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PMCL Human Resources Policies Manual
Foreword
This Policy Manual was originally developed in 1994, and it was subjected to periodical
revisions and modifications, till the existing shape. Keeping in view the importance of the
Manual as an authority on corporate personnel policies, procedures, rules and regulations
and to ensure correct applicability of prevalent policies by all management levels, it has been
updated.
Policies, rules and regulations issued during the previous years have been incorporated in the
Manual for their judicious and uniform application. The Manual is being issued to all
employees of Mobilink so that it serves as a constant source of information for them.
A system has been devised to always keep the Manual current and accordingly revised pages
will be issued by the VP HR. Responsibility for keeping the Manual up to date by substituting
revised pages shall, however, rest with the custodians.
The Manual is named as “PMCL-Human Resources Manual” in line with the futuristic
management concept of the company.
It is hoped that this Manual will contribute towards adopting the correct approach while
processing personnel cases, and also to ensure their just and expeditious disposal.
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General
These rules shall be known as PMCL Management Staff Service Rules. Application of these
rules on the whole has been approved by the VP HR/Admin & EVP/CFO and the President
and shall come into force with immediate effect and shall supercede all existing rules and
regulations.
Definition
Until proven repugnant in the subject or context, definition of these Service Rules shall be as
below:
“Company” means Pakistan Mobile Communications (Pvt) Ltd (PMCL), with its head office at
Kulsum Plaza incorporated under the Companies Ordinance 1984 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
“Head Office” means the place where the main office of PMCL is established.
“Management” means, The President, Officers, Directors, Manager and Coordinators of the
company to whom the relevant powers have been delegated by the President.
“Chief Officers” means the Vice Presidents / CEO, CCO, CTO, CIO, CFO & VP HR/Admin at
the Head Office.
“Manager” means the in-charge of a section under a department at by the President / Head of
Department from time to time.
“Specialist” means the employee who is assisting the Manager in obtaining the objectives of
the department.
“Associate” means the employee who is assisting his/her supervisor in the day-to-day
activities.
“Employee” means any person on the pay roll of the Company against a permanent vacancy
in the all Cadre.
“Consultants” means any person on the payroll of the Company against consultancy contact.
Their Perks and benefits would be mentioned in their Contract.
“Expatriate” means any person working for the Company who has been sent from overseas.
His / Her Perks & Benefits are according to their Contract.
“Salary” means the amount of regular emoluments paid monthly by the Company to the
Employees for the Services rendered by them for the Company. For the purpose of notice pay
and encashment of earned leave if applicable, under the “salary” would include, besides
Basic, the specified allowances i.e. Cost of Living Allowance (Cola), House Rent, Utility and
Conveyance Allowances.
“Contractual” means a person, who is an employee of the Company, hired on contract basis
duly signed for the purpose to render his / her specialized services to assist or expedite the
functional activities of the Company for fixed and predetermined financial terms for a specified
period.
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“Allowances” means monetary compensation other than basic salary to cover the effect or
rise in the cost of living, conveyance, house rent, utilities, medical care or any other special
incidence, as notified by the company periodically.
“Financial Year” means the date / period beginning on 1st of January and ending on 31st of
December.
“Daily Allowances” means daily allowance to be paid to the employee for the purpose of those
rules, over and above the Salary, for the period an employee is away from his permanent
station of duty travelling from one station to another and / or working temporarily at another
station.
“Leave” means leave availed with prior approval of the authorized Supervisor.
“Absence” means being absent from duty without obtaining prior sanction of leave
“Family” means wife and four children up to the age of 21 in the case of boys and till marriage
in case of daughters only.
“Dependents” mean the employees spouse and children residing with the employee and
wholly dependent on him /her
“Blood Relations” means Spouse, Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Brother in law, Sister in
law, Nieces, Nephews and First Cousins.
“Beneficiary” means the employee and his / her dependents who have been admitted to
medical benefits allowed under the Medical Rules.
“Retirement” means separation from the services of the Company as a result of employees
reaching superannuation age or earlier on the grounds of health.
“Working Day” means 0900 hours to 1800 hours from Monday to Friday. The lunch period is
for one hour as per defined by HR from time to time. On Friday the lunch and prayer time is
for 1 ½ hours. In the month of Ramadan the office timings will be finalized by HR with due
approval of the company President and will be Communicated accordingly.
Responsibility /Custody of Policy Manual” HR Department will be the Custodian of this policy
manual for any revision /changes in its context from time to time.
These policies shall apply to all employees of the Company, in all categories, at all its
establishments, in Pakistan.
The President and Board of Directors reserve the rights to modify, cancel or amend all or any
of these rules in whole or part, or subsequent rules issued in connection with these rules from
time to time.
All amendments and additions/deletions to these rules shall be notified by means of circular
by the HR Department.
The authorized executives of the company shall issue necessary orders, instructions and
directives from time to time with the purpose to conduct the Company’s business and
maintenance of its efficiency and discipline.
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These rules shall be read in conjunction with all other existing policies and additional
endorsement / amendments / cancellations / directives of the President / management
committee as applicable to different categories of employees or contractual of the Company.
The President is the final authority for the interpretation of the rules contained herein and
decisions made by him shall be final and binding on all permanent, contractual employees
and consultants of PMCL.
Any difficulty faced due to any conflicting or ambiguous implications during or after
implementation of these policies shall be referred to the VP Human Resources &
Administration at the Head Office for issuing clarifications or ruling.
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RECRUITMENT POLICY
1. OBJECTIVES:
The policy is meant to ensure an effective and efficient method of recruitment and
selection. It is aimed at hiring without any discrimination based on race, colour, sex,
nationality, ancestry, religion or disability.
2. POLICY GUIDELINES
2.1 The recruitment policy must comply with regulations set out by the Government of
Pakistan.
2.2 The Sources of recruitment for different job vacancies in PMCL shall include:
a) External Recruitment:
ii. To avoid conflict of interest, hiring of close relations (brothers, sisters, spouses,
first cousins, brothers/sisters in law) will not be encouraged. However
candidates falling in this category who have exceptionally good credentials may
be considered. Hiring supervisors will need to explain in their assessment of the
candidate their qualities that justify hiring. A final decision will rest with the
concerned Divisional Head who will need to ensure that there is no conflict of
interest.
iii. Human Resources will advise Department Heads on salary ranges to be offered
to the applicant keeping internal and external equity in perspective.
b) Internal Recruitment
ii. Selected candidates will join the new job/position after getting clearance from
existing line manager.
iii. Spouse of an existing employee will not work for direct competition and either
one will have to resign from service. Prospective candidates whose spouses
work for competition will not be considered for hiring.
iv. Hiring from vendors, franchises, and clients is not encouraged. Exceptionally
where offers are made to employees of these entities their prior consent must
be obtained.
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3.1 All recruitment will be done through the Human Resources Department in
consultation with the Officers and Heads of the concerned Department.
3.2 An applicants knowledge, skill and aptitude related to the position shall be
judged according to a range of factors including:
4 APPLICATION:
4.1 Applicants may apply online by registering with the web based recruitment
portal. However, when considered for a specific position, they will be required to
fill the standard application form of the Company.
4.2 All applications will be kept on HR database for a period of 6 months only.
5.1 Departments must submit Hiring Request and / or Transfer Request Form to the
HR Department and duly signed.
5.2 Information regarding qualifications and job description should be forwarded for
identification of suitable candidates.
5.3 Lead-time of at least ten working days should be given for selection of
candidates.
5.4 The Human Resources Department would place internal advertisements and /
or shortlist suitable candidates from the databank. If no suitable candidate is
found, advertisements will be placed in media.
5.6 The Human Resources Department shall, upon the department’s request,
provide screened CVs. The department will do another sift if necessary and
conduct interviews with the immediate Supervisor / Department / Divisional
Head or his / her nominee and any job related selection tests. Short Listed
Candidates will be invited for a final interview with the HR department.
5.7 The Human Resources Department may conduct Profile and Psychometric
Tests for the selected candidate in order to evaluate the suitability of the
candidate.
5.8 Two Reference checks will be completed for the selected candidate either
before hiring or during the probationary period. Appointment will be subject to
satisfactory references being received.
5.10 In the Case of Consultants the Company will sign a contract with the Consultant
for a duration ranging from 3 months to 1 year.
5.11 The Human Resources Department shall prepare and deliver the Employment
Letter to the Employee and obtain signatures on a copy.
5.12 Candidates rejected or kept on file for future reference shall be sent appropriate
regret letters.
6. HIRING AUTHORIZATIONS:
8. APPOINTMENT LETTERS:
9. PROBATION – 3 Months
Probation can only be extended once for a maximum period of three months. Services
of all unconfirmed employees at the end of the 6 month tenure will have to be either
confirmed or terminated.
Candidates, who are asked to join early and have to surrender salary in lieu of notice
to their previous employers, will be compensated up to a maximum of one month’s
last drawn salary.
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INTERNSHIP POLICY
The purpose of this policy is to determine the intent and procedure for engaging interns in the
Company.
1.2 The maximum internship tenure is 3 months. Depending upon the department’s
needs it can range from 1 month to 3 months (including extension). The internship
carries a fixed monthly stipend of Rs. 5000/- payable at month end.
1.4 Interns will be provided rotation within and outside the concerned Department, if
requested at the time of selection and agreed upon by all the concerned parties.
1.6 A candidate having completed one complete (3 months) internship term cannot be
offered another internship at the Company. The idea is to provide opportunities of
practical experience and training to maximum number of fresh applicants.
2. Procedure:
2.1 An intern request form has to be completed and approved by the concerned Director
/Head of Department (HOD) and sent to the Regional Human Resources Office for
approval and processing. The processing time is three working days.
2.2 In case the department has already short-listed the candidates, the short listed
profiles should be attached to the intern request form. If the department needs to
source interns, a sourcing request should be forwarded to Human Resources
Department giving necessary details about the required profile and assignments.
Short listed candidates will then be forwarded to the line within 3 working days.
2.4 A Certificate of Completion will be given to the interns upon successful completion of
their internship. For internship extension, the department needs to inform the
Regional Human Resources Office at least one week before the internship end date.
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POSITION/RANK STRUCTURE
Objectives
At PMCL we are devoted to supporting the employee’s development skills and abilities with
an aim to achieve their potential by extending encouragement and facilitation for their growth
within the Company. This policy is also intended to identify and provide an opportunity to the
employees to develop within the Company over a period of time.
Policy
Promotion from one level to the next would be dependent on the entry-level stay at the
present position / level, educational / qualification attained during the current level and most
importantly performance.
Until approved otherwise it would be mandatory for the employees to spend at least One (1)
year at each level before a promotion to the next level depending upon availability of a slot.
However, to compensate the employees who may not get a chance of promotion due to non –
availability of an existing / vacant slot may be “Moved Over” within the new salary range
specified by the Company.
Moreover, the salary structure would be dependent on the placement of an employee into any
of the following categories:
Technical
Professional
Generalist
Note:
An employee placed in the Technical Category would be the one who has a Technical Degree
and his / her job description demands its application in the Company.
An employee placed in the Professional Category would be the one who has a Professional
Degree and his / her job description demands its application in the Company.
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OBJECTIVES:
The policy is aimed at filling job vacancies as per the need of the Company with the most
qualified job applicants available and to build up a reserve of qualified personnel with a
chance of promotion and development within the organization.
However, as the applicants should be hired only after they have been carefully screened to
their previous academic and professional records, with a view to verify his / her presented
information and predict future attitude and conduct.
PROCEDURE:
It is imperative that PMCL maintains good public relations throughout the screening and
interviewing process with the job applicants and their references, because many applicants
whether hired or not, will form distinct assessment of our Company. Based on their
experience, they may share out good or ill will for us or advocate a positive or negative
attitude among other communities. Therefore it is our policy to consistently follow the
guidelines in treatment of all job applicants with the following points in mind:
All job applicants will be looked upon as potential customers and will be treated accordingly.
No vague promises will be made about a job in the future nor the applicant told to keep
checking back with us.
A database will be maintained for bonafide candidates from the applications received for
future vacancies.
A rejected candidate should be intimated through mail regarding his / her results within 10
working days of his /her final interview.
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SALARY
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this policy is to have salaries subject for review in January of each calendar
year in the light of merit and inflation.
