Our Policies

Code Of Conduct

Employees should at all times conduct themselves in such a wat as to enhance the reputation of the Company. Liftco Sdn Bhd will support employees who become aware of and are willing to report breaches of this policy or who genuinely believe that a breach is occurring, has occurred or is likely to occur within the business. Employees should raise the issue internally with their manager or supervisor or in accordance with the Company’s Policy on Disclosing Information (“Whistleblowing”)

These standards of conduct are intended to underpin and clarify standards required by the Company of its employees and form a fundamental part of the employment contract. Staff who fail to comply with the guidance detailed in this Policy could be subject, following full investigation, to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. If through their cations or omissions staff are found to be in contravention of either this Policy or, indeed, their legal responsibilities then the Company reserves the right to take legal action if it deems it to be necessary to do so.

Employee Policies

Liftco Sdn Bhd suitably qualified, experienced and physically healthy employees are expected to comply and adhere to this Employee Policy in addition to the Company’s Rules and Regulations, Safety and Quality Standards.

The Minimum requirement are:

1) To apply the Duty to Stop policy and report any unsafe acts or unsafe conditions observed, incidents and near misses.
2) To take reasonable care for their own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their acts at work.
3) Adopt healthy harmony and conductive work environment at work place and to avoid discrimination and office politics among colleagues.
4) Fulfill duties to the company, organization and management team to the best of ones’ abilities.
5) Abide according to the Company’s standard Human Resources policy to avoid abuse of authority assigned.
6) Adhere to the Company’s standard Dress Code and office attire.
7) To participate in programs and trainings organized to promote health, safety and environment based on job responsibility and position.
8) To observe and comply with all applicable HSE rules related to the Company operations.
9) Use safety devices and protective equipment correctly and do not render them inoperative.
10) To follow the Rules and Regulation set by the company.

As we are closely associated with the Brunei Government, Brunei Shell Petroleum Companies, other clients and contracting to various jobs of diversities interest, we are therefore expected to comply with similar standards and conditions to introduce such policy where all works must abide with such rules. All employees of Liftco Sdn Bhd shall comply and adhere to this policy.

Health Safety & Environment Policy And Commitment

Liftco HSE procedures & Standards Guidelines:

a) All statistics and targets are set to ward s continuous improvement in line with this policy.
b) Sets targets as initiative to measure for reporting performance appraisal and improvement.
c) To achieve the highest health, safety and environment performance.
d) To promote and achieve sustainable compliance with the law and clients’ policies.
e) Requires all employees, subcontractors and joint ventures to have similar or equivalent policy to achieve this objective.
f) Appraises employees’ HSE performances individually and reward accordingly.
g) Proactive approach in promoting HSE awareness to all employees.

Health, Safety & Environment commitment

a) Pursue the goal of no harm to people and practice DUTY TO STOP policy.
b) To ensure that all employees are trained to effectively control risks in eliminating and preventing harm
c) To protect the environment by setting up monitoring process.
d) To ensure all employees comply with standards requirements and guidelines.
e) Commits with all Liftco employees to inculcate a safety culture with pride.
f) To manage and maintain the implementation of the HSE-MS (HSE Management System)
g) To promote and encourage best practices at all times
h) To apply the ALARP (As Low as Reasonable Possible) and PAUSE (People, Activity nearby, Unexpected events, Scope, Exposures) system before, during and after commencing work operation.
i) To report any unsafe condition to HSE Personnel and/or Supervisor.
j) All employee at all-time must abide to follow the 12 Life Saving Rules and failed to follow is a violation to company’s rules and regulation and will be subjected to Code of Conduct and Consequences of Management.
k) Any Chemical Substances must be contained and stored at their allocated area and managed by a certified personnel.
l) In the outbreak of emergency event, appointed personnel must at all-time follow the emergency procedures and assist whenever possible.
m) Any incidents that involves injury and near miss during working must be informed to HSE personnel and appointed personnel (First Aider)

Liftco Sdn Bhd aims to deliver an HSE performance that we can be proud of. If a job cannot be done safely, then that job shall not be continued. Exercise your DUTY TO STOP responsibility.

