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CHAIRMAN’S           DELIVERING            MSM           MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION    GROUP FINANCIAL
                  STATEMENT             VALUE               OVERVIEW            & ANALYSIS            REPORT


           SuSTAINAbILITy REPORT









                                                                        Total Employees Gender Diversity

                                                                   2019                          2020
                                                                   1,249                         1,049


           sOciAL

           sustAinABiLitY

                                                              1,084     165                  893      156
     58    EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
           GRI-405: DIVERSITY AND EqUAL                                          By Entity
       MSM MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD   Annual Report 2020
           OPPORTUNITY
                                                          MSM Perlis (Plantation)           MSM Perlis (Factory)
           MSM is committed to a safe and inclusive
           workplace that embraces  and promotes           2019           2020             2019           2020
           diversity and equal opportunity, and is free from   34          8               356             67
           discrimination and harassment.  We recognise
           workforce diversity as an organisational strength
           and competitive advantage in retaining and
           attracting the best people to improve our
           business performance.  We value, respect and
           leverage the unique contributions of people
           with diverse backgrounds, experiences  and
           perspectives to enhance understanding of the   77.8% 22.2%  50%   50%       86.2% 13.8%    82.1% 17.9%
           needs of our customers and provide innovative   28  6        4     4         307    49       55    12
           solutions and exceptional customer service to an
           equally diverse community.                           MSM Prai                       MSM Johor
           To this end, we have also established feedback   2019          2020             2019           2020
           channels for employees to raise concerns,       495            536              261             323
           identify amiable solutions and report instances
           where they feel violated, disrespected or
           treated unfairly.  As part of our Whistleblowing
           Policy, we have in place structured grievance
           and complaints process to encourage
           employees to report these potential violations
           without fear of reprisal.
                                                       90.3% 9.7%     89.6% 10.4%      85.8% 14.2%    84.2% 15.8%
           Our Employee  Work Policy (“Policy”),        447    48      480    56        224    37       272   51
           communicated in the employee handbook,
           outlines clear guidelines towards nurturing a
           workforce that is fair and inclusive. This policy   MSM Logistics                  MSM Holdings
           protects the rights of all employees against    2019           2020             2019           2020
           unlawful acts of discrimination.                 49             49               52             66

           Though MSM’s workforce within our refineries
           tends to be male dominated, in light of factory,
           machinery and work shift demands; we are on
           a journey to balance out gender diversity at all
           levels. In 2020, we recorded a 4.4:1 male to
           female ratio at manager level compared to 4.3:1
           in 2019. More effort will  be directed towards   93.8% 6.2%  89.8% 10.2%    57.7% 42.3%     57.6% 42.4%
           coming closer to the recommended target of   46     3        44    5          30    22       38    28
           30% female representation at all levels.
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