An employee, who is employed on a job with title and specifications, will receive
compensation that is relevant to field experience matching with approved salary structure of
his / her position.
POLICY GUIDELINES
The Company will pay salaries of the employees and all other amounts due to them during
office hours and on the job site as follows:
All New Employees have to open bank accounts in specified banks prescribed by the
Company so that their salary will be credited at the end of each month.
Upon termination of service (end of service), the employee will receive his / her salary within
15 working days up to the time of date of his / her last working day.
Upon resignation, the employee will be paid his / her dues during a maximum period of 15
working days from the date he / she left the job.
Salary Objective
2. Provide fair and equitable compensation to each employee and to ensure that the value
of each job relative to all other jobs within the Company is established and maintained on a
fair and equitable basis.
3. Provide annual performance appraisal for employees to improve their job performance
and to encourage them to aspire for promotions to jobs with greater responsibilities i.e. fairly
compensate employees based on individual accomplishments and annual performance
appraisals.
4. Ensure that salaries are competitive and in line with salary levels that prevail in the
industry.
Salary Outline
The “Basics” of the salary administration program can be summarized in the following
manner;
o The VP Human Resources & Administration and the concerned Department Head will
analyze each job classification.
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o The HR Department will analyze each job and assign a job code, hire rate, minimum, mid
and maximum point rate. (Salary Structure)
o The HR Department will prepare the salary structure to be reviewed and approved by the
Director & VP HR.
Salary Scale
Each job is assigned a minimum salary, established according to the salary survey results,
which specifies the minimum salary that may be paid to incumbents in each job.
Objective
To ensure that each employee is given the starting salary of the title level in which his / her
position and experience fall. Also to ensure that consideration is given to past experience and
qualifications when setting starting salaries
Factors to be put into consideration for setting salaries within the range determined by the
departmental Head & the HR department
The starting salary offered to new candidates by Mobilink will be dependent on two factors:
The particular job level for which the job offer is being made
The candidate’s education, experience, qualifications as compared to the minimum
qualifications required by the job specification and prevailing industry rates
Prepare all documentations and their summary affecting salaries, and forward payroll section
for processing that includes:
o Recruits, transferees
o Promotion and increments
o Allowances, bonuses and incentives
o Discipline
o Review the all documents affecting salaries.
o Entry of all salaries based on Salary, allowances, deductions and commissions.
o Final approval of payroll by the CFO
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ORIENTATION OF NEW EMPLOYEES
OBJECTIVE
To inform all new employees of the policies and benefits and to explain to them the nature,
philosophy and structure of Mobilink
PROCEDURES
Within the first week of employment, all new employees must go through the department
orientation. It is the responsibility of each Department Head and the Managers to complete
the Departmental Orientation.
While the Orientation is being conducted, an Orientation Checklist will be used to keep track
of all that is being done.
Within 30 days of employment all new employees must attend a formal orientation program.
The program will include, but will not be limited to the following:
o Nature of business
o History-philosophy and structure of the Company
o Organizational structure – chain of command within the Company
o Company benefit plans
o Layout and facilities offered by the Company
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TEMPORARY / CONTRACTUAL POLICY
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to determine the hiring of contractual staff for the performance of
special tasks and projects that are temporary in nature.
The contractual employee will be hired for a period of 89 days after which the contract will
automatically cease on the last date of contract period.
A new contract will only be issued on the recommendation of the related department head. If
required a new contract will be drawn up and issued after a gap of 2 working days of the
previous contract. The 2 day duration will be without pay.
Procedures
Request for contractual employees will be raised by the respective departmental supervisor
and approved by the divisional head. It will be forwarded to HR for approval by the VP HR &
Administration and by the CFO. This headcount must be within the approved headcount
budget of the department. If not then additional approval will be sought by Local HR from OT-
HR and may take additional time
o Candidates will be interviewed and selected by the concerned Departments and Human
Resources.
o Human Resources and the concerned Department will give orientation to the employees
regarding the nature of their work and any other guidelines that concerns them. A letter of
contract will be given on the first day of employment.
OBJECTIVES
HIRING PROCEDURE:
Expatriate employees will be hired on Contract basis and all rules and regulations will be
followed as per their agreement. In line with the existing Government of Pakistan (GOP)
policy, all expatriate’s hired by PMCL - Mobilink will get clearance from Pakistan
Telecommunication Authorities (PTA) before entering Pakistan.
The candidate will be assessed and final selection made by the divisional head. All such
recruitment needs additional approval of VP HR and the President & CEO.
Once the candidate has been selected a contract will be prepared and a Copy will be
dispatched to the Expatriate to his / her destination.
Processing of an NOC from PTA shall be handled by the Government Relations Department.
Work permit for working in Pakistan will be obtained by the Administration Department upon
intimation from the Human Resources Department. For this the candidate would have to
provide the necessary documents for issuance of the above. (Passport Copy, Pictures etc).
Once all documentation (See Policy Guidelines below) have been obtained the expat must
intimate PMCL - Mobilink about his / her joining.
At the time of joining the expatriate will receive the Original Contract from the Human
Resources Department and return back the copy of the Contract which was received by him /
her duly signed.
All visa request letters will be issued by HR / Admin only to ensure that the process is in line
with government guidelines.
The process to hire an Expatriate needs to be initiated at least with 40 days notice in order for
the Government Relations, HR & Administration to obtain the required NOC and work Permit /
Visa from the government authorities.
EXPATRIATE TERMS
Long Term Contract: A Contract signed by an Expatriate Employee for a period of a Year and
above will be considered as a Long Term Contract.
Short Term Contract: A Contract signed by an Expatriate Employee for a period less than a
Year will be considered as a Short Term Contract.
HOTEL FACILITY
Upon their arrival all expatriates on Long Term Contract will be provided temporary hotel /
guesthouse accommodation for them and their families as per the Company Travel Policy for
a maximum period of 2 months.
Rs. 500/- per day for each child (under 12 years of age)
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Those on Short-term contract are entitled for a period of one month during which the
employee will have to make his her own accommodation arrangements.
LAUNDRY
One suit pair of clothing per day for self and family
Telephone charges will be the responsibility of the employee.
POLICY GUIDELINES
Valid Visa (Mobilink will assist in obtaining the visa i.e. Company letter etc)
Passport Copy
Photographs
CV
Residence Address of Home Country
Contact Number
Current Address
Expatriate Employees will be given the following perquisites and benefits once both parties
have accepted and acknowledged the contract, which can be Short Term or Long Term.
Expatriate Employee’s on long term assignments will be given a rent allowance as follows:
The above amounts cover rent, utilities and any other costs associated with maintaining of
accommodation.
Additionally a Furnishing Allowance of one gross salary will also be provided for Expatriate
Employees on Long Term Assignments only.
Company Car:
Expatriate at Manager Level on short-term assignment will be provided a pool car for Official
use during working hours.
Expatriate Managers on Long term assignment will be provided a car that has been either
leased or rented by the Company (Suzuki Cultus / Khyber). Driver facility will be provided for
an initial period of 2 months.
Expatriate Employees at Director level & Above on Long Term contract will be entitled for a
Company maintained car as per the local car policy. They will also be entitled for a Company
Driver.
Travel:
All traveling allowances will be as per the Expatriates contract. If it is addressed in the
contract otherwise, it will be as per the Travel Policy. In addition to this, the expat employee
will be given 2 annual tickets (Economy class for Managers and below and Business class for
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Directors and above) for self and family (Spouse & Children) from Pakistan to his / her home
destination. These tickets are non cashable and will lapse if not availed in that year.
Medical Facility:
The Entitlement for Medical will be as per the Company Medical Policy.
Security Guards:
If not otherwise covered in the contract this Facility will be dependent on PMCL - Mobilink
guidelines for providing such services. If no policy exists then no facility will be extended
except if covered in the Expatriate Employees Contract.
Insurance:
All expatriate employees will be insured as per the prevailing employee insurance policy.
RESPONSIBILITY
All other rules and regulations shall be applicable in accordance with the HR policies in force
at the given time. The Human Resources Department is the custodian of the Policy and will
be responsible for any revisions.
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PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this policy is to provide a formal review program to evaluate work
performance and to promote communication and discussion of job performance. The intent of
these discussions should be to review current job performance and responsibilities, set goals,
and discuss future opportunities with reference to past performance at Mobilink.
o To motivate and assist employees in improving their performance and achieving their
personal/professional career goals
Informal performance discussions should be conducted frequently as and when the need
arises. These discussions will provide the basis for an objective summarization of
performance during formal Performance Reviews and allow more time for discussing future
plans and organizational as well as personal objectives. The supervisor is encouraged to
make notes on pertinent points discussed and to place those notes in the employee’s
personnel file.
Formal written performance reviews will be conducted with all employees annually.
Notification along with Performance Evaluation Forms will be sent from the Human Resources
Department in advance with the scheduled performance evaluation date.
POLICY GUIDELINES:
The performance appraisal is done on an annual / basis (from January 1st to December 31st).
Every employee should know what is expected from him / her through direct supervisors. He
/ She should participate in & agree with the goals & objectives set by himself / herself in
accordance with the Company’s business plans & objective goals.
Everyone should have the opportunity to perform & develop according to the set objectives &
agreed upon duties. He / she should also expect self-assessment and take actions to
develop his / her competency level & increase his / her participation in the achievement of the
Company’s objectives.
To ensure openness, consistency & objectivity, the agreed competency framework covering
all aspects of the job should be used as the basis for performance planning appraisals.
Accordingly, it should be well known & clear for both the Employee and the Manager covered.
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Department Heads & Managers involved in performance appraisals should be well trained &
familiar with the applied performance appraisal system & the appraisal interviewing
techniques.
The performance evaluation program requires that an annual meeting be held with each
employee; however, Coaching, Counseling and Guidance must be an on-going process for
the desired improvement and development to be achieved.
To give a chance to Subordinates to evaluate their seniors a 360 Degree Evaluation will be
conducted at the time of the Performance Evaluation.
The performance appraisal forms will be filled once in a year to get a clear picture of the
employee performance.
INCREMENTS
The Company shall decide at the end of each financial year, according to it’s financial
position, whether it will give increments or not. The increment shall be determined as a
percentage of salaries & distributed among employees in accordance with their performance
appraisal ratings.
For the employee to obtain a salary increase, he should complete one year in the company
service from the date of his / her appointment or the date he/she was given previous
increment & satisfy the condition that his / her performance appraisal rating for this year is not
less than “meets expectation”.
Once the increment is decided, it shall be effective from January of each calendar year.
Where an employee joins the Company after January of the year, he/she will be given an
increment in the salary, which would, is a certain percentage decided by Management.
However, the President of the Company has the right to grant an increment as a special case.
PROMOTIONS
The Employee shall be eligible for a promotion if he fulfils the following conditions:
o Fulfilment of the qualifications & experience required for the higher level
o Being evaluated not less than “Very Good” in the last annual appraisal report
Completing a minimum of one or two years in the current grade. (Exceptions could take place
if a position becomes vacant and an available candidate meets the requirement for the vacant
position).
Promotion should be directly shifted only to the next level from the grade the employee is
currently filling.
The employee shall be given the starting salary of the job he/she is promoted to starting from
the date he/she holds the position. If his / her current salary is equal to the starting salary of
this post, then he/she shall get an increment according to his/her performance in the current
year.
In case where more than one employee meets the requirements for promotion to a higher
position, the one who succeeds in obtaining the highest evaluation rating shall precede the
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others. If the performance evaluation ratings are equal, then the senior employee shall be
rewarded with the position.
Employees who received disciplinary penalties of five days or have been suspended from
work for five days shall not be entitled for promotion before the elapse of six months from the
date the penalty was inflicted/imposed. In all cases, the employee is not entitled for
promotion during the procedures of disciplinary enquiries until a verdict has been reached in
his / her particular case.
BONUS
The employee may receive 1-3 month’s bonus subject to evaluation of accomplished
objectives.
The calculation of bonus would be done based on Performance & Recommendations. This
Information is sent from the Supervisor, routed through the head of the department & Chief
Officer of that Department. The Chief Officer will forward the proposal to the VP Human
Resources. The Human Resources Department will make a summary of the information and
present it to the President for Approval.
OBJECTIVES:
At PMCL we are devoted to supporting the employee’s development skills and abilities with
an aim to achieve their potential by extending encouragement and facilitation for growth within
the company. This policy is also intended to identify employees with high potential for
advancement.
