Human capital is one of the most important assets of an enterprise. As employees are attaching increasing importance to work-family balance, adopting good human resource management practices is essential to recruiting and retaining manpower in various trades and industries.
To continue cultivating the good human resource management and family-friendly employment practices promoted by Good Employer Charter 2020, Good Employer Charter 2024 (GEC 2024) features the theme of “Supportive Family-friendly Good Employer”. Employers of different trades and scales (including small and medium enterprises) are encouraged to adopt and enhance employee-oriented family-friendly employment practices, putting themselves in the employees’ shoes in discharging both work and family obligations, so as to create a family-friendly working environment. The adoption of family-friendly employment practices helps relieve pressure on employees shouldering both work and family responsibilities. It can also foster employees’ sense of belonging to the company and enhance their efficiency which in turn will boost the competitiveness of the company, leading to a win-win situation for all.
Besides, a premium charter logo is newly added for GEC 2024. An organisation accredited as the signatories of the GEC for three consecutive terms (i.e. GEC 2018, GEC 2020 and GEC 2024), its charter logo will be upgraded to a premium logo, in recognition of their continuous efforts to implement good human resource management practices over the years.
Participants of the GEC 2024 pledge to be an employee-oriented employer who has adopted the following four aspects of good human resource management practices and has supported/participated in related services/activities of the Labour Department:
All private organisations, public bodies (excluding government bureaux and departments), employers’ associations/ trade unions/ professional bodies, and non-governmental organisations/ social enterprises/ educational institutions in Hong Kong are eligible to participate. Participating organisations are required to provide copy of relevant documents for authentication (e.g. Business Registration Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation or other documents). The Organiser reserves the right to determine the eligibility of all participants.
To be the signatories of GEC 2024 and authorised to use the Charter logo, participating organisations have to provide all the required information, actively implement good human resource management practices, strive to maintain good employer-employee relationship, and comply with relevant labour legislation (e.g. the Employment Ordinance and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance, etc.).
Besides, if participating organisations intend to use the “Supportive Family-friendly Good Employer” logo which symbolises commitment to promoting family-friendly employment culture, additional information on family-friendly employment practices have to be submitted (including three most effective family-friendly employment practices adopted, among which must cover details of the practices, implementation period, number of employees benefited and how the policies assisted the employees in discharging their family responsibilities).
Organisations accredited by the Panel of Judges will be:
Organisations also accredited by the Panel of Judges as effectively promoting family-friendly employment practices will be authorised to use the “Supportive Family-friendly Good Employer” logo for two years.
Signatories of GEC 2024 may be invited to share their successful experience on adopting good human resource management and family-friendly employment practices at newspapers, publications, social media platforms or promotional activities organised by the Labour Department.
No participation fee is required