(MENAFNEditorial) HKBN Upgrades Work Injury Compensation to Full Pay
HONG KONG, CHINA
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November 2017 - HKBN Group ("HKBN" or "the Company") proudly introduced a
market leading initiative for the health and safety concerns of its Talents.
Starting this month, HKBN Talents who suffer injury whilst performing work-related
duties and responsibilities will be entitled to the full payment of his/her
monthly earnings for the first three months of their sick leaves taken due to
work injury versus the legal requirement for 4/5th pay. This upgraded
benefit provides injured Talents with comprehensive protection and peace of
mind on their road to recovery.
HKBN Senior Manager --
Talent Management Windy Wong said, "We pioneer market leading standards in
terms of looking after our Talents as part of our core purpose to 'Make our
Hong Kong a Better Place to Live'. By embracing a Talent-first culture, HKBN
believes the right thing to do is to exceed the legal thresholds when
administering Talent benefits and protection. We uphold LIFE-work priority, putting
health and family before work. We believe such initiatives will help our
Talents feel extra motivated and satisfied for working at HKBN to deliver
outstanding results."
Through a multi-pronged approach, HKBN continues to enhance the Company's
occupational health and safety policies and measures which seek to prevent work
injuries. Besides providing comprehensive occupational safety training and
guidance for its Talents, the Company also appointed an external professional
safety consultant to establish a safety management plan, review the safety
measures of its office and operational workflows, and provide further enhancement
strategy suggestions. Moreover, representatives from the Company's different
departments has formed a dedicated safety committee, which takes proactive initiative
to review and assess the efficacy of the Company's safety measures.
Please click below to know
more about HKBN's LIFE-work priority initiatives which exceed the legal
thresholds for its Talent benefits:
About HKBN Group
HKBN Group is Hong
Kong's largest provider of residential high speed fibre broadband (symmetrical
100Mbps to 1,000Mbps) services by number of subscriptions, and a fast growing
enterprise solutions provider. The Group offers a full range of telecommunications
solutions for both the residential and enterprise markets, encompassing
broadband and Wi-Fi network services, cloud solutions, data connectivity, data
facilities, system integration, mobile services, entertainment and voice
communications. HKBN owns an extensive fibre network in Hong Kong, which covers
over 2.2 million residential homes passed, representing approximately 81% of
Hong Kong's total residential units, and more than 2,300 commercial buildings.
HKBN embraces "Make our Hong Kong a Better Place to Live" as its core purpose,
and takes great pride in developing its Talents into a competitive advantage.
The Group is managed by over 300 Co-Owners who have invested their own savings
to buy HKBN shares, representing the majority of supervisory and management
level Talents in the Group. HKBN Group is part of HKBN Ltd. (HKSE: 1310).
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