PROCEDURE:
The announcement will clearly indicate the qualifications required (education, experience etc)
for the position.
Only those employees who have completed service for a minimum period of one (1) year with
Mobilink can apply in response to these announcements.
Employees who have not completed a service period of one year on the current position are
not eligible to apply for such positions. However, concerned Divisional Heads along with the
VP Human Resources and Administration may recommend waiver of this clause, in case of
availability of excellent performers.
The employees would ensure before applying that they meet all requirements of the position
announced.
Selected person will join the new job after getting clearance from his /her Department head.
Any change in the designation resulting from internal hiring would not necessarily mean a
change in the salary and benefit package. Any such change will require prior approval of the
respective supervisor HOD, Director and final Approval of Chief Officer.
Once an employee assumes his / her new role, he / she will not be allowed to apply for
internal positions for a minimum period of one year.
If suitable candidates are not found as a result of the internal announcement, the position will
be filled externally as per the hiring policy.
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PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION:
The employees will be required to submit their application to the Human Resources
Department through their respective Divisional Heads.
The Human Resources Department after necessary screening of the applications will invite
candidates for interviews.
Candidates will be evaluated and assessed through as per laid down procedures in the hiring
policy.
Although a formal “Performance Appraisal System” provides the basis for decisions regarding
confirmation, promotion and annual increment of PMCL, promotion of staff is based strictly on
merit. Provision of an opportunity through internal announcement is a privilege for PMCL
employees and not a right. It should be understood by all employees that an application to an
announced position will not necessarily mean their selection for the new position.
Human Resources Department will collate all data pertaining to the appraisal ratings,
increments, salary adjustments and promotions in summary form or quantitatively, showing
the last three years practice of the Company after obtaining the final approval from the
President.
ANNUAL INCREMENTS:
Inflation adjustments: this would be given equally to all employees except those who fall in the
category of poor performers. Those falling in this category may be given 40 percent of
inflation adjustment.
Merit adjustments: Based on the rate of the annual appraisal, employees would be given
appropriate increment percentage. Each year Human Resources Department would
determine the percentage, with the consent of Divisional Head.
Adjustment due to Promotion: Will look after the scale of change for higher levels. However,
in this case merit adjustment will be included in his / her total increment.
As a policy guideline, the budget cost off all the above increments will be notified by Finance
Department to Human Resources Department. Each department head would ensure that the
total cost of increments is within the fiscal budget.
Effective date: All increments would be effective from 1st of January each year.
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TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
OBJECTIVE
PROCEDURES
All Company Heads should differentiate between problems that require training and problems
that require coaching or other solutions. Usually, only about 20% of performance problems
require “training” solutions. The other 80% are best dealt with by looking at the quality of
supervision or by factors in the work environment (rewarding good performance, punishing
poor performance, and removing obstacles to good performance).
Objective
Select/identify the needs, by management level, for the total Company. The Company wills
also Facilitate Employees with Short Management Courses from time to time.
Procedures
The HR Department will develop the TNA according to the recommendations made by their
Supervisors in the performance appraisal form.
The HR Department shall coordinate all the tasks until a total Company-training plan is
finalized, then follow-up with Department Heads on its implementation.
The plan is the result of focusing on the individual discipline needs into one schedule
designed to meet the training needs of the total Company.
The trainer should be under the headcount of HR so that adequate training sessions can be
planned and conducted nationwide.
The training requirements of the employees will be picked from the recommendations made
by their supervisors in the appraisal forms.
The training requirement could also be forwarded by the supervisor if it is not mentioned in
the performance appraisal.
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FOREIGN TRAINING POLICY
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this policy is to enhance skills and knowledge of Mobilink employees and
build their capacities to enable them to perform their jobs more effectively and to develop
them for future growth.
POLICY GUIDELINES
The Company shall pay all Training Expenses, Round Trip Airfare, living Allowance, and
Local Transportation in accordance with Company regulations in this regard.
Employees who are nominated for enrolment in an overseas training program should meet
the following conditions:
If the expatriate / contract employee being sent on the training does not meet the above
conditions, a waiver could be made on the recommendation of the concerned Chief/ VP and
the approval of the president/ CEO.
To ensure that both, PMCL – Mobilink and the employees mutually benefit from overseas
professional training provided to employees. The employees returning from training should
continue to be in the employment of the Company for following minimum periods as
mentioned in Para (4.2) depending on the training days. Failing of which employees will be
liable to pay the PMCL - MOBILINK expenses incurred by the PMCL - MOBILINK on their
training including travel and accommodation expenses.
In the event of an employee wishing to leave the employment of the Company he/she will
reimburse the Company the expenses incurred by the PMCL- Mobilink on providing the
training. PMCL- Mobilink will make appropriate deductions from the employee final settlement
including Provident fund. And remaining amount will be deposited by the employee in the
Company account.
In case an employee doesn’t pay back the due amount to the company, HR will issue notice
to the concerned employee mentioning that he/she has to pay back the amount to the
company, otherwise, company reserve the right to take legal action.
If the employee is terminated for cause he will be absolved from any deductions/ recovery of
Training cost.
Employee Surety Period and Cost
PURPOSE
To give employees an opportunity to grow and gain experience in the organization, allotting
them with more / different responsibilities and transferring them to various duties.
OBJECTIVE
Job transfers of individuals may be allowed under certain circumstances depending upon the
needs. Such transfers will be handled in coordination with the Human Resources department
and respective Department.
No employee is allowed a job transfer until completion of a minimum of twelve months service
within the same department; without prior approval of Divisional Head or his designee is a
must provided that is not a business requirement .
Job transfers should be considered when it is more appropriate to move an internal candidate
as opposed to hiring an individual from outside the Company.
When considering a job vacancy, attention should be given to all employees within the
departments of the organization, who may have the qualifications for the position. Candidates
must be evaluated based upon organization hiring plans, job descriptions, documented
performance skills, knowledge & prior experience & education.
Job transfer request should be initiated by concerned persons online and should mention
present and proposed designation, role, department, salary and benefits, reporting line,
nature and justification of change, major responsibilities in the new role and the direct reports
and forwarded to regional HR for processing.
Regional HR will verify the change of status and necessary approvals, compensation changes
will be verified and approved by staffing and compensation manager. After verification,
regional HR will issue the transfer letter mentioning all details of the new role. A copy of
transfer will be placed in personnel file and HITS will be updated.
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OBJECTIVES:
To provide PMCL a system for recording and storing employee records. The policy is aimed
at storing and updating all relevant employee information for data management. The data will
be used for performance appraisals, promotions, leaves, balances, allowances, increments
and future references etc.
PROCEDURE:
The employee record folder will be maintained in the Human Resources Department. This
folder shall include such information as the employees’ application for employment, payroll
data, supervisory evaluations of performance.
The Company may include a checklist of records in an employee’s Permanent Record Folder.
A computer database will also include information. This information will be available in all
Human Resource Departments at all locations and will be updated from time to time so it can
be used for each Employee’s Career Development.
POINTS TO FOLLOW:
Every new employee must have a complete application form two references and a copy of the
national identity card on file. Failure to do so will delay an employee being put on the payroll.
Employment certificate from previous employer, Education transcripts, PTC phone number
and bank account are also necessary.
Employee’s confirmation may be delayed if reference letters or any of the above documents
are not received by the Human Resources Department.
Any documents submitted once to the Human Resources Department for employment
purposes will become Company property and will not be given back to the employee.
Each employee is required to update his / her personal information as necessary e.g. change
in address, marital status, birth / death of family members etc.
Each employee will review his / her records for accuracy once a year through online HITS.
The concerned supervisor in the presence of a Human Resources Representative can review
employee’s personal folders.
In the event of separation - for whatever reason - the Employee Record Folder would be
removed from the active files three months after the employee’s separation from the
Company service. At that time, the folder will be placed in the Company’s inactive personal
records storage where it will be held for a period of one year and then discarded. However,
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the Employee data of all separating employees should be retained on the Employee
Database for a period of three years.
In case it is proved to the Company at any time that the recruitment of any person was made
as a result of the submission of false information and forged documents, the employment of
that person will be cancelled without prior notice, reward or compensation. This does not
withhold other Company’s legal rights.
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MEDICAL ENTITLEMENT
Objectives:
To provide assistance to employees of the Company and their immediate eligible family
members in maintaining acceptable physical fitness and health standards. It is also aimed at
lessening the financial burden of employees and assisting them by providing reasonable
compensation to treat themselves and any dependents for illness or any other ailments.
Applicability:
This policy covers all Permanent employees of the Company and their immediate family
members. Immediate family members include:
Procedure:
Mobilink provides 100% medical insurance to all its Permanent employees, their children (up
to 4 Children) and spouse for indoor treatment and outdoor treatment. The Insurance
Company at every station should do the indoor treatment at the specified and approved
hospitals on the panel.
Hospitalization
Mobilink shall provide hospitalization benefits through the Insurance Company for all
employees and their dependents.
Mobilink shall pay 100% of the premium for employees and dependents.
Under the Hospitalization Policy, the following benefits will be offered to all Permanent
Mobilink Employees:
Under this policy those entitlements shall be offered to the employees, which are provided by
the Insurance Company according to limits of their cadre. Any amount above those limits shall
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be borne by the employee. The maximum amount of benefits per confinement for indoor
treatment as shown below:
Any employee benefits under this Insurance Coverage shall terminate when employee
resigns or service is terminated. The Human Resources Department shall inform the
Insurance Company of the same.
In case of a change of employee’s marital status, the employee shall be required to inform the
Human Resources Department immediately. Same is the case of change in family status
(birth of a child or death of a child / spouse).
Terrorist Cover: The policy also covers hospitalization and surgical expenses of any innocent
insured person who is injured due to an act of terrorism.
Complementary cover for accidental injury: The per ailment limit for each category is
automatically increased by 50% in case of hospitalization due to an accidental injury.
For the purpose of getting medical benefits, a letter of authority is issued to every employee
outlining his / her family and relevant details. For in patient treatment employees can use any
panel hospital (see back of Authority Letter) by presenting their Authority letter. Employees
can avail their covered benefits up to the insured limits without having to make any payment.
In the case of emergencies the employee can use any hospital as long as the Insurance
Company is informed within 24 hours of admission with all detail (Patient name, Hospital
name, Illness etc). The insurance company reserves the right not to entertain any such claim.
After treatment, the employee must attach all receipts with a Hospitalization Claim Forms and
submit them to the HR department who will forward these to the Insurance Company for
processing and reimbursement
Specialized medical investigations (such as CT Scan, MRI) are also covered, provided that
these investigations result in positive diagnosis of some illness / disease followed by
immediate hospitalization of which the time gap between diagnosis and hospitalization is not
more than 7 days.
Maternity Benefits
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All maternity benefits relating to pregnancy are covered to a pre-determined annual limit and
is available for female employees of the company and the wives of the male employees.
• Normal Delivery
• Caesarean section
• Multiple births
• Ectopic / extra – uterine pregnancy
• Miscarriage and legal abortion
• Pre – natal confinement
• Post – natal medical expenses for purchase of medicines, which were prescribed at
the time of discharge from hospital but up to 7 days usage only from the time of discharge.
• Policy covers mid wife expenses up to Rs. 2,000, if delivery takes place at home.
• Circumcision of newly born baby boys up to Rs. 1,000.
Dread Disease
Mobilink provides an annual limit for employees and their spouses against the following
diseases:
• Myocardial Infarction
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Cancer
• Hepatitis B and C
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Strokes
• Major Organ Transplantation
• Major Burns
Outdoor Treatment
Under this policy those entitlements shall be offered to the employees, which are provided by
the Insurance Company according to limits of their cadre. The maximum amount of benefits
per confinement for outdoor treatment is as shown above:
The following out patient treatment expense are covered under the OP coverage:
Cosmetic treatment and Cost of spectacle frames and lenses are not covered under the
policy.
Procedure
The out patient benefit shall be on a reimbursement basis. The employee shall first pay the
outpatient medical expenses and then forward copies of the prescription of the medical
consultants; the original consultants fee bill, the medicine bills, and laboratory and / or
examination bills along with the duly filled OPD claim form, to the HR department up to their
predetermined OPD limits. The insurance Company reserves the rights to ask for further
information or make inquiry at their own end in doubtful cases. The Insurance Company will
reimburse direct to the claiming employee through HR.