Conflict Of Interest

A conflict of Interest refers to a situation in which an individual has competing interests or loyalties. Conflicts of Interest can involve financial or non-financial interests of the Employee and the interests of a business partner or associate (including, without limitation, clients and suppliers), family member, friend or person in a close personal relationship with the Employee. A close relationship is defined as such by virtue of association, which is a family relationship, personal partnership, consensual romantic relationships, civil partnership or marriage. Similarly, conflict of interest can also be extended and/or be applicable to any other current and/or potential relationships including, without limitation, close friendships, guardianships (Godparent), business partners, and/or any relationships that may negatively and/or adversely affect the efficient discharge of the Employee’s duties and obligations at all times during the term of the employment which may lead to or potentially lead to his/her breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties and obligations, breach of duty, breach of confidence, and/or breach of trust.

(I) During the continuance of the employment, the Employee shall declare all possible conflicts of interest and he/she shall not act in conflict of interest of the Company, including, without limitation, being directly or indirectly engaged, concerned, or interested in any other business or employment which is wholly or partly similar to or any way connected or in competition with the business carried on by the Company and its associates. The Employee must also declare and update as circumstances change, any direct or indirect interests the Employee, or someone close to the Employee, may have in any other company or organisation that is in any way connected to or a competitor to the business of this Company.

(II) In addition, during the continuance of the employment, the Employee may not influence, initiate, or participate in, directly or indirectly, decisions ( Especially in employment-related matters) involving a direct benefit, e.g. initial hire or rehire, promotion, salary, performance appraisals, work assignments or other working conditions to those related by blood or marriage, membership in the same household, including domestic partners, or persons with whom employees have an intimate relationship or personal relationship.

The Employee’s failure to report any actual or perceived conflict of interest to the Company will be regarded as a gross misconduct and will entitle the Company to take appropriate disciplinary action, including dismissal.

You Must:

Meet and let your management knows any matter or relationship that could influence or be perceived to influence your decisions or actions at Liftco Company.
Withdraw from decision making that creates or could be perceived to create a conflict of interest.
Be fair, professional and competitive in your dealings with business partners.
Active in your own time in community, government, educational and other nonprofit organisations if you comply with relevant laws, regulations and company policies.
Acquire interests in other businesses and perform external professional activities in your own time if no actual or potential Conflict of interest would result.
If in doubt, please consult with Human Resource Department and Management of the Company.

You Must Not:

Misuse their positions in Liftco to advance personal interests.
Hire, contract or engage any individual or others without ensuring they are free of conflict of interest with Liftco.
Misuse your relationships with other contractors or suppliers to influence business decisions.

Gift And Hospitality Policy

This policy applies to all employees in Liftco Sdn Bhd, customers, vendor, suppliers and business partners in making decisions regarding giving and offering gifts and hospitality.

The Employees should carefully consider whether to accept a gift or hospitality, taking into account.

The following are example of Gifts and Hospitality shall never be offered and accepted:

1) Illegal under the Brunei Law or any other international laws.
2) Hampers
3) Cash, or financial loans
4) Services such as repairing, lawn trimming
5) Invitations of events and meals
6) Lavish of personal gifts for example watches, jewelry.

Exceptions where normally acceptable:

The promotional Items of insignificant value.
Advertising nature.
Occasional Business meeting meal.
Or any items that constituted of small value may be accepted.
Small corporate, promotional gifts, for example pens marked with the company logo and similar items;

The gifts outside of the above would be unacceptable and shall be denied or declined or returned if already accepted.

You Must

Not give and/or receive gifts of cash (including gift cards) to/from customers, suppliers, or government officials under any circumstances.
Are encouraged without fear to report if they observe any violation of company policy, rule, regulation.
Take into account the need to avoid anything that could be seen as undue influence even if the gift is of low value.
To consider the frequency and cumulative value of exchanges with the same recipient. It is not acceptable to keep offering gifts and hospitality to the same recipient or receive repeated Gift and Hospitality from the same donor, even if each individual gift is of low value.
Think ahead about the patterns of cultural and business behaviour that applies and where they work.

You Must NOT

Accept any gift vouchers with monetary value, such as lottery tickets, gift certificates, vouchers, loans, guarantees or any other granting of credit, shares or options.
Not to embarrassed to decline any offers of gift and hospitality.
Not to discuss offer or receive any gifts and hospitality involving Government officials or clients or any family members without prior clearance from the Management of the Company itself.
Offer or accept any gifts or hospitality, or any other favors which are intended or might be seen to influence business decisions or create an obligation to do something in return.

