We have a proactive approach to managing workplace safety and health. The traditional approaches were often reactive–that is, actions are taken only after a worker is injured or becomes sick, a new standard or regulation is published, or an outside inspection finds a problem that must be corrected.
Finding and fixing hazards before they cause injury or illness is a far more effective approach. Doing so avoids the direct and indirect costs of worker injuries and illnesses, and promotes a positive work environment; hence, shared value is created.
Employee Skills
Our employees are the most important success factor. We strongly believe in investing in our people to position ourselves as leaders in the market. From seed to finished products, every member of our team is a valuable component of our success.
Therefore, training plays a vital role in our employees productivity as well as to ensure that we adhere to our sustainability policies:
- We have a systematic, job-specific onboarding training for new employees
- We have ongoing skills training for all organizational levels regarding:
I.Environmental management
II.Safety, health, and security
III.Labor conditions and employee relations - We have well-rounded, continued education programs
- We encourage career development and opportunities for growth
- Management commitment and policy regarding environmental management is communicated to all employees
Labor Practices
Our priority is on safe working conditions and ethical labor practices:
- We hire workers from the local community and provide them with good employee benefits and skills training.
- More than 60% of the GLG’s workforce in China are local workers who are provided skills and management training
- Regularly undergoing third-party CSR audits to validate compliance with globally-accepted standards for labor condition and practices:
GLG Policy: Commitment to Human Rights and Fair Labor Practices
• Aligned with International Labor Organization’s Decent Work Core Labor Standards
• Four key categories:
○ the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining,
○ the elimination of forced or compulsory labor,
○ the abolition of child labor, and
○ the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Employee Safety
We are committed to our employees safety, therefore:
- We have performed risk assessments on all tasks to identify all occupational health hazards, such as chemical, noise, machinery, injury, fire risk, falls, and ergonomics.
- On a routine basis, a designated employee performs occupational health check ups at our facilities and investigates the root causes for any non-conformities.
- All of our facilities are secured sites as a part of our intrusion prevention system.
Accrediting and Auditing Entities / Certifications
Health and Work-Life Balance
Employee wellness is directly tied to our operational costs and productivity. Any lost workdays or diminished employee productivity, due to poor health, costs more than providing health benefits. Therefore, we invest in our employees health because we care about them, and they are the reason that we are a market leader. The following are the highlights of our benefits and practices:
- Pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury and maternity insurance
- Free accommodations are provided for migrant workers
- On campus chefs also provide meals three times per day for workers
- Leisure activities provided
- Overtime, when necessary, is carefully monitored and managed
- Encouragement of a healthy work-life balance
- Aim to match the best people to the most suitable position
