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Tiger Brands Limited Integrated Annual Report
2014
Our people
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Labour relations
In ensuring a positive, safe and fair working
environment for all employees, the group
works closely with employee bargaining
units to ensure that all employees have a
voice in the matters that affect them daily.
The group’s employees enjoy full freedom
of association. Approximately 69% of
employees belong to 33 unions at 56 sites.
The site management and shop stewards
meet on a monthly basis. Further, at each
site, unions are represented on forums that
monitor employment equity, skills
development and any other issues requiring
management attention.
Clear communication between staff and
management helps to ensure that disputes
are resolved and grievances are aired and
dealt with appropriately by all parties. The
primary aim of the group’s disciplinary code
is to serve as a guideline to all managers
and employees of the company to:
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create a fair and equitable structure for
dealing with misconduct; and
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encourage timely corrective action in
the event of an employee’s behaviour or
conduct being unsatisfactory or
unacceptable.
As part of our workplace culture, scheduled
meetings are held daily at our production
sites. These focus on pertinent issues which
improve productivity and safety and provide
a regular opportunity for feedback from our
employees.
Health and safety
At Tiger Brands, our long-term success
depends on ensuring the safety of our
workers, visitors to our operations, and the
public. We believe that a safe and healthy
workplace is a fundamental right of every
person and also a business imperative. Our
Health and Safety Policy requires that we
take responsibility for maintaining a
productive workplace in every part of our
company by minimising the risk of
accidents, injury and exposure to health
hazards for all of our associates and
contractors.
The group Chief Executive Officer is
ultimately responsible for the safety of
employees and reports to the risk and
sustainability committee as well as to the
audit committee on such matters. The
implementation of health and safety
measures at manufacturing sites is
delegated to the health and safety
committees, which are led by the supply
chain executives and site management.
The policies, standards and requirements
for managing safety, the environment and
quality are defined in the operating
requirements throughout the group.
This includes the requirements that all
manufacturing facilities implement British
Standard Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment Series 18001 or an equivalent
internationally recognised safety
management system.