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Workplace Quality
VTech aims to provide a supportive, pleasant and
healthy workplace for our employee, and to foster
a caring community in our working environment.
We care for our employees and recognise that
having good staff relations and a motivated
workforce play a vital role in the Company’s
efficient operations.
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VTech aims to provide a supportive,
pleasant and healthy workplace for
our employee, and to foster a caring
community in our working environment.
We care for our employees and
recognise that having good staff
relations and a motivated workforce
play a vital role in the Company’s
efficient operations.
To ensure that our facilities operate
with the highest international standards
on social responsibility, health and
safety, all VTech manufacturing facilities
are certified with the international
Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems (OHSAS 18001)
and Social Accountability (SA 8000),
and ELPs with ICTI CARE (Caring,
Awareness, Responsible, Ethical)
process certification. These external
verified certifications demonstrate our
compliance with local laws and high
quality working conditions.
Our human resources management
policy builds on our four key values –
“
C
ommunication and Staff Relations”,
“
A
dvancement in Careers”,”
R
espect
of Labour and Human Rights”, and
“
E
nvironment for Our People” (CARE).
Communication
and Staff Relations
To ensure the effectiveness of our
workplace management system, we
conduct employee satisfaction survey
regularly and have cross functional
teams and committees at different
manufacturing sites to determine
goals and targets, discuss new
projects, and review project progress
on improvement of workplace and
employees related issues based on the
feedback from our people.
Communication and Staff
Relations
• Enhance our good staff relations
through various communication
channels and staff activities
Advancement in Careers
• Foster a continuous learning
environment and encourage
employees to develop and advance
their careers in VTech
Staff Communication
Open communications is an important
element in achieving effective workplace
management system. We encourage
employees to voice their opinions
through various communication
channels at all levels throughout the
Company. We provide suggestion
boxes, websites, staff-caring hotline,
internal newsletters and communication
meeting, where employees can express
their concerns and suggestions freely.
Employee engagement surveys and
meetings are also conducted in our
manufacturing facilities on a regular
basis to receive feedback from our
employees. All information, opinions
and suggestions gathered from
employees are followed up by our
employee relations team.
Respect of Labour and Human
Rights
• Respect the labour and human
rights of all our employees with
clearly defined human resources
management policies
Environment for Our People
• Provide a supportive, pleasant
and healthy environment for our
employees