EXCEL FORCE MSC BERHAD Annual Report 2023

EXCEL FORCE MSC BERHAD 17 Sustainability Statement The Group recognizes business stability and growth is interlink with sustainability of the economy, natural environment, workplace and communities in which the Group operates. Hence, we are a responsible company committed to making a positive contribution to society and the environment. Sustainability is part of our key business priority. We continue to address on-going challenges, interact with our stakeholders to understand their views and keep abreast with latest legislative and regulation updates. The Board of Directors (“Board”) has oversight to embed sustainability into the Group and its business strategy, and ensures that adequate resources, procedures and processes are in place to manage sustainability matters. The information presented in this report is derived from fiscal year 2023 and includes the companies in the Group. The Sustainability Statement for EForce Group primarily focuses on operations and management of the economic, environmental and social sustainability. The Group is committed to operate its business in a responsible and sustainable manner and outlines the various practices embedded into Group’s processes with an intent of bringing value to its businesses, stakeholders and society in general. WORKPLACE The Group endeavors to provide a healthy, safe, secure and friendly workplace for employees, as they are our most valued asset. The Group continues to be vigilant in prevention of Covid-19 endemic by encouraging employees to maintain healthy personal hygiene habits, provide sanitary solutions to keep individual workspace clean, replaced and installed new air purifying machines located throughout the office with contract for regular service maintenance. The Group continues to uphold fair labour recruitment practices and encourage recruiters to source for more under-represented female candidates. EForce grants equal opportunities to all employees for leadership role. During the year, the Group reinforced its zero-tolerance approach to bullying, sexual harassment and unethical behaviour via communication in common area. Employees are encouraged to report ethical misconduct cases without being exposed or dismissed. Compensation and benefits paid to employees comply with all applicable laws, including minimum wage, overtime and legally mandated benefits. The Group does not impose wage deduction as a disciplinary measure. The Group ensures employees have life insurance coverage and are covered with outpatient treatment and hospitalisation insurance in the event of any medical emergencies. To ensure inclusive and equitable promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all, the Group contributes monthly levy to Human Resources Development Fund. Managers and employees are encouraged to identify and undergo relevant job-related skills, education, conferences and motivational training. The Group has strategies to recruit, develop and retain its talent pool necessary to support the growth of our business. EForce strives to level up our employees' competency, skill and knowledge through structured and unstructured training. The training programs equip our employees with key skills and capabilities to support their career growth within the Group. The Employees Handbook provides guiding principles on the standards of ethics and professional conduct expected of our employees. Record of total training hours and course title for the financial year under review No. Training Title No. of Hour(s) 1. MIA AccTech Conference 2022 16.00 2. Basic Fire Fighting and Emergency Response Plan 64.00 3. The New Leadership Paradigm and Breakthrough Results 80.00 4. Tax Planning with Latest Tax Changes for the New Economic Cycle 16.00 5. PMP Exam Preparatory 40.00 6. IR Law Conference 2023 32.00 7. Train the Trainer 40.00 8. Supervisory & People Management Skills 64.00 9. Microsoft Excel Advance Level 64.00 10. Positivity and Achieving Results at Workplace 32.00 11. Successful Negotiation 32.00 Total Training Hours 480.00

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