ENRICHING LIVES EXPANDING HORIZONS - Maxis
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ENRICHING LIVES EXPANDING HORIZONS - Maxis
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MAXIS BERHAD<br />
ANNUAL REPORT 2011<br />
239<br />
Corporate Governance<br />
ETHICAL<br />
BUSINESS<br />
PRACTICES<br />
As a public listed Company, <strong>Maxis</strong> Berhad (including its subsidiaries and collectively referred to as “the Company”) is<br />
committed to conducting its business fairly, impartially and in full compliance with all laws and regulations. Honesty<br />
and integrity must be upheld at all times in the course of the Company’s daily dealings between its Directors,<br />
employees and its customers, vendors, contractors, suppliers and the business community generally. Directors and<br />
employees are prohibited from engaging in business practices that affect and impair the Company’s integrity, image<br />
and reputation.<br />
To this end, the Company has established the Code of Ethics. It was formalised and introduced to employees in September 1997.<br />
It generally governed the behaviour and action of employees in the daily performance of their work and their business conduct. In<br />
November 2001, the Code of Ethics was re-named the <strong>Maxis</strong> Code of Business Practice (the Code) consolidating the Code of Ethics<br />
along with the salient points of other policies namely the Procurement Manual, Work Schedule Policy, Fleet Policy, Manual of Limits<br />
of Authority, etc. Apart from providing policy guidance, it is intended to assist Directors, employees and parties doing business with<br />
the Company to understand and comply with the Company’s expectations of sound business practice.<br />
The Code outlines four principal areas of business relationship. Its objective is to ensure that under no circumstances should the<br />
Company’s business interactions be tainted by improprieties or malpractices, be it by Directors, employees or parties doing business<br />
with the Company. This includes the clear message that the Company will not accept business courtesies, whether directly or indirectly,<br />
except courtesies channeled through the Office of Business Practice or those offered in situations that are accepted as business norms.<br />
RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY:<br />
Directors and Employees:<br />
Directors and employees must comply with the Code; ignorance of its existence or any related amendment or variation to it will not<br />
be accepted as an excuse for its breach. The Company requires all Directors and employees to sign an annual declaration to abide by<br />
this Code, as it will be continuously updated to suit business requirements.<br />
Managers and Supervisors:<br />
Managers and supervisors have the added responsibility of taking the lead and ensuring all employees conform to the Code, in both<br />
words and actions.<br />
They must also be on the constant lookout for indications of any unethical or even illegal business conduct. They will also be held<br />
accountable to some extent if unethical or illegal business conduct committed by their employees are due to their negligence.<br />
Vendors and Suppliers/Contractors:<br />
The Company also expects all its suppliers, vendors, contractors and their respective subcontractors to conform to the principles<br />
outlined in the Code in their relationships and dealings with the Company. If difficulties arise, the Company will work closely with<br />
them to resolve any issues arising, and if this fails, the Company will find other parties who can meet the Company’s business<br />
standards as prescribed in the Code.<br />
Open Door Practice:<br />
If an employee has any concerns, queries, knowledge or information concerning any unethical business practices taking place<br />
involving the Company, he or she is expected to take appropriate and consistent action by informing his or her manager or the<br />
Office of Business Practice. All correspondences with the manager or the Office of Business Practice shall be treated in the strictest<br />
confidence unless required to be declared under law. Anonymous complaints and/or letters will, however, not be entertained. All<br />
employees shall further be treated with dignity and respect and will not be subject to retaliation, threats or harassment for raising<br />
concerns or reporting any violations of the Code.<br />
The Open Door Practice is also applicable to the Company’s suppliers, vendors, contractors and/or their respective subcontractors,<br />
in that, if they have any concerns about any unethical business practices taking place in the Company, they shall be responsible to<br />
contact the Office of Business Practice immediately.