Human
Resources - Our most Precious Asset
Employees
Support Services
Care about Staff's Mental Health
There are 3.6 million working population
and 2.2 million family households in Hong Kong, averaging
1.6 working members in each family, whom need to take care
of both their work and family. Good mental health and family
relationship are very important as they provide the employees
with strengths to face day-to-day challenges. Working with
social service organizations to develop “Family Friendly”
corporate culture, companies can provide the services such
as employee supportive services, counseling, family education,
parenting activities, voluntary training, etc.
Well-performed Parents
The birth rate in Hong Kong is the lowest
amongst the world. Many couples are not confident enough
to become good parents who can teach and guide their children
well. Employers can work with social service organizations
in providing various kinds of services including child care,
education, personal enhancement and parent-child programmes.
All these facilitate employees to perform well at work and
at home, gear better child development and family solidarity,
and help developing Hong Kong's human capital.
Taking Care of Elderly
Hong Kong people are enjoying longer longevity,
life expectancy for men is 79 years and 85 years for women
respectively. Working people have to take care of their
children and parents at the same time, some people eventually
give up their job and become full-time carers. Employers
can cooperate with socials services organization in helping
their employees to take care of elderly. This includes a
series of services such as home-based services, day care
centre, carer service, personal emergency link service,
day/residential respite service, elderly holiday centres,
etc.
Supporting Your Business to Create a Family Friendly
Workplace
Members of a company, the employees, are
also members of a family. Provision of family friendly and
gender sensitive environment and support programmes for
employees, not only enable employees work more effectively,
but also a way to concern our society and take corporate
social responsibility.
Both Employers and Employees Benefit
Family Friendly Workplace helps employee
to succeed both at work and at home
- Promotes staff morale
- Enhances commitment
- Increases productivity
- Builds up a stronger team
Flexible Work Arrangements
Flexible workplace measures for staff to
support family functions, such as:
- Five days work
- Flexi-time
- Shared jobs
- Remote-working/e-working
- Short term paternity leave for fathers
Provision of Support Programmes and Activities
Support programmes to enhance family relationships,
such as:
- Parent-child courses
- Scholarship, practicum or summer job opportunities
for children of employees
- Appropriate facilities for breastfeeding at work
- Staff activities such as open days or family days
are organized that help employees' family members to
understand their daily work
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