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new projects, and review project progress on improvement of
workplace and employees related issues based on the feedback
from our people.
VTech recognises open communications is an important
element in achieving effective workplace management system.
We encourage employees to voice out their opinions through
various communication channels at all levels throughout the
Company. All information, opinions and suggestions gathered
from employees are followed up by our employee relations
team. VTech also believes staff relationship could be further
strengthened by their participations in different kinds of staff
activities. In FY2016, our Staff Association continued to organise
various activities including sports, leisure, social events and
outing for our employees.
VTech encourages our employees to develop and advance
their careers in our Company. We also actively promote
continuous learning initiatives and develop a wide range
of training programmes for our employees. We are also
committed to respecting the labour and human rights of all
our staff with clearly defined human resources management
policies. We have procedures in place to ensure that our
policies are properly implemented throughout the
Company. Any issues or enquiries raised by our employees
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Workplace Quality
VTech aims to provide a supportive, pleasant
and healthy workplace for our employees, and
to foster a caring community in our working
environment. We care for our employees and recognise that
having good staff relations and a motivated workforce play
a vital role in the Company’s efficient operations. To ensure
that our facilities operate with the highest international
standards on social responsibility, health and safety, all VTech
manufacturing facilities are certified with the international
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
(OHSAS 18001) and Social Accountability (SA 8000), and ELPs
with ICTI CARE (Caring, Awareness, Responsible, Ethical)
process certification. These external verified certifications
demonstrate our compliance with local laws and high quality
working conditions.
Our human resources management policy builds on our
four key values – “Communication and Staff Relations”,
“Advancement in Careers”, ”Respect of Labour and Human
Rights”, and “Environment for Our People” (CARE). To ensure
the effectiveness of our workplace management system, we
conduct employee satisfaction survey regularly and have
cross functional teams and committees at different
manufacturing sites, to determine goals and targets, discuss
26 VTech Holdings Limited Annual Report 2016
Sustainability