Anti-Bribery And Corruption Policy

Liftco expects its employees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulation.

All Liftco Employees shall devote all of his/her working time, skill, ability, experience, talents and attention to his/her role in the Company and will act in the best interests of the company at all times.

"The Employees must Immediately report in writing to the Company any offer by customers, suppliers, distributors and other such persons having a similar connection with the company, whether actual or prospective, any offer of gifts and services.

The employee must not accept or Agree to Accept such offers without the prior written agreement of a member of senior management team of the company. This applies to any gifts or services offered directly or indirectly from any person, firm or company with whom the company conducts business or may conduct business"

Definition of Bribery and Corruption

If given to improperly influence a decision/ anything even of nominal value could constitute a bribe.

Example: Cash, Hotel Accommodation, Holiday, Vehicle, Computers and etc.

Bribery and corruption - this involve government officials or commercial entities which can be direct or indirectly through third parties like agents, customers and intermediaries.

To Bribe or allow bribery, corruption, are dishonest practices, forbidden by the company and will have displinary and punishable consequences.

You Must

1) Be careful not to give nor receive gifts that might appear excessive or capable to influence inappropriately any decision or commercial relation.
2) Cannot utilize their position in the company to request any type of personal favor, payment, discounts, lodging, or loans to business organisations. These Practices are forbidden.
3) Ensure that the employee must know and understand bribery and corruption.
4) In the event an employee is not sure that he/she must accept or any gift or amenity, he/she must consult with his/her direct senior management team of the company.
5) Report any suspicious corrupt activities either within the company or third parties to the management of the company.
6) Abide by the anti-bribery and corruption laws that we are subjected to locally in Brunei Darussalam.

Training and Resources involving Corruption

As seen in staff trainings, we have include on how Liftco Management trained in all aspects of Business Integrity or ethics which includes corruption and availability of Resources.

Code of Conduct

All Liftco employees must never offer or accept bribes, favours, facilitation payments, kickback or other improper payment for any reason. This employee code of conduct shall outline the DOS and DON'TS regarding business integrity at Liftco:

DOS

Each Liftco employee must comply with this policy by doing the following:

1) Use caution when giving or receiving gifts or entertainment to or from government officials or other business contacts.
2) Seek advice from your manager if you are unsure about giving or receiving a gift or anything of value, or providing entertainment.
3) Report any concerns you may have about corrupt activities, either within the company or in dealings with third parties, to your line manager.
4) Excuse yourself and anyone who works for you from making decisions that may create a conflict of interest with your personal interests. Disclose in in writing to your line manager the relevant facts and explain the circumstances that create or could create a conflict of interest. As a guide, ask yourself the question; would I feel comfortable explaining any actions to my work colleagues, friends or the media?
5) Conduct your relationships with contractors and suppliers in a professional, impartial and competitive manner.
6) Be aware that the acceptance of any offer of future employment, consultancy or directorship with a Liftco contractor, supplier, customer, competitor or business partner constitutes a potential conflict of interest.
7) Report any gifts or hospitality of whatever value (offered or accepted) to your line manager.
8) Make Liftco policy on the giving and receiving of gifts and hospitality clear at the beginning of every new business relationship.
9) Seek approval from your manager in advance of offering gifts or hospitality to government officials.
10) Make gifts or offer hospitality only in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
11) Be aware of the potential conflict of interest if you accept gifts or hospitality.
12) Discuss with your line manager when a supplier or contractor offers substantial gifts or hospitality at the corporate level. For example, a major contribution to a company's annual party.
13) Understand local customs for the giving or receiving of gifts, entertainment or benefits, tips and fees.
14) Use sensible judgement in deciding what is reasonable.
15) Always extend the invitations to a Liftco hospitality event to the most senior executives of the organisations and respect their decisions in sending whomever is most appropriate to the event.
16) Make the criteria for selection of guests invited to a Liftco hospitality event clear and internally transparent; and involve more than one senior Liftco manager in making the final selection of guests.
17) Integrate business messages into Liftco hospitality events in the form of speeches, presentations, demonstrations, exhibitions (and other appropriate activities)
18) Recharge the costs of a Liftco hospitality event to the relevant business budget to maintain business ownership.
19) Become familiar with all laws and regulations that restrict any company's involvement in political activities, including your engagement in lobbying Liftco to promote its legitimate concerns
20) Make clear that you are speaking on your own account and not on behalf of Liftco when you engage in personal political activity.
21) Seek approval from your Manager before engaging on behalf of Liftco with goverment officials regarding political activities.
22) Keep in mind Liftco's reputation, and how the public would perceive your actions, when engaging with government officials./li>