Responsibility of HR
Human Resources Department shall register all new employees with the Insurance Company
on the date of joining.
The Human Resources Department shall provide two original authority letters to each
employee with his/her entitlement.
Any employee who fails to avail the hospitalization facility from a Panel hospital in case of
emergency shall provide the original receipt of Payment for claim, to the Insurance Company
through the Human Resources Department.
All claims shall be handled by the Human Resources Department who may require the
employee’s to submit whatever documents necessary to make the claim.
In case of lost or misplaced Authority Letter, a fresh copy can be obtained from the local
Human Resources Representative.
If a problem arises and the Authority letter is not accepted at a Pre-approved Hospital, the
employee should contact the local Human Resources Department immediately. The Human
Resources Department will take up the issue with the Insurance Company in the case of non-
acceptance of Authority Letter.
The Human Resource Department will be the custodian of this policy and responsible for any
revision made in its contents from time to time.
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GROUP LIFE & ACCIDENTAL DEATH & INSURANCE POLICY
PURPOSE
The policy is aimed at providing all employees with Group Life and Accidental Death non –
contributory, 24 hours insurance coverage. It will help in lessening the financial burden of an
employee’s dependents and compensate them in case of an employee’s unfortunate death.
ENTITLEMENT
Entitlement of the insured per category is given below. In the case of death the Nominee(s)
will receive the following amounts:
In the case of a Dread Disease where the employee has been diagnosed and been declared
a life expectancy of a few months, In such cases the Employee or his / her nominee will
receive Rs.500,000/- of sum assured in his life before six month’s of death.
PROCEDURE
The Human Resources Department shall register the new employee on the date of joining.
At the time of Appointment the Employee has to fill out a Nomination Form stating his
nominees to whom payment will be given, in the case of death.
All claims arising out of this insurance coverage shall be handled by Human Resources
Department who may require the employee’s nominee (in case of death) to submit whatever
evidence necessary to substantiate the claim.
Any employee benefits under this insurance coverage shall terminate when an employee
resigns or his / her services are terminated.
RESPONSIBILITY
The Human Resources Department is responsible for maintaining and revising this policy.
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Vacations
Annual Vacation
Objective
Mobilink provides all its regular employees annual leave with pay in order to maintain health,
morale and efficiency. This policy outlines the conditions under which employees become
eligible for annual leave with pay.
It is a company policy to encourage employees to take time off from work to reduce stress
level and break out from the day to day routine in order to spend some quality time away from
work. Employees are may take annual leaves in 2-3 intervals or at once, if work allows.
Definition
B. Eligibility Date is January 1st. For leaves, the company follows the calendar year
cycle. For employees joining during the year, the leaves will be calculated on prorate basis.
Purpose
Only Confirmed employees will be eligible for annual leave during the calendar year of service
which starts from January 1st to 31st December. The entitlement of annual leave for all
Confirmed Employees is 20 working days w.e.f date of joining. The number of leaves will be
adjusted on a pro-rate basis depending upon the date of joining with PMCL Mobilink.
However, during Probationary period Annual Vacations are not allowed.
3.1 Annual Leave cannot be accumulated for the next year. At the end of the calendar
year the non-availed leave will lapse automatically.
3.2 In case of termination by the Company, the employee will not be entitled to receive
pay for the un-availed Annual Leaves.
3.3 Available Annual leave cannot be adjusted in the notice period of a leaving employee.
3.4 At the line manager’s discretion an employee may be refused his / her annual leave
due to official needs.
3.5 Public holidays occurring during an employee’s vacation will not be considered as
part of the employee’s annual.
3.6 Employees are not allowed to work for another employer during vacation, with or
without pay.
3.7 The Company may request the employee to return to work during the authorized
vacation as dictated by work needs. The Company shall then provide him/her with the
remaining days of vacation after circumstances that compelled him/her to return, no longer
exist.
4- Guidelines
The managers/ are encouraged to plan leaves of their team in the beginning of the year to
ensure that everybody is covered and leaves are availed
4.1 Employees may apply for leaves, only online and it must be approved by their
respective managers.
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4.2 Nationwide leave record of all employees will be maintained in HITS. All employees
can view their leave records online managers can view their subordinate’s leave records
online
5- Exceptions
Any exceptions to this policy must have the prior approval of the President.
5.1 Any Leave not availed will automatically lapse and will not be carried over to the next
year.
5.2
Casual Leaves
1- Purpose
While good attendance is essential to the Company to achieve its goals and objectives the
Company recognizes the necessity for employees to be absent from work for reasons beyond
the employee’s control. The purpose of this policy is to set forth the procedures and
conditions under which employees may be granted time off with pay in the event of unusual
and justified circumstances.
Eligibility
2.1 For regular employees of the company, a total of 7 casual leaves per year are
authorized to the employees.
2- OBJECTIVE
2.2 An employee can avail his/ her casual leave after prior approval of his / her
supervisor. An employee who is absent from his / her work for three consecutive days due to
unusual & justified circumstances will be considered on Casual Leave. A casual leave of more
than three days will be treated as annual leave.
2.3 Any employee who does not return immediately to resume his / her work after the end
of his / her vacation shall not be paid his / her salary for the period of his / her absence. In
this case, the Company has the right to inflict a penalty on him / her and consider him / her
absent from work without permission.
2.5 Any employee absent from duty beyond a period of three working days without
authorization will be automatically considered suspended till he/she justifies the reason for
absence. On expiry of three days period the supervisor should inform regional HR for
disciplinary action.
3- Procedure
Sick Leave
1. Objective
All regular employees may be granted time off at their normal rate of pay for personal illness
as per the following:
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1.1 The company may verify any sick leave of more than three days by a panel Doctor.
1.2 In the absence of a medical certificate if sickness is more than 3 days, the immediate
manager/ supervisor may use his /her discretion to treat the entire period as unauthorized.
1.3 In cases where the employee is examined by an external medical physician, the
Company may ask its authorized medical organization to review the external physician report
for approval.
1.4 Any sick leave up to 15 days will be considered paid. The decision to grant and
consider Sick leave exceeding 15 days as paid, half paid, or unpaid leaves will be at
management’s discretion upon the merits of the case.
1.5 Sick leaves are not cumulative vacations, and in all cases, the employee must notify
the Company of his sickness within 24 hours directly or indirectly.
1.6 In cases of contagious disease, the sick employee shall not return to work before the
authorized medical organization decides that he is completely fit and his return to work will not
endanger his health, and there is no harm to his colleagues.
2- Procedures
2.1 The Human Resources Department shall maintain all pertinent records concerning all
absences due to illness or injuries for all employees in HITS.
Maternity Leave
1- Eligibility:
2- Objective
2.1 All confirmed female employees will be entitled to maternity leave of sixty (60)
consecutive days with pay, 15 days before delivery and 45 days after delivery,.
3- Procedures
4.3 Female employees should apply for maternity leave, only online and it must be
approved by her respective manager.
3.1 For inclusion in the benefit plans, employee shall notify the birth of the child to
regional HR.
4. General provision:
4.1 In case of complications during pregnancy and post natal care an excess leaves will
be adjusted with Annual Leaves.
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Relocation Policy
1- PURPOSE
To provide financial support to those employees who are being posted / relocated to another
city on Company’s requirement.
2- Eligibility
3- PROCEDURE
3.3 In extreme Emergency, the Relocation Allowance may be processed in advance through
Finance and later readjusted to the Relocation Allowance Account.
3.4 Meal Allowance & Real Estate Commission’s will be reimbursed through an expense
claim form.
3.5 Replacement (if required) on transfer position to be identified by concerned Supervisor &
HR Department.
3.6 Human Resources to issue a letter of new designation / change in salary (if any) to the
concerned employee
3.7 Administration Department will make all necessary arrangements for travel / luggage
movement.
3.8 Employee to report to his/ her respective Office at the time of joining at the new location
and the supervisor should inform HR about joining of the relocated employee.
Any exceptions to this policy will be approved by the divisional head and VP HR/Admin.
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PURPOSE
To assist all Mobilink confirmed employees in applying for credit facility and define guidelines
for employees in need of salary / house rent advance from Company.
Credit Facility
All confirmed employees may request a comfort letter from the respective regional HR when
applying for any credit facility from a financial institution/ Bank. However, the Company is not
liable for any outstanding dues by the employee. It is the responsibility of the employee to
maintain a good credit rating with the financial institutions/ Banks.
New advance will be granted after six (6) months from month of last instalment paid for
previous advances.
Payment will only be processed on handing over of approved Advance Request Form (ARF)
i.e. respective department head and in case of salary advance additional approval of HR
department is also required.
Payments will be made with the employees’ salary in their bank accounts with their upcoming
month’s salary once the case is approved.
Any exception to the above has to be approved by the company’s President or CFO and VP
HR on submission of proper justification from Departmental head of the concerned
department.
As per rules of Taxation authorities, any amount above Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) will
be paid through cross cheque.
• Both permanent (with six months employment for foreign travel) and contractual
employees (local travel only) can take advance against travelling.
• Advance can only be granted against copy of approved Travel Authorization Form
(TAF/ TRIPS).
• Amount of advance will be calculated according to the nature of travelling like number
of days, destination, company hotel availability, company car etc up to a reasonable limit
approved by the HOD/ Divisional Head
• Employees have to settle their advances within 10 working days from the date of
return to their base station as mentioned in TAF/ TRIPS.
• Automatic deductions from salary will be sent to payroll by the finance department
with out giving any further notice to the employee, if an employee fails to submit his or her
adjustment within a stipulated time as explained above, any new advance (of any type) will
not be granted till the time the previous advance is adjusted with the finance department.
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• Payment will only be processed on handing over of approved ARF (approved by
Director) with TAF (approved by CEO) as support.
• Any exception to the above has to be approved by the company’s President or CFO
on submission of proper justification from the respective department’s Director or Chief.
• As per rules of Taxation authorities, any amount above Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand
only) will be paid through cross cheque.
• Both permanent and contractual employees are eligible for advance against
expenses,
• Advance can only be granted against copies of documentary proof through which
amount taken will be justified like copies of invoices, demand notes from Govt. agencies,
workings for best estimates etc.
• Employees have to settle their advance within 10 working days from the date of
advance taken through expense claim form or through PAF with all relevant supporting
documents.
• Automatic deductions from salary will be sent to payroll by finance department with
out giving any further notice to the employee, if an employee fails to settle his/her advance
within the given time as explained above.
• No new advance (of any type) will be granted till the time advance taken previously is
adjusted with the finance department.
• Payment will only be processed on handing over of approved ARF along with relevant
supporting documents.
• Any exception to the above has to be approved by the company’s President or CFO
on submission of proper justification from the respective department’s Director or Chief.
• As per rules of Taxation authorities, any amount above Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand
only) will be paid through cross cheque.
A written request (email) should be forwarded to Human Resources for issuance of a comfort
letter. The letter will indicate employee’s date of joining the Company, current designation
and monthly salary earned by the employee.
• In case advance against salary is disbursed directly through bank transfer in the
employees account along with salary, payroll will provide an employee wise (with employee
no.) summary for further booking in the books of account on the 4th of every month for the
previous month.
• Finance department will send the schedule of advances against salary to payroll for
their reconciliation on the 8th of every month for the previous month.
• Department wise schedule of advances against traveling/ expenses/ IOU will be sent
to the respective department Director/ Chief for their information and necessary action.
6. RESPONSIBILITY
The Human Resource Department is the custodian of the policy and will be responsible for
any revision in policy. Whereas, Finance has the ownership of all processes, meaning
finance will be responsible in execution of this policy for disbursement of advances and
registering expense claims for settlement of accounts. In addition, Finance will be providing
deductions schedule to payroll for salary deductions of concerned employees.
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EMPLOYEE OLD AGE BENEFIT INSTITUTION (E.O.B.I)
Purpose
To provide employees with a chance to receive pension after the age of 60 years
Procedure
All employees at the time of joining will fill out the EOBI registration form.
This form in turn will be given to the Regional Human Resources Department along with a
copy of the Employees N.I.C.
If an employee already has an EOBI Card, He / She must attach a copy of this with the
registration form.
After Registration with the Institute, the Institute will issue a registration card along with an
EOBI Registration Number.
At the time of Termination or Resignation the employees EOBI registration through PMCL will
be terminated. However, the employee will be able to retain his EOBI card for future
reference.
