PRG Holdings Berhad Annual Report 2019

ANNUAL REPORT 2019 41 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT cont’d As part of the Group’s internal reporting protocol, any workplace accidents, identified cases of occupational diseases and health and safety incidents shall be first reported to the human resources department while cases such as industrial accidents or accidental spills or discharges of pollutants may be referred to local labour or environmental government authorities. 3.1.2 Development and Training The Group aspires to develop and grow with the employees and is willing to invest in both work- related training and personal development of the human capital. In general, the Group provides diversified on-the-job trainings based on the needs of respective positions, talents and interests of employees. The Group provide both internal and external trainings for the employees, including specialised trainings for different departments, management trainings as well as soft skills trainings. Moreover, the Group’s guidelines are established to assess the performance of employees so as to identify and implement development programs for employees. The Group also organised some trainings for employees to improve in work efficiency and better awareness of rules and regulations, such as:- • briefing for new employees to familiarise with the company environment and departmental requirements; • first aid training for proper and effective way to handle accidents related to injured employees at work, as well as to strengthen occupational health and safety to prevent unexpected occupational diseases or viruses; • fire-fighting protection training to enhance the awareness of fire prevention, and fire drill in a proper and effective manner; • on-the-job trainings based on the needs of respective positions and talents and interests of employees to enhance the employees’ work skills and techniques in term of technical and management skills; and • internal and external trainings for employees, including specialised trainings such as ISO trainings, tax and financial trainings, Malaysian Business Reporting System (“MBRS”) training, management trainings as well as soft skills trainings. 3.1.3 Labour Standards The Group has guidelines setting the procedures and standards on recruitment by the management and human resource team. It is to ensure staff employment strictly complies with local employment regulations. The guidelines are reviewed on a regular basis so as to ensure the consistency with any update of the relevant rules and regulations in all locations of the operations. 3.1.4 Work-life balance Work-life balance is one of the important elements in retaining employees in the organisation. In this spirit, the Group has organised various recreational activities to help relieve employees from work stress, as well as to foster employees’ relationship and bonds, such as:- • Weekly sports activities • Annual dinners • Team buildings activities • Festive celebrations