Recruitment
'The right person for the right job' is the philosophy which drives our recruitment. This has helped us recruit the best people. We believe in inducting large numbers of university graduates and providing them with growth opportunities from within, enabling us to develop a workforce of world-class professionals.
Leadership development
We have robust processes and systems in place to nurture leaders, succession planning and the development of talented people. Important positions around the Group are mapped and we ensure that the required succession management processes are in place. An important element of our culture is our focus on nurturing our future leaders from within our businesses. Most of our senior personnel have spent a significant part of their careers working within and around our Group.
Our Global Leadership Programme provides opportunities for high achievers to work on important projects in one of our overseas operations for a period of six to twelve months. The primary goal of the programme is to create a pool of managers who are prepared for global leadership positions through exposure to different cultures, other areas of the business and display the core company values of modesty, commitment and integrity.
We work with various institutes to provide customised management development programmes. They are aimed at two kinds of employees: one is to provide business orientation to our engineers who have completed one to five years with the Group, and the second is an intensive programme for our managers in head positions.
Awareness of policy and code of conduct
Awareness programmes regarding our policies and code of conduct are conducted regularly. The code of conduct is read and signed off by all company executives.
Communications
We maintain a variety of communication channels through which employees interact in a transparent manner about the business performance at unit and group level. Our companies maintain formal processes such as daily departmental meetings, monthly review meetings and management committee meetings. Our companies also maintain intranet services to facilitate communication and the dissemination of information. We also publish a variety of in-house magazines.
Quality of life
We have townships close to most of our operating locations. They feature hospitals, schools, shops and markets, and are often the centre of local economic activity. A common example is the markets they create for local agricultural and service suppliers.
All of our townships have facilities for indoor and outdoor sporting activities (such as tennis, badminton, swimming, golf, table tennis and billiards). Many feature an open-air theatre. Festivals are often celebrated with noticeable pomp and gaiety and events for children and families form part of every such celebration.
Detailed information concerning our systems and performance can be found in our latest Sustainable Development Report and within the Case Studies section of this website.