When an employee has crossed the age of 60 years, He / She has to fill out the required
forms and issue these to the Institution in order for him / her to attain his / her pension
benefits.
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RECREATION POLICY
PURPOSE
PMCL shall encourage a varied and creative program of recreational activities for all
employees.
OBJECTIVE
To encourage social interaction among employees so that they may share their experiences
irrespective of occupational positions or departments.
PROCEDURE
These Committees will arrange Recreation Activities such as Sports, Trips etc.
Objectives
To facilitate upper management for recreation, relaxation and to enable them to network and
meet people for business and social purpose.
Policy Guidelines
Eligibility
Directors and above can avail Corporate/Personal membership of one club. The Company
will pay a one time joining Membership Fee for the Club Membership up to Rs. 500,000/-.
In addition the Company will pay Annual / Monthly Subscription for the Club Membership in
full.
The Company will also try to arrange two corporate memberships on rotational basis for
Expatriates at Director, VP / Chief level in Islamabad.
If the Club selected by the employee has a joining / membership fee higher than Rs.
500,000/- then the employee will pay the difference.
If an employee (Director and above) is already a member of a club then the Company would
pay the monthly subscription and other charges as mentioned in Para 2.2 or can obtain
membership to a new club. The benefit will apply to one club only.
Procedure
Application Process
All those employees who are entitled to avail memberships will forward their request on a
Prescribed Club Membership Form to the Human Resources Department.
Human Resources will process the application and arrange for necessary payments in
coordination with finance upon receiving an invoice from the Club. The Employee will
coordinate with the Club regarding the membership formalities. The Company would also
facilitate the employee in obtaining membership wherever possible.
Monthly Payments
Reimbursement of claims will be made with the attachment of payment receipts on expense
claim forms. The Company will cover the costs of Annual / Monthly subscription charges.
All other charges related to usage of sports, library and other facilities will be the responsibility
of the employee. No entertainment or meals will be covered unless it is an official / work
related engagement. This would require an approval of the divisional head. For management
committee members the President& CEO’s approval would be required.
HR will verify and approve the expense claims & forward them to Finance for payment.
Cancellation of Subscription
The Company reserves the right to discontinue this facility if / when the employee leaves the
Company
If an Employee leaves the Company within a two year period of obtaining this facility, the Club
Joining fee would be deducted from the Employees Full & Final Settlement at the time he /
she leaves the Company.
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BUSINESS TRAVEL POLICY
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the travel policy is to regulate and provide information and guidelines for
employees who incur, authorize or approve reimbursement for business related costs
incurred during business travel on behalf of and for the benefit of the company.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Travel Policy is applicable to all regular and contractual employees according to their
Cadre Entitlements.
The Company will provide medical and life insurance coverage to all employees who are
authorized to travel by air for Company business (as per policy).
4. GUIDELINES
It is the responsibility of the employees to become familiar with the travel policy and its
requirements before the start of the business trip.
All travel tickets and hotel reservations shall be made through the Administration Dept.
If an employee is accompanying his/ her supervisor/ manager on a business trip, he/ she
should be upgraded to the class of the Manager during both Domestic and International
travels. However, if more than 1 employee is accompanying their Manager, each employee
should travel according to his/ her level referred to in the travel policy.
The route of the trip is determined according to the business need of the traveler and the
administration department will consider the “Preferred Travel Route” for the trip.
Only the administration staff will be the interface with the travel agencies/hotels.
Employees traveling abroad shall get advances for expenses to be incurred on behalf of the
Company. The amount of the advance should bear a reasonable relationship to the estimated
expense likely to be incurred.
In case, an employee travels with a family member (s), any additional charges for the extra person(s)
are at the employee’s personal expense.
Expense claims pertaining to travel related expenses would be signed by the staff who
actually incurred the expense, approved by the concerned HOD and sent to finance for
payment. Where ever, possible expenses of an unusual nature, which may be anticipated,
shall require prior approval of the Divisional Head.
All employees must obtain prior approval from his/ her HOD for domestic travel and in case of
international travel; President/ CEO’s approval is also required.
All employees must complete Travel Request Information Processing System (TRIPS) and
provide an approved copy to Admin, which will make the necessary arrangements for flight
and hotel bookings. (TRIPS) is available to all employees online at www.eforms.net.pk
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4.13 If an employee takes any extra baggage then he/ she will bear the extra cost unless
otherwise approved by the VP / Chief Officer.
5.1 For Sr. Managers trips with total flying hours exceeding 6 hours, tickets will be upgraded to
business class.
5.2 Similarly, for trips with international transit duration exceeding 5 hours, tickets will be
upgraded to business class for Sr. Managers.
In case of traveling outstation (areas which do not fall within the normal working area of an employee)
and returning on the same day, Specialists, Associates & Drivers can claim a meal allowance of
Rs. 400/- while managers and Directors can claim actual expenses up to the limit of 50% of their overnight
stay meal allowance as mentioned below (6.2).
5.4If a specialist or Associate returns from his/ her day trip after 11 pm or later, the
employee can claim Rs. 500/- meal allowance.
5.5For domestic travel only Company approved hotels must be used, a category-wise, list of
hotels is attached as Annex ‘A’.
5.6 In case of increase in hotel room rates due to certain occasion or activities in the
visiting country / city during foreign travels, prior approval from VP Admin/HR must be
obtained for such travel subsequent to which Administration Department will arrange booking
on approved revised rates.
All those employees traveling to domestic locations for business purposes and do not avail
the hotel / rest house facility are entitled to a Per Diem Allowance as per the following:
6.1 A stay of more than 15 days will require approval from the respective Chief Officers /
VPs.
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6.2 All employees who are required to stay overnight when traveling will be entitled to stay in
pre-approved hotels, as listed ‘in Annex A’. An allowance will be given for meals and
miscellaneous expenses which can be claimed from the company after submission of
expense claim duly approved by the concerned HOD and sent to finance for payment without
attaching receipts, as per the following limits:
6.3 Managers & below may not be given option to charge their meal expenses to the
hotel bills rather they must claim their entitled allowance upon return from Finance
Department according to prescribed procedure. However, on the contrary, Directors and
above should not be given the option to claim their allowances from Finance Department but
charge the same to their hotel bills.
6.4 Only VP, Chiefs & the President will be allowed to charge entertainment expense of their
official guests to their hotel bills. All others must pay the expense at the hotel and claim the
same upon return through the prescribed procedure.
6.5The Company will cover dry cleaning / laundry cost borne by the employee on a “one suit
or shirt / trousers or ladies suit per day” basis. VP/Officers however continue to be on actual
use basis.
6.6 Claim for any extra baggage is not allowed unless prior approval of the respective Chief
Officer / VP is obtained with specific limit.
International Travel is authorized for the purpose of conducting activities on behalf of and for
the benefit of Mobilink. All employees must purchase the travel tickets from the approved
local travel agent through the Administration Department after prior approval of the President.
It is the responsibility of the employee to be aware and fully understand the cancellation
clause of any hotel booking.
For Foreign travel following guidelines for hotel accommodations will apply:
Up to US $50 can be claimed for incidental expenses that include tips, taxi fare & other
incidentals while traveling abroad. These can be claimed as per use and does not require any
receipts. This is treated as a reimbursement & not as a daily allowance or entitlement. It must
be claimed at actual.
All travel arrangements shall be made through the Administration department using the
TRIPS process. In case where transport is not provided by the Company, Hotel pick & drop
will be arranged by the Administration where ever suitable, the employee can also avail taxi
for official work purposes like airport pick and drop, or Pick & drop to any business meetings.
Appropriate taxi expenses can be reimbursed through Expense Claim Forms.
Staff visiting remote locations will be able to claim actual amounts spent on Official Traveling.
Regional Administration will be responsible for the Hotel Facilities in Remote Areas if
required.
Employees shall not use their automobiles for Company’s work unless comprehensive
insurance is obtained.
The Company is required to provide transport facility to all employees traveling to other cities
by road for official traveling either through Company owned Vehicles or rental.
In case Employees use their own vehicles for official work, which requires road travel to other
cities, travel allowance will be paid at the rate of Rs. 07/- per km. Expenses incurred on Toll
Tax will be reimbursed at actual basis on presentation of original receipts.
Scenario I: These are the travel advance limits when hotel is arranged and paid by Mobilink
so employee would only require this amount as an advance for other then hotel expenses on
per day basis.
Scenario II: These are the travel advance limits when hotel is not arranged or paid by
Mobilink and employee needs to pay his/ her hotel charges.
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All travel related advances to be settled within 30 days from the date of advance
taken and only for few exceptions where trips last more then 30 days of stay, the
respective VP shall inform Finance not to deduct within 30 days, due to this reason by
putting a comment on the advance form while approving. The advance however if not
settled will be deducted in the next payroll cycle.
VP/Chiefs and above are recommended to use the company provided credit cards,
thus eliminating the need for travel advance.
Any out of the policy advance requests would require Presidents/CEO approval.
Travel Expense claims shall be submitted on prescribed expense claim form provided by the
Company. Individuals getting revolving advance will submit reports at least monthly or as often
as trips required, for which special advances were made will normally be reported within the
periods listed below.
Domestic & Foreign trips within TEN (10) working days following completion of trip and return
to the office.
A copy of TRIPS and the Expense Claim Form with supporting receipts /documents should be
submitted to the Finance Department after approval by the Departmental Head.
In case of unused airline ticket or part of the trip taken, the following should be done:
Attach ticket to the “expense claim form” and explain “comments section” the reason it was
not used.
If partial use of the ticket has been taken place, attached the remaining ticket to “expense
claim form” and explain in “comments section”.
Admin is given the ticket to follow up on the refund of the unused part of the ticket.
Funds advanced in excess of the actual expense must be returned with an expense report.
Supporting vouchers, used travel stubs, unused tickets and explanations of any extra ordinary
expense will be required in accordance with internal control requirements to be explained by
the Finance Department.
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EDUCATION ASSISTANCE POLICY
Policy
Eligibility
Any regular employee of the company with more then one year of service will be eligible to
apply for financial assistance for enhancing his/her education.
Approval
Procedure
Once approval has been given an employee may register for the course at an institute of
repute and stature (refer to the list of panel institutes) and will be given assistance as detailed
below. In case an institute is not mentioned in the list, the case after being approved by the
divisional head will be reviewed by the hr department to ensure that the hosen institute and
program has a certain repute and stature.
At the time of resignation the payment will be made by the employee who may take a salary
advance as per the salary advance policy.
Reimbursement will be made upon submission of complete documents including the proof of
passing the semester and the receipt.
The company will pay a maximum sum of Rs. 200,000/- for the registration and tuition fee of
the program.
In case an employee wants to get registered for an overseas correspondence course, the
case after being approved by the divisional head will be reviewed by the hr department to
ensure that the chosen institute and program has a certain repute and stature. The maximum
assistance would be the same as mentioned above.
No preparatory leave will be granted for the studies however employee’s casual / earned
leaves could be availed for the preparation and examinations.
Employees who leave the company during the course of studies or within 12 months of
obtaining the degree by reason of resignation or dismissal will be required to repay the
company the full reimbursed cost of the course and other associated costs. employees
leaving between 13 months and 18 months of the completion of the program / degree will be
required to reimburse 50% of the total cost paid by the company associated with the program.
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MOBILE PHONE POLICY
PURPOSE
Blackberry Policy has replaced policy regarding Mobile phone sets and the provision of
Mobile phone sets for expatriates is covered under our expatriate policy.
Phone Connections
Employees with Official Connections will be provided with the following limits:
These limits include airtime, PTC charges, and all applicable taxes.
With the existing limits applied, any over the limit amount will be deducted from the salary of
the individual. This will put an end to the bulk of write off process.
In some cases where employees are frequent travelers or have high business usage of
IR/ISD, in access of above limits then the amount deducted from the salary can be claimed by
the concerned employee using the regular reimbursement process through expense claims.
Furthermore, to facilitate employees to avoid salary deduction in case of high business usage,
a data base of all monthly official phone usage will be made available on fifth of every month
on a share drive by C&C. Staff will be able to access this data base and can view their usage,
in case of higher then limit usage due to business reasons they can then have this higher
usage written off by sending an e-mail request to their HOD’s/ Directors for write off, the
approval will be forwarded to C&C on the e-mail by the HOD and the amount will be written
off and no salary deduction will be made.
