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Success Stories
Natsteel
About NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd
With over 3,500 employees in seven countries, NatSteel Holdings is one of the largest steel producers in the Asia Pacific. In Singapore - the regional headquarters - where about 1,500 staff are employed, NatSteel’s work-wlife strategies have proven to be effective. Not only has employee retention improved, with staff staying for nine years or more on average, absenteeism has also dropped and productivity increased.
For its work-life efforts, NatSteel was awarded the Work-Life Excellence Award in 2008.
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Bereavement / Compassionate leave - On the demise of family members, employees are granted up to a maximum of ten days’ compassionate leave in a year.
Marriage leave - Newlyweds enjoy six days of paid marriage leave.
Paternity leave - New fathers can celebrate new births (up to the third child) with two days of paid leave.
Study / Exam leave - Staff on company-sponsored courses can take one-day leave to prepare for their examinations.
Renewal leave - This is granted on a case-by-case basis for employees who need a sabbatical to refresh themselves.
Corporate Social Responsibility leave - Staff are given one-day leave to participate in company-organised charitable activities for its adopted charities.
Emergency leave / Unrecorded time-off - Employees are able to claim emergency leave for family and personal matters. |
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| Flexible Work Arrangements – Telecommuting |
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NatSteel allows its sales and marketing staff the freedom to work away from office, using mobile phones to access the internet, intranet and other in-house systems to facilitate their work. |
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In-house Occupational Health Unit - NatSteel’s Occupational Health Unit (OHU) is staffed with trained nurses and a full-time doctor to provide occupational health services. In addition, OHU organises workplace health programmes such as physical fitness assessments and annual health screening, as well as regular health and family talks and workshops on topics such as weight management, cholesterol lowering and smoking cessation. Employees who have attended the health talks and workshops gave positive feedback; they now have a better understanding of illnesses and health management.
NatSteel also subsidises lunch-time exercise programmes such as yoga and aerobics, as well as off-site sports activities such as soccer, tennis and squash. On top of the annual Family Day, NatSteel also organises bowling, fishing, cycling and farm tours for its staff. |
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To find out more about Natsteel, please visit: http://www.natsteel.com.sg
Work-Life Snapshots
Joining in New Year Party games together with their department staff - Vice President for Production, Mr Chong Pek Hoong (left picture, third from left), and Senior Vice President for InfoTech Services, Mr Lur Boon Kwee (right picture, second from right).
Mr Narendran (extreme right), President & CEO, learning to make mooncakes during the Mooncake Festival Celebration.
Leading employees towards a healthier lifestyle - Mr Narendran (second from right) participating in simple exercises at the Healthy Weight Campaign Launch
Mr Narendran (first row, centre) joining in the warm-up exercises on Family Day 08, together with his wife (first row, extreme right) and Senior Vice President for Operations (Systems), Mr Eng Poh Tzan (first row, extreme left)
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