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Corporate Governance
& Sustainability
well-balanced and healthy lifestyle
among employees. Recreational
activities also included a family
day and an annual dinner and
dance party.
We also support annual national
campaigns such as the ‘Eat with
Your Family Day’ in May 2013 by
giving employees time off to
leave offices earlier to dine with
their families.
To provide our employees with
a better work-life balance, we
have a flexible work arrangement
policy which permits flexible
working hours, working from home
or part-time work arrangements.
Promoting Fairness and Diversity
We define our human resource
policy on equal opportunities
and fair employment practices
and all job applicants are treated
fairly regardless of ethnicity,
age or gender. As part of the
CapitaLand group, we adhere
to the group’s policies on
non-discriminatory employment
practices. CapitaLand has
signed the Employers Pledge for
Fair Employment Practices with
The Tripartite Alliance for Fair
Employment Practices1 and also
upholds the spirit of international
human rights conventions, such
as the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and the International
Labour Organisation Conventions,
against discrimination in any
form and coerced labour.
In 2013, 68.0% of our workforce
was between the age of 30 and 50,
19.3% less than 30 years old and
12.7% more than 50 years old.
Our workforce comprises an
almost equal proportion of males
and females. The company’s
female employees are well
represented at the middle and
senior management level. For the
past three years, more than half of
the managerial employees were
female. In 2013, over 58.8% of
senior management, comprising
those who were at Vice President
levels and above, were female.
and management programmes
to sharpen their management,
leadership and business skills.
Engaging Our People
We encourage open
communication and positive
employee bonding to create
a happy work environment that
boosts productivity.
Staff communication sessions by
senior management are conducted
at least twice a year. During these
staff communication sessions,
information on financial results
and key business focus are shared
with employees. These sessions
include a question and answer
session, where employees can ask
questions and management seek
to gather feedback from them.
The CapitaLand and CMA intranet
systems are valuable information
platforms for employees to find
out the details of employment
terms, benefits, human resource
policies and practices including
the whistle-blowing policy as well
as ethics and code of business
conduct policies. CapitaLand
also publishes an e-newsletter
‘iConnect’ to provide quarterly
updates to employees on the latest
development within CapitaLand.
We regularly organise recreational,
team-building events and brain-
storming workshops to reinforce
organisational cohesiveness as part
of our concerted efforts to engage
our workforce. In 2013, activities
such as complimentary health
screenings, free flu vaccinations,
wine appreciation, movie day
and health-related activities were
organised to encourage a
1 The Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices was formed in May 2006 to promote non-discriminatory employment practices and to shift
mindsets among employers, employees and the general public towards fair employment practices for all workers in Singapore. Members include
employer representatives, union leaders and government officials.
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