For Value Added Services where an additional number is being allotted to the same SIM
(Data and Fax numbers) an approval from the Departments Director / VP is required.
Connections issued to any department to meet specific business needs are covered under
our ‘Business Phone Policy’.
All Employees will be provided NWD access. As and when ISD/IR connection/facility is
required for official work, an approval by email is required to be forwarded to C&C by the
employees Manager / HOD.
All Confirmed Employees will be entitled to one connection under each package.
Only NWD connections will be issued. For ISD facility employee may contact C & C and
regional CS team.
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Under the Employee Package, the employee will be entitled to one connection with no line
rent payable. All Fixed Value-Added Services will be free i.e SMS etc.
(a) The airtime charges for the Employee Package will be:
For Employee Packages, the employee will make no initial deposit accept for the Government
Activation fee / other government taxes
Under the Employee Friendly Package, the confirmed employee will be entitled to one
connection after completion of their probationary period with the Company. They will have to
choose one of the airtime plans offered to Mobilink customers without any security deposits.
For Employee Friendly Packages, the employee will make no initial deposit accept for the
Government Activation fee / other government taxes.
(a) Airtime charged under the package will be according to the chosen plan. It will include
airtime, PTC charges, and all applicable Government taxes.
(b) The maximum credit limit will be Rs. 5,000/- per month
(c) If an employee wants to increase the credit limit mentioned above, he/she must
deposit the difference at the time of issuance of connection.
For Employee and Employee friendly package; employees will ensure that they pay their
monthly bills on time, failing which the connection will be blocked and will be restored only
after deposit of the outstanding bill. Credit & Collection Department will monitor the monthly
limits and block the connections which will be restored on payment of the bills at the counter.
If connection remains blocked for 3 months, outstanding amounts will be deducted from the
employee’s salary. Information on all such cases will be provided to HR by the Credit &
Collection Department.
At the time of resignation, the employee will be entitled to retain the connection under the
following conditions:
If an Employee Resigns he / she can convert his /her Official / employee package to the
normal package plans. This conversion of package plan does not require security deposit
unless advised otherwise by C & C.
In case the employee is terminated then his/her connection will be blocked immediately. In
this case an approval from the Divisional Head and Manager HR are required for the
conversion of the official number to a normal package plan. In this case a Security Waiver will
have to be approved by the Department Head & Credit & Collection.
If an employee is relocated / transferred to another city, the employee will initiate a change of
SIM & Mobile Number through a Customer Service Form.
The employee who intends to get a connection will complete a CSAF and submit it to the
Regional Human Resources Department. Golden Numbers will be issued only on special
Approval of the respective Chief Officer of that department of which the employee belongs.
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Official Connection: Human Resources Department will verify / approve the Official
Connection Request and issue a SIM. The Human Resource Department will maintain a
record of Official numbers issued to the employees of their region.
At the time of resignation, Human Resources Department will forward an Employee Phone
Termination email to the Credit & Collection Department. The Credit & Collection Department
will block the connections until the Employee converts the packages as mentioned in 4.7.
All requests for mobile phone connections that are not covered by this policy must be
approved by the respective VP / Chief Officer & will also require the approval of the President
& CEO.
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BUSINESS MOBILE PHONE POLICY
Objective
To provide mobile phone sets and connections to departments for business usage such as
but not restricted to phones for technical testing, churn management, telemarketing teams
and any other special project.
Policy Guidelines
Mobile phone sets and official package SIMS shall be provided to departments, only on needs
basis for the business usage during projects and for any special business usage
requirements.
The departmental coordinators shall be the custodians of business phones for issuance to
employees, keeping a log of the phone issuance dates, user names and intended use.
Departmental coordinators to inform C&C about project start and end date for which the
Business phone has been requested. When a particular project ends departmental
coordinators shall take the phone sets back and advise C&C about blocking the numbers to
prevent misuse, till re-assignment of the sets to different project the phones will remain in the
custody of the department coordinator.
C&C to keep a log of these dates and to monitor the period of usage in consultation with the
project lead or the departmental coordinator.
The department coordinators for this purpose shall be nominated by concerned VP/Chief for
managing business phone activities. Names of these coordinators shall be communicated to
C&C by the department heads.
In case the assigned coordinator leaves the service of Mobilink he/she to hand over the
charge of the phones to the new coordinator assigned by the concerned Chief. And C&C to
be informed accordingly.
Sets for Business phones will be provided from the company’s stock. If a suitable set is not
available in the stock, the phone set shall be purchased through procurement by raising a PR
by the concerned department. Concerned Directors/Managers can select a phone set of their
choice with a maximum limit of Rs 7000/ per set. For any special projects requiring higher
value sets, the sets can be procured after approval of concerned Chief/VP.
Replacement of Mobile phone sets shall be made after two years from the date of purchase, if
replacement is required earlier then VP/chiefs approval will be required. Old sets to be
deposited in the Admin stores/ company stock.
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The phone sets will be registered in the company assets, finance will provide an insurance
policy cover to mobile hand sets. Incase of theft or irreparable damage, insurance claim will
be pursued. In case of lost the user will be responsible to replace the handset.
The phone billing limits and access LOCAL/NWD/ISD and any other value added services
shall be determined by the Chiefs/ VPs as per the nature of project and to be mentioned on
the CSAF which will be approved by the concerned VP/Chief. CSAF will be on the name of
the department. Users at any time can be tracked through the logs which department
coordinators and C&C will be maintaining.
Credit and collection department shall monitor the usage of the business phones and process
the write offs, on approval of the concerned VP/Chief.
In case an employee using the business mobile phone decides to leave the organization, the
department coordinator shall ensure that mobile phone set is handed over to the coordinator.
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OFFICIAL BLACKBERRY POLICY
PURPOSE
ELIGIBILITY
Category 1: Staff in Senior Manager and above grades shall be entitled for a Blackberry
connection along with hardware and all the features.
Category 2: Staff working in Business critical functions that are also responsible to sell and
service the blackberry product to corporate customers like Corporate Sales staff and
Corporate Accounts Managers shall be entitled for hardware/ software and all the features.
Category 3: Business critical positions in other departments will also be eligible depending
on business needs and requiring approval from the President/CEO for the issuance of
hardware and all the features.
Category 4: All other employees will be able to acquire the handset at cost but will be
responsible for the monthly service fee (at cost) which will be deducted from their salary per
month. This will not be part of their official cell phone ceiling. 1 hand set per employee is
allowed.
POLICY/ PROCEDURE
a) All the eligible employees in Category 1 and 2 will be required to complete a Blackberry/
CSA form, which will be verified by HR and submitted to Customer Services for blackberry
connection.
b) In Category 3, Blackberry will be issued to the business critical positions in all other
departments on the recommendation of Chief/VP of the respective department upon approval
of President/CEO, blackberry form/CSA form will be submitted to HR for onward submission
to customer Services.
c) All connections issued must have a user name. Apart from this, in the Blackberry
form/CSAF the employee must state their employee number, designation and the department
name. No connection will be issued without clear statements. CS will ensure compliance to
this rule.
d) Blackberry connections will only be issued on employee’s official numbers. Only those
employees who work in a city where GPRS coverage is available will be covered under this
policy even if they fall under category 1,2 or 3.
e) For category 1,2 and 3, the BES plus solution will be assigned to employees.
a) The official phone limits of eligible staff will be increased by Rs. 800/- (eight hundred)
per month, to cover the Blackberry usage cost.
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a) The Blackberry assigned to staff will be registered in the company assets. Insurance
will be arranged on the total price of the set. Finance is to ensure that all official handsets are
covered under an insurance policy.
d) In case, an employee decides to leave the company, he/ she will deposit the blackberry
device back to respective regional finance store. HR will arrange disconnection of the service.
Blackberry set deposited could be then assigned to another eligible employee of the
company.
e) On leaving the Company, Employee will also have an option to buy the blackberry set
on a depreciated price as determined by Finance.
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Working Hours
Purpose
Hours of work are scheduled to meet the production and work requirements of the Company,
and are in conformance with all applicable local laws and practices.
Working Hours
Office Hours
Saturday
The shops timings will be determined by the Customer Service Management keeping in view
the customer needs.
Sixty (60) minutes meal breaks each day from Monday through Thursday.
Shift work
Employees working in shifts will follow the shift roasters prepared by the line management.
Exceptions
Employees may be requested to work on any of the holidays or regularly scheduled day of
rest including Saturday/Sunday, if the Company’s business so requires.
Breach
Any employee not abiding by the working hours Policy will initially be counselled by his /her
immediate supervisor / office manager. Any repeated act will be reported to the Human
Resources in writing who will refer the discipline policy for further proceedings.
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PROTECTION OF COMPANY ASSETS & PEOPLE POLICY
PURPOSE
By following security policies and procedures, employees will protect themselves as well as
the physical, proprietary and intellectual assets of the Company.
OBJECTIVE
While a Mobilink employee, anything that is conceived or invented by any employee, which
relates to Mobilink’s present or future business, or is based on information gained from
working at Mobilink, will belong to the Company. Mobilink has the right to patent, copyright or
obtain work protection on these patents and inventions.
It is possible that an employee may now have or become aware of proprietary information that
Mobilink is not authorized to receive. Because Mobilink respect the laws protecting
confidential information, the employee will not disclose it to Mobilink or use it in his / her work
at the Company.
Sensitive Mobilink information and sensitive customer or supplier information entrusted to the
Company is identified and protected. This is required to permit legal enforcement of Mobilink
proprietary rights.
All Mobilink locations have requirements for entering facilities during and after business
hours.
Employees will not disclose, use or publish Mobilink proprietary information or other
confidential information entrusted to Mobilink unless employees are asked to do so by
management. This applies either during or after employment with Mobilink.
Mobilink identification badges must be worn visibly at all times while on Mobilink property.
All requirements for entering facilities during and after business hours should be followed.
PROCEDURE
Employees to identify themselves to the security guards by showing Company issued Identity
Cards.
Employees will sign confidentiality and proprietary agreement at the time of leaving the
Company stating that no information will be passed on to any other person / organization.
Human Resources is responsible for signing of the agreement by the employee leaving the
Company before handing over a full and final settlement cheque to the concerned employee.
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DRESS CODE POLICY
PURPOSE
A) To provide all employees with the reasons for suitable attire, acceptability of
appearance and enforcement procedures.
B) For the benefit of the employee and all other employees in the working area. The
employees clothing, hairstyle and jewelry shall not be of the type, which may interfere with the
appropriate performance of his/her duties.
D) Employees who deal with the general public must maintain a suitable appearance as
their dress and actions reflect upon Company Corporate image.
PROCEDURE
Shalwar Kameez
Sari / Blouse
Dress Pants / Blouse or Shirt with Jacket or Waist Coat
Skirts / Blouse or Shirt with Jacket or Waist Coat (No minis / long slits)
Light makeup
Light jewelry
No Low Necks
Head office employees may dress business casual on Fridays only as defined in section 4 of
this policy.
Employees who work on Saturdays, where they have customer contact will wear Business
casual. Business casual is defined as follows:
All Officers / Department Heads shall be responsible for the implementation of the dress code
for their employees.
Any employee not abiding by the Dress Code under this Policy will initially be counseled by
his /her immediate supervisor / office manager. Any repeated act will be reported to the
Human Resources Department in writing.
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PURPOSE
The safety of employees is everyone’s responsibility. Accidents, precaution and efficient work
go hand in hand. All levels of employees have a primary responsibility for the safety and well
being of all of us.
MODE OF OPERATION
Safety Committee
1. VP HR/Admin
2. Head of Security
3. Member
4. Member
To evaluate and investigate the adequacy of existing safety measures and make
recommendations relating to safety of all employees and visitors and protection of all
Company assets.
1. Buildings.
2. Electrical Installations.
3. Wiring.
5. Roofs.
6. Ceilings.
1. Structural deterioration.
2. Foundation failure.
3. Overloading.
4. Alteration.
Ensure that Mobilink is in compliance with all national, provincial, local laws,
ordinances or orders bearing on industrial safety.
Maintain accident records, write and distribute reports, investigate fatal or serious
accidents.
IDENTIFICATION BADGE
PURPOSE
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In order to ensure that only authorized personnel enter, circulate and leave the work area, an
identification badge system will be utilized. Identification badges will be classified into three
categories:
(1) Employee.
