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Success Stories
Cerebos
About Cerebos Pacific Limited
Cerebos Pacific Ltd is a food and health supplements enterprise in the Asia Pacific region with its corporate headquarter in Singapore. An SGX listed company, Cerebos flagship product, BRAND’S Essence of Chicken is the category leader. In Australiasia, Cerebos’ products include gravies, sauces, coffee and cooking aids.
Cerebos vision is to be the leading food and health supplements enterprise in the Asia Pacific region by creating value for its employees, customers and shareholders. Being a value creating company, one of its critical success factors is attracting, motivating and retaining quality employees.
Work-life is one of the vital HR initiatives in Cerebos. The company conducts regular employee surveys, focus groups, informal discussion groups and post-activity feedback in order to better meet employees’ work-life needs.
In 2008, Cerebos was awarded the Work-Life Achiever Award.
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Time Off For Exercise. In addition to attaining work-life harmony and excellence in physical and mental health, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), through community involvement, also forms an important element in Cerebos’ culture. Cerebos has instituted time-off to exercise during office hours. Employees have the flexibility to enjoy a game of golf, badminton, soccer, gym, jogging or yoga classes. They also have the flexibility to exercise any day of the week without limited hours per week. Cerebos implemented the Charity Points Programme, where attendance and participation in sports, fitness and work-life activities is credited as charity points which are converted into cash that Cerebos donates on behalf of the employees to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. Free fruits and health supplements are also given to employees as well as free health screening, physical fitness assessment and health education talks. Cerebos also participates in the Singapore Marathon run where $100 is donated to Charity for every kilometre covered. In 2007, Cerebos raised $171,975 for the ST School Pocket Money Fund.
Claim Benefits. Both female and male employees are entitled to claim maternity benefits. Employees enjoy medical and hospitalisation benefits, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments. They can also use the company’s flexible benefits scheme to defray family medical expenses. Resources have been made available for optical and dental treatments, eldercare, vacations and training courses.
Outings. Cerebos organises Family Day, Movie Day, Active Day and promotes Bring Kids to School Day. Idol Nite is particularly popular among the staff. |
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Over and above statutory requirements, 2 days of paternity leave for male employees and 4 days of family care leave are extended to all employees. Cerebos also has arrangements for bereavement, compassionate, study, examination and marriage leave. |
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Cerebos implemented staggered working hours for employees so that their employees have the option of commencing work based on their work-life needs. Employees with special needs are also able to work out their schedule with their supervisors, including telecommuting if required. Laptops, mobile phones and allowances are given to employees who travel frequently. |
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To find out more about Cerebos, please visit: http://www.cerebos.com
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