Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT Annual Report 2019

PEOPLE Employee Profile The employees of the Manager that assist in managing the Fund consist of qualified individuals with the relevant expertise in the investment practices. The Manager strives for a culture that respects and balances the diversity of our employees to create equal opportunities for all employees regardless of the demographic status. To date, the breakdown of employees is as follows:- The Manager of the REIT strives to ensure that the recruitment of employees is based on their skill sets without any preference on gender or age distribution. Employee Training In addition, the Manager emphasises on personal development to enhance the knowledge base of their employees. The table below shows the training hours achieved in 2018 and 2019:- Entity 2018 (Hours) 2019 (Hours) (as at 31 December 2019) DRMSB 703 725.5 Employee Turnover Rate The Manager takes strenuous effort to maintain a reasonable turnover rate by keeping the employees contented at all times. The table below shows the turnover rates for the year 2019 :- Entity 2018 Turnover rate (%) 2019 Turnover rate (%) (as at 31 December 2019) DRMSB 7.27 13.79 Employee Welfare & Rights The Manager strives to ensure that the employees maintain a satisfactory physical and mental well-being. The Manager firmly believes in ensuring the physical and mental well-being of the employees to strive for continuous growth. With that, the Manager provides allowances, retirement provisions, healthcare benefits, disability and insurance coverage and medical compensation. The Manager conducts annual employee appraisals and also encourages the employees to provide feedback during the review. Occupational Health & Safety The Manager aims to provide a safe environment for the employees to work in and protect the health of the stakeholders of the properties. The Manager ensures that KPJ complies with the mandatory legal requirements pertaining to occupational health and safety. 16 13 29 MALE FEMALE TOTAL Al-`Aqar Healthcare REIT 04 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 75