(3) Non-permanent.
PROCEDURE
1. Upon appointment, the Security Department will issue an employee Identification card.
2. When an employee badge is lost, damaged, or stolen, the employee must immediately
report this to the Human Resources Department so that replacement or corrective measures
may be taken.
3. When an employee leaves Mobilink, the badge will be returned before receiving final
check.
Temporary Badge
1. A temporary card will be issued to employees who have mislaid, lost or have had their
permanent badge stolen until a new card is reissued. No employees will be allowed to keep a
temporary card for more than two (2) weeks.
2. Temporary badges will also be issued to temporary workers, contractual, contractors and
vendors.
C. Visitor Badge
Applicants, interviewees, government officials or any other person visiting work facilities may
be issued a visitor badge upon verification by an authorized person, from the concerned
department.
In case an employee has lost his / her permanent or temporary employee card, or it has been
stolen, the employee should request security department for re issuance of card keeping
his/her supervisor in loop.
INCIDENT REPORT
PURPOSE
This report will be made and signed by the supervisor or department head, and filed in the
personal file of the employee in the Human Resources Department after being revised by the
VP Human Resources & Administration.
An employee is informed of the report and its contents verbally and in writing by the
supervisor or Department Head signing the Incident Report at the time the matter is
discussed with the employee. This signature should permit the employee to agree or
disagree and to state his / her reasons in support of his / her position. The Incident Report is
often a record of adverse employee conduct. It provides a record for consideration of
supervisors and Department Heads at the time of merit review. When it becomes necessary
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because of serious infraction of the rules to apply drastic disciplinary action, the records
provide proof upon which appropriate disciplinary action may be based.
The Incident Report must be discussed with the employee by the VP Human Resources &
Administration to ascertain that the facts as presented in the Incident Report are correct, fair,
and accurate.
The purpose of an Incident Report is to provide opportunity to the employee and supervisor
to:
Explain to the employee the correct method or immediate action to prevent its recurrence.
Give the employee a warning that a repetition of this action will not be acceptable and that
additional disciplinary action may be taken.
Leave the employee with a favourable attitude towards the job and the supervisor as well as a
will to improve.
PROCEDURE
Contact Immediate Supervisor on incident who in turn will inform the HR Representative.
The HR Representative to report to the place of incident and fill out an Incident Report Form.
The issue to be raised to the next level as soon as possible depending on the incident.
In the case of injury, an employee must be transported to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Management will deploy a Committee for further investigation into the incident.
The Committee will provide findings for management to make final decision.
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COMPANY PUBLICATIONS POLICY
Purpose
To provide an outlet for employees to express themselves in their literary and artistic talents.
Policy Guidelines
The Company publishes booklets, news articles and newsletters for the benefit of the
employees.
The Company maintains the rights to change, discontinue, reverse or edit the content of any
publication issued by the Company.
Only brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, handbills or posters approved by the Company may
be issued or distributed on Company premises.
The President and the VP Human Resources & Administration must approve all publications
intended for all employees.
Procedure
Employee / Company related information for Newsletter and Notice Board has to be sent to
the Local Human Resources Department.
he Company reserves the right to publish any articles in the Newsletter or any other
publications.
Any information regarding Company activities or Customer Related information must be sent
to the Marketing Department for approval.
Marketing must get approval from the President or his / her nominee to place article in
Newspaper or Customers Newsletter.
Management has the right to change or withhold any information pertaining to Company or
other issues.
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DISCIPLINNE POLICY
PURPOSE
To protect Mobilink, its offices, cell sites and sensitive equipment from outside
OBJECTIVE
Visitors and employees are not permitted to take photographs or to carry photographic
equipment into any Mobilink offices, cell sites, without prior approval.
PROCEDURE
All employees must receive advance approval before any photographic equipment can be
allowed within the office boundaries. Unless a Mobilink guard has specific instructions to
allow entry of such equipment, he should check the equipment and return it to the owner upon
his / her departure.
The following approvals are necessary before any person is permitted to take photographs or
to carry photographic equipment into Company facilities:
NOTICE
It is the responsibility of all Department Heads to obtain the approval of the President prior to
allowing photographs to be taken on Company property or premises.
PROHIBITION OF GIFTS
PURPOSE
Mobilink employees are encouraged to inform all suppliers, vendors, and subordinates that
Mobilink does not encourage or allow either the acceptance of or the giving of gifts.
PROCEDURE
Employees are not allowed to accept gifts from subordinates at any time, regardless of the
occasion.
Employees are not allowed to accept gifts from customers, vendors, or suppliers.
Solicitation of funds by any employee for any purpose is strictly prohibited unless authorized
by the President of the Company.
Any employee accepting gifts or soliciting funds or gifts without the approval of the President
will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action as deemed necessary under the
circumstances.
Exception to this policy is, that employees can accept gifts from seniors and colleagues on
the occasion of birthdays, farewells, weddings and anniversaries
Employees may accept giveaways from vendors, clients bringing in the knowledge of
Departmental Head.
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CODE OF CONDUCT
Purpose
The policy is aimed to instill in all Mobilink employees a sense of belonging and commitment
to the Company.
Mobilink believes the keystone to its business success is the integrity with respect to its
dealings with customers, suppliers and governments. The highest order of ethical conduct
has and will be the very foundation of Mobilink. These qualities have been instilled and
transmitted throughout the Company.
The following statement of business, philosophy and objectives applies to all components of
Mobilink. It is intended to be read and applied as part of all jobs.
This code of conduct provides firm, uncompromising standards for each employee in dealings
with agents, customers, suppliers, political entities and others. The code re-emphasizes and
provides further guidance regarding policies which are an integral part of PMCL’s business
philosophy.
Every employee should confirm to and abide by the applicable laws, rules and regulations
and orders of the Company, and shall observe, comply with and obey all lawful orders and
directions which may, from time to time, be given to him/her by any person or persons under
whose jurisdiction, superintendence or control he / she may, for the time being be placed.
Adherence to the code will continue to be the subject of management attention, periodic
audits of Internal Audit Department and reviewed by the Business Ethics Compliance by the
Committee. (Please define the composition of the committee).
The terms “PMCL” and “Company” as used in this Code of Conduct include PMCL and all of
its affiliated companies if (any).
Policy
Conflict Of Interest
a) Exclusive Services:
Every employee shall devote himself/herself exclusively to the service of the Company and
shall not engage him / herself in any other service, business or profession or undertake part
time or full time work for a private or public body or person, or accept any pay, compensation,
remuneration, or fee therefore, without prior sanction of the President which may, in case
where he thinks fit, grant such a sanction, stipulate that any pay, compensation, remuneration
or fee received by the employee for undertaking work shall be paid in whole or part to PMCL
provided that nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to prohibit an employee from making
a bonafide investment of his / her own funds in such stocks, shares, securities or investment
as he / she may wish to buy. However any such investments must not be purchased during
office hours on the working days. In case an employee is found guilty of such irregularity
he/she can be terminated from service.
b) Employees shall not engage in any activity where the personal skill and knowledge the
employee develops or applies in the employee’s PMCL position is transferred or applied to
such activity in derogation of the present or prospective business interests of PMCL.
c) A PMCL employee shall not have any relationship with any other business enterprise,
which might affect the employee’s independence of judgment in transactions between PMCL
and other business enterprise of otherwise conflicts with the proper performance of the
employee’s duties at PMCL.
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d) A PMCL employee may not accept any appointment to membership of the Board of
Directors, standing committee or similar body of any other Company, organization or
government agency (other than charitable, educational, fraternal, political, community or
religious organizations or similar groups) without first receiving the prior approval of the PMCL
President, whether or not a possible conflict of interest may result from the acceptance of any
such appointment.
a) Supplier/Customer Relationships. A PMCL employee may not have any interest in any
supplier or customer of PMCL which interest could in any respect compromise the employee’s
loyalty to PMCL.
1. the shares of stocks of which are listed on a national securities exchange; and
2. 80 percent of the revenues of which are derived from products or services different
from any product or service sold by PMCL.
1. Any relative of a PMCL employee, any person living in the employee’s household or to
whom the employee furnishes support or any person having a personal relationship, similar to
the above with a PMCL employee.
2. Any business in which an employee has financial interest, any creditor or debtor of the
PMCL employee, or any other person benefits to whom could reasonably be expected to
relieve the PMCL employee of some obligation or obtain for the employee some personal
gain or advantage.
a) Every employee shall serve the Company honestly and faithfully and shall maintain
strict secrecy regarding the affairs and business of the Company, its subsidiaries and
associate allies. He / she shall use his / her utmost endevours to promote the business and
affairs of the Company, and show courtesy and attention in all transactions with the
customers, the public, fellow employees and employees of other organizations.
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b) A PMCL employee may not buy or sell or recommend to others to buy or sell, any
security or other interest property based on knowledge derived from such person’s
employment. Employees should avoid transactions in the area of real estate which PMCL
may be considering or selling or has decided to buy or sell.
a) No employee shall at any time, during or after service, communicate in any manner to
any person, including a fellow employee not directly connected with that information or official
document, or to press, public papers, journals, books, pamphlets, or by speech or discussion
at any place, disclose or cause to be disclosed any information or official documents relating
to the affairs and business of the Company, except with the prior written approval of the
President.
b) No employee shall, otherwise in the normal course of his / her duty, give any
information, advice, confidential or secret information and official documents to any other
employee or any other person or organization not authorized by the President or by law to
receive it.
Section 1: PMCL Funds: The funds and assets of PMCL shall not be used directly or
indirectly, for illegal payments of any kind.
Section 2: Bribe and illegal Gratification: Any employee, who offers or attempts to offer
bribes or illegal gratification in any form or manner, or accepts such bribes or illegal
gratification, or assets or induces or attempts to induce someone to offer or accept bribes or
illegal gratification in any manner or form with the object that in the course of transactions of
the business of the Company some favour or disfavour shall be obtained for anyone, some
service or impairment shall be rendered for undue benefit of someone, shall be liable to
disciplinary action including dismissal from the service. The following exceptions are:
(a) Unless prohibited by the policy of the customer, PMCL may give, social amenities to
customers and employees of non-government organizations, normal sales promotional items
bearing the Company’s name of items of insignificant value, such as flowers and candy.
(b) Under no circumstances the payment of a gratuity or fee (or gift of any kind) may be
made to a government employee, whether in recognition of efficient service or otherwise.
Section 3: Political Contributions: The funds and assets of PMCL shall not be used directly
or indirectly for political contributions, whether legal or illegal. The term “political
contributions” is used in its broadest sense and includes local, provincial or national fund
raising dinners, banquets, raffles or any funds or gifts (including the free or discounted use of
property or services) which could be routed directly or indirectly to a political candidate, party,
committee or organization.
This section is not intended to limit or otherwise restrict (1) the personal political activities of
PMCL employees, or (2) the right of PMCL employees to make personal contribution to any
PMCL political action committee.
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Section 4: Agreements: PMCL shall not enter into any agreement with dealers, distributors,
agents or consultants:
(b) Who provide for a commission rate or fee that is not reasonable and commensurate
with the functions or services to be rendered.
Section 5: Book Entries: The funds and assets of PMCL must be properly and accurately
recorded on the books and records of the Company, in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting principles and practices, and no false or artificial entries shall be made
in the books, records or accounts of the Company. No payment made on behalf of PMCL
shall be approved or made with the intention or understanding that any of such payment is to
be used for any purpose other than that described by the documents supporting the payment.
Example: It would be a violation of the section of this Code of Conduct to purposefully issue
an invoice or other document, which inaccurately reflects a transaction.
Any employee who causes or attempts to cause any loss, or loss of revenue, to the Company
shall be liable to reimburse the loss caused by him and will also be liable to disciplinary
actions including dismissal from service.
Section 7: Misuse of Official Position: Any employee who uses or attempts to use his/her
official position in order to bestow patronage upon or do favor to an employee or class of
employees, trading firms or concerns, manufacturers, agents, business organizations and
similar other agencies in a manner that the interest of the Company or its employees is
harmed and the deserving employees or concerns are deprived of the due, shall be liable to
disciplinary action including dismissal from service.
