The Company strictly complied with related employment laws and regulations of the PRC. In adherence to our principle of being “people-oriented and employee-caring”, pursuing a personnel policy that is scientific, reasonable and highly-efficient, we enhanced the establishment of our talent pool and incentivising mechanisms. In 2019, in accordance with our principle of “controlling total volumes, making good use of storage volume while optimising the structure to improve quality”, we made great efforts in continuously perfecting and optimising our staff structure, functions adjustments, remuneration oversight, performance assessment and employee training, which provided firm guarantee in personnels required for the sustained and steadfast development of the Company.

Codes on employment and labour

In compliance with the Labour Law, Labour Contract Law, Social Insurance Law, Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law and Provisions on Prohibition of Child Labour of the PRC, the Company formulated administrative measures such as Administrative Measures on Employment, Administrative Measures on Daily Personal Affairs and Administrative Measures on Remuneration setting up a labour management system covering such aspects as employment, promotion, decruitment, working hours, wage, insurance and benefits, leaves, remuneration, equal opportunities, diversity and fair treatment.

The Company provides labour protection for its employees and makes full and timely contribution to each of the social insurance and housing fund. Female workers’ rights are protected and discrimination of all kinds is strongly opposed. Forced labour and employment of child workers are strictly prohibited. The employees enjoy various kinds of leaves including annual leave, sick leave and maternity leave. Taking into account the basis of market competition and internal fairness, the Company provides employees with a sophisticated and competitive remuneration and benefit regime. Staff remunerations are determined according to their positions, performance and capabilities, taking into account the Company’s results. Destitute employees are offered financial support. Physical and mental well-being of the employees are our concern as we strive to enliven their after-work life and create solidarity in the enterprise.

   

Health and safety

The Company regularises its occupational health management in adherence to the Law of the PRC on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases. Hearing protection, respiratory protection and body protection equipment, etc., are provided for the Company’s employees and the working environment is improved. Occupational health training is enhanced by formulating the annual occupational hygiene training scheme under which targeted training was provided for different categories of employees. Through the Occupational Health Management System, information from monitoring and health check-ups is filled in and reported, enhancing the management of hygiene documentation system and raising the management standards for occupational health. In 2019, no additional cases of occupational disease were reported and the rate of occupational hazard notification, the rate of testing and assessment for underlying factors relating to occupational hazard and the rate of on-job check-up performed all reached 100%.

The Company attaches great importance to production safety. Taking advantage of the “year of foundation consolidation, system optimisation, and safe production for all employees”, the Company was determined to stop major accidents from happening, prevent all incidents, adhere to the “zero death” target, promote a safety culture, improve the standard of production safety, and continue with safe production. In 2019, the Company continued to carry out dual safety control with safety management by level of risk and rectification of hidden dangers, and fixed the problems found during inspection. Major hazards were regularly evaluated and closely monitored. Safety management of contractors was deepened and a guide for contractors’ safety was compiled. An information system for field operation permits was built to regulate the operations on site. Safety leadership training on the safety management of chemical process was provided. Practical HAZOP training was organised, and talent for HAZOP analysis and application was selected and cultivated by means of “training-practice-retraining-repractice”, HAZOP competition and subsequent exchange of ideas. In 2019, the Company held a safety and environmental protection knowledge and skills contest on the theme of “safety awareness in mind, safety skills in hand”, in which the Company’s entry-level employees and contractors' mastery and proficiency of national health, safety and environmental protection policies and regulations and operating procedures were assessed to enhance the safety awareness of all employees. The Company had no recorded incidents of leakage of hazardous chemicals, fire, explosion, environmental pollution or any other types of liability-incurring incidents with a direct loss of over RMB1 million during the year. The OSHA index of recordable incident rate was 0.027.

   

Development and training

The Company attaches great importance to employee development and training. In 2019, training was based on the theme of “training programme restructure” to further streamline and reorganise the annual training plan and key training items. Firstly, management skills training by level and category was offered to direct cadres, reserve cadres, and middle and senior-level managers of subordinate units, which achieved substantial results. Secondly, key members of the three teams participating in the three-year “six-step” training programme were replaced to continue to cultivate outstanding young cadres, high-potential professional and technical personnel, and high-potential operational technicians, establish a learning roadmap for first-tier employees, and consolidate the foundation for talent training. Thirdly, construction of the internal trainer system was improved to enhance the skills and standards of internal trainers, speed up the conversion of consulting and coaching roles of training managers, further promote the sharing and effective inheritance of corporate culture, expertise and skills, carry out training on various professional knowledge and mutual exchanges between professions, and continue to improve the professional knowledge and skills of professional teams.

The Company keeps strengthening on-the-job training by taking part in skills competitions. In 2019, we held the 16th Occupational Skills Competition. We also reached the chief chemical engineer finals in the 11th National Occupational Skills Competition of Petroleum and Chemical Industry, winning two first group prizes (6 in total), one second group prize (11 in total), one first individual prize of National Technical Expert (3 in total), and eight titles of National Technical Expert in Petroleum and Chemical Industry (25 in total).