a Group Safety Taskforce (Taskforce) and
introduced the Group Safety & Health Policy in 2009 to
underline our commitment to personal safety. The tagline,
‘Safe and Healthy Workplace’, also became a part of our
Group’s Mission statement. The Taskforce is headed by
our Group Managing Director, Dato’ Richard Curtis.
The key roles of the Taskforce include:
• Setting safety policies and procedures for group-
wide implementation;
• Directing the implementation of safety programmes;
• Raising awareness of safety rules, procedures and
best practices;
• Reviewing the effectiveness of current measures
taken to ensure the safety of employees and others
in the workplace;
• Ordering investigations on work-related incidents,
accidents and threats to safety in the workplace, and
reviewing reports and recommendations; and
• Supporting the Business Units’ safety committees
in the implementation of safety standards and
campaigns.
Social: Labour Practices and Decent Work
Improved Benefits
We aim to lead the Sarawakian market in the way we
reward our employees. We pay competitive salaries
and offer rewards, recognition and promotion for good
performance. We review our benefits package regularly
to ensure it is at least in line and very often in excess of or
extending beyond any enforceable industry benchmark.
Revision to our Benefits in 2015