DON'TS

Each Liftco employee must comply with this policy by doing the following:

1) Don't offer,accept,solicit or pay bribes or make facilitation payments.
2) Don't use political or charitable donations as a substitute for bribery; stay in accordance with applicable law.
3) Don't use agents to offer or accept bribes or facilitation payments indirectly.
4) Don't get involved in the hiring, supervision, management or career planning of any relative or in financial controlling and auditing or human resources discussions regarding any relative.
5) Don't make improper use of your position in Liftco, or of confidential information you have gained, to achieve personal interest or indirect gain.
6) Don't allow your relationships with contractors and suppliers to influence business decisions made on behalf of Liftco.
7) Don't accept gifts or inducements (including hospitality) that might place you under an obligation.
8) Don't accept gift vouchers with monetary value.
9) Don't be embarrassed to decline any offer by referring to the Liftco policy in cases when offers exceed those outlined above - this will understood by the business counterparty - who in most cases will be subject to similar rules. Please note illegal gifts or hospitality include (but are not limited to) cash or cash equivalents, personal services, loans, gifts or hospitality of an inappropriate nature or in inappropriate venues, events or meals where the business partner is not present and gifts or hospitality during periods when important business decisions are being made.
10) Don't give or receive a gift or a favour that you would feel uncomfortable explaining to your work colleagues, your family or the media.
11) Don't differentiate between the giving or receiving of gifts and hospitality directly or via an intermediary.
12) Don't engage in speculative dealing such as entering into a swap, spread betting, short sales or similar arrangements affecting business partner securities.
13) Don't spread false information or engage in other activities to manipulate the price of publicly listed securities.
14) Don't buy, sell or engage in any other dealings in business partner securities while you possess Inside Information about that company. This applies even if you are no longer a Liftco employee.
15) Don't engage in any dealings involving a company outside Liftco while you have inside information or confidential information about that company.
16) Don't use or allow to be used any Liftco assets or resources, for example, work time, telephones, communications services or meeting rooms for any political campaign, political party, political candidate or any of their affiliated organisations.
17) Don't use charitable donations as a substitute for a political payment.
18) Don't use your position in Liftco to try to influence any other person (inside or outside Liftco) to make political contributions or provide support to any political parties or politicians.
19) Don't make any contributions or incur expenditure using a Liftco account for any political campaign, political party, political candidate or any of their affiliated organisations.

Violation of the provisions of the Code of Conduct, or of any laws or regulations governing our operations, may have severe consequences for the individuals concerned and also for Liftco. A failure to follow the Code that involves a criminal act could result in prosecution after referral to the appropriate authorities. Employees who violate the Code or any laws or regulations may also be subject to internal disciplinary action, including termination of employment and, if appropriate, criminal proceedings.

Fitness To Work

Liftco Sdn Bhd is committed to the safety of its employees and third party services in their performance of work activities as well as to maintain a healthy and productive safe working environment. Employees and third party personnel have a duty of care for their own safety of others. Employees awareness of their fitness to work may be affected by the following conditions (non-exhaustless list):-

a) Health hazards associated with the work
b) Pre-existing health condition
c) Substance abuse of drugs and alcohol
d) Fatigues and stress
e) Non work related illness

In order to meet the requirement of this policy, all employees shall:

a) Advise and/or declare to their supervisor at any time when performing work if they believe they are unfit to continue for any reason Attend work in a state that does not limit their ability to carry out their duties without the risk to themselves or others.
b) Any employee that consume alcohol a day before working operation shall declare immediately prior the start of work to Supervisor, Management and HSE Personnel prior to commencing employment.
c) Periodical medical examination to ensure the individual fitness to work.
d) Any prescribed Drugs consumed by an employee prior and during working operation shall be declared to their Supervisor.
e) Carry out full range of accountabilities associated with their role.

In line with the company commitment to provide a safe of work and to protect the safety and health of employees and third party services, the management has put in stringent controls to manage the misuse of drugs and alcohol by providing all employees with necessary information and training as well as by conducting random drug and alcohol testing. The management shall provide a fair and effective procedure for dealing with employees who are found to be unfit to work.