Example (a): A customer makes PMCL aware of a confidential project for which he/she
is contemplating use of PMCL products. He/She asks PMCL to hold the discussion in
confidence. His / her request will be honored. The information will not be disclosed within the
Company to persons without a reasonable need to know in order to serve the best interests of
that customer. Nor will the information be disclosed to any persons outside the Company
except where required to comply with a law or regulation.
Example (b): PMCL’s price and delivery quotation to a customer will not be disclosed to
PMCL employees without the need to know and never outside the Company unless the
information has been released by the customer or supplier or is required to be released by
law or regulation.
Section 2: Employees of PMCL will respect the law, customs and traditions of the country in
which they operate and will at the same time, engage in no act or course of conduct, which
even if legal, customary and accepted in any such country, could be deemed to be in violation
of the accepted business ethics of PMCL or the laws of Pakistan relating to business ethics.
Section 3: No PMCL employee shall accept or permit any member of his / her family to
accept from any person any gift, the receipt of which will place him under any form of official
obligations to the donor. This regulation shall also apply in the case of gifts offered by
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persons, agents, suppliers or manufacturers likely to have business dealings with the
Company and candidates for employment in the Company.
Example (a): Included within the scope of this prohibition is the acceptance of presents by
PMCL from suppliers, as well as the acceptance by employees of money, property or
services, e.g., free trips from business associates.
Example (b): PMCL employees traveling on business may avail the courtesy of free lodging
in a customer facility so long as it is properly noted on PMCL’s travel expense records.
Example (c): Suppliers win PMCL business on the basis of product or service suitability,
price, delivery and quality. There is no other basis. Attempts to influence procurement
decisions by offers of any compensation, commission, kickbacks, paid vacation, special
discount on product service, entertainment or any other form of gift or gratuity must be firmly
rejected by all employees.
Section 4: PMCL may, unless otherwise prohibited, pay the transportation and lodging
expenses incurred by customer, agents or suppliers, prospective or otherwise, in connection
with a visit to a PMCL facility or product installation for any reasonable business purpose,
including on-site examination of equipment, the participation in a training session or contract
negotiations with PMCL. But (except for ground transportation provided by an accompanying
PMCL employee) only in such cases where prior to any such visit.
Written approval for the payment of such expenses has been obtained from the President of
PMCL and whenever practiced, the senior management of the visitor has been informed of
the payment of such expenses by PMCL, or
PMCL is obligated by contract to pay such expenses and the obligation is specifically
delineated.
All such expenses must be accounted for in accordance with standard travel procedures.
General accounts, such as sales promotion, should not be charged for travel expenses.
Payment of such expenses by PMCL may only be made if they are not otherwise prohibited.
For example, payment of such expenses by PMCL could be prohibited in a particular situation
by applicable law or regulation, by a contract, or by the policy of the customer, agent or
supplier.
PMCL will not employ any individual known to be related, by blood, marriage or adoption
(except relationships more remote than first cousin), to any person having influence over the
purchasing decisions of any private or public entity to which PMCL sells any of its products,
unless such employment is first disclosed to and approved in writing by (i) the senior
management of such private or public entity; and (ii) the President of PMCL.
No employee shall bring, directly or indirectly, political or other inside or outside influence or
pressure to bear on the Company or any employee of the Company in support or any claim
arising in connection with his / her employment of the other employees of the Company
including any claim for promotion, posting or transfer, as the case may be, nor shall any
employee approach, directly or indirectly, any member of the board, or the President.
Section 1: No employee shall accept or permit any member of his / her family to accept any
gift from a subordinate employee of the Company.
Provided further that the Company may permit an employee to retain a gift on payment of
price evaluated by it, if its market value exceeds Rs 3000.
Section 3: Should any questions arise as to whether or not the acceptance of a gift places
an employee under any obligations to the donor, the decision of the Company in this respect
shall be final.
Section 1: No employee shall, in any manner, obstruct or disturb the operations of and the
peace in the Company.
Section 1: No employee shall make any statement or address letters to the Press or deliver
a speech on Radio / TV etc. or contribute any article to any newspaper or journal concerning
the affairs and operations of the Company; unless duly authorized in writing by the President.
Provided that the employee may publish research papers or technical or professional
subjects, if such papers do not express views on political issues or on Company’s policy and
do not include any information of a nature whose disclosure may, in the opinion of the
President, be detrimental to the interests of the Company.
G. Other Restrictions
No employee or his / her dependent family members shall live beyond their legitimate means.
Company reserves the right to ask an employee to justify his living beyond his means.
No employee shall tamper with, interfere with, remove or destroy his / her own record of
service or that of any other employee.
i) No employee shall lend money or borrow money from, or place himself under any
pecuniary obligation to any person with whom he has any official dealings; Provided that the
above provision shall not apply to dealings in the ordinary course of business with insurance
companies, banks or other financial institutions.
No employee shall:
Make or permit his / her family to make any investment which is likely to embarrass or
influence him in the discharge of his / her official duty;
Engage in any trade or undertake any employment or work other than his / her official duties.
Buy or sell stock, shares or securities of any description without funds to meet the full cost in
the case of purchase, or script for delivery in the case of sale;
Lend money to or borrow money in his / her private capacity from another person, agent,
manufacturer, supplier or any other organization which has business dealings with the
Company for investment in any property, any business trade or undertaking or for any other
purpose;
Act as an agent for an insurance Company, a travel agency, an airline, a tour operator, a
manufacturer or a supplier;
Engage in any commercial business or pursuit, either on his / her own account or as an agent
for another or others;
OR
Accept or seek any outside employment or office, whether stipendiary or honorary, without
the previous sanction of the President.
No employee shall, except with the previous sanction of the President, engage either directly
or indirectly in any trade or undertake any employment or work other than his / her official
duties.
Provided that an employee may, without such sanction, undertake honorary work of a
religious, social or charitable nature or occasional work of a literary or artistic character
subject to the condition that his / her official duties do not thereby suffer and that the
occupation or undertaking does not conflict or is not inconsistent with his / her position or
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obligations as an employee, but he/she shall not undertake such work if so directed by the
President. An employee, who has any doubt about the proprietary of undertaking any
particular work, should refer the matter for the order of the President.
No employee and his / her dependent family members shall engage either directly or
indirectly in any trade, business or work with the Company, its subsidiaries and associated
companies.
This regulation does not apply to sports activities and membership of recreation clubs.
An employee may not act, without the previous sanction of the President, have recourse to
any Court or to the Press for the vindication of his / her public acts or character from
defamatory attacks. In granting sanction, the President may bear the cost of the proceedings
or leave the employee to institute them at his / her own expenses. In the latter case, if he
obtains a decision in his / her favor, the Company may reimburse him to the extent of the
whole or any part of the cost, provided that nothing in this regulation limits or otherwise affects
the rights of an employee to vindicate his / her private acts or character.
Private calls from office telephones results in congestion of traffic on the one hand and delay
in putting through the official calls on the other. Besides, these calls add up to the expenditure
on telephones. An employee is, therefore, advised to desist from using office telephones for
private calls. The Administration Department can monitor the private calls. All Sectional
Heads are requested to exercise control and ensure strict compliance of these instructions.
Any employee found guilty of any offense mentioned in this section can be given a warning
accordingly.
This policy is aimed at streamlining the procedure where an employee is charged with any act
or omission included in the disciplinary regulation in the Human Resources Policy of Mobilink
and the penalties stipulated in the disciplinary chart shall be inflicted as deemed appropriate.
2- Policy Guidelines
a. Warning
Warning may be addressed to the employee verbally and in writing through his / her
immediate supervisor. The warning shall refer to the contravention committed by the
employee and that he/she should abide by the Company rules, and regulations in performing
his / her work, and that this contravention will not be repeated in future.
b. Written Warning
A written letter addressed to the employee describing the contravention committed. The
employee should also be notified that a higher penalty may be inflicted on him/her in case the
contravention not stopped or is repeated in future. The warning letter will be registered in the
employees personnel file. Issuance of written warning can be recommended by the respective
supervisor and HOD. It will be issued by the HR department after approval of the VP HR.
Deduction from the salary will be an amount of the employee’s salary depending on the type
of offence & decision taken accordingly.
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The employee may be suspended from performing his / her duties for a period of time as
conveyed in writing.
e. Deprive the Employee from Promotion, Annual Increase, Incentives & Bonuses.
Denial or postponement of any increase in salary, incentives or bonuses due to the employee
according to the provisions of these regulations or the Company internal systems &
procedures will be implemented.
A Termination of the work contract without reward or compensation may be imposed by the
Company for the employee who commits one or more of the misconducts stipulated in the
Personnel Regulation / Code of Conduct.
2.2 Any employee committing any misconduct explained in detail in these regulations
shall be penalized with the penalty corresponding to the said offense. In general the inflicted
penalty should correspond to the kind and extent of the offence committed.
2.3 The penalties as outlined in these regulations, shall be implemented by the Human
Resources Department.
2.4 It shall not be permissible to inflict a penalty on the employee unless he receives a
written notification and given a chance to defend himself and make a statement. Such
hearing should be documented and kept in the worker’s personnel file.
2.5 The employee shall be notified in writing about the penalties inflicted on him, its kind
and value. He/She should also be aware of the penalty that may be inflicted on him/her in
case he/she repeats the same misconduct. If the worker refuses to take the notification letter
or sign it, the letter should be sent by registered mail to his / her home address as outlined in
his / her personal file, he/she should also be notified verbally in front of two legitimate
witnesses. Letter dispatched through postal regulation system of the country or through a
registered courier on the home address of the employee will be considered as received by the
employee. It may please be noted that it is the responsibility of the employee to notify the
change in existing residential address before he moves to a new place of living.
2.6 Each employee shall have a penalties page in his / her personnel file. It will contain
a description of the misconduct, date and penalty inflicted on him/her.
The purpose of disciplinary warning is to safeguard the interests of the Company and at the
same time assure employees of fair treatment in disciplinary matters.
The following disciplinary procedure is initiated whenever the Department Head or Company
management feels that an incident has occurred which involves negligence on the part of the
employee.
3.1 The first step in the disciplinary procedure is a coaching and counseling session
between the employee and Department Head, at which time the incident is discussed in detail
and the employee, is given an opportunity to explain the circumstances of the incident.
3.2 If, following full discussions, the Department Head concludes that the employee has
committed negligence; the Department Head may issue a “verbal warning”. The information of
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verbal / written warning should be sent to VP Human Resources on e-mail keeping the
employee in loop.
3.3 The employee will be given a copy and a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file.
3.4 In special Cases If the Department Head feels that the results of the coaching and first
warning are unsatisfactory, then the Department Head may address a second written
warning, which will be the final warning with information of it to the VP Human Resources.
3.6 Upon receipt of a copy of second warning, the employee may request a meeting with
the HR Department Head and such requests will be granted and the outcome discussed with
the HOD by the VP Human Resources. The HOD and VP Human Resources will take a
decision if they agree with each other through VP Human Resources following their
departmental procedures and intimate the President if necessary.
3.7 The refusal of any employee to participate in coaching and counseling sessions with
the Department Head as called for above will itself be considered as misconduct.
3.8 The above procedure or any steps may be omitted at the discretion of the President in
cases of gross or willful misconduct, gross negligence, or other behavior which might
jeopardize the safety of client and staff, or otherwise cause harm to the Company.
3.9 Any employee who is dismissed for misconduct is entitled to a written statement from
Mobilink, which states the reasons for the discharge.
The President has the Authority to Terminate the Services of any employee with out any
notice.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
Purpose
To prevent unauthorized absence of employees, this creates serious problems for normal and
efficient operations and could result in disciplinary action including termination.
Guidelines
In case of any absence continuing for more than 24 hours must be reported to concerned
department, in case of illness, a medical statement concerning the illness must be submitted
to Mobilink within 24 hours from the time by which the employee was to be on duty. The
Company may request an examination by a doctor designated by the Company.
The line manager may request Local Human Resources to arrange for a medical fitness
check up from a Company approved Medical Doctor in case of sickness of an employee.
In the case of Absence due to non-sickness, the concerned department may ask for a written
explanation from absent employee and may request Regional HR to initiate disciplinary
processes. In consultation with the concerned HOD, HR may send a warning letter to the
employee for breaching of company’s policy.
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DISCRIMINATION & HARRASSMENT POLICY
1- PURPOSE
2- Guidelines
2.1 Discrimination, intimidation & harassment based on sex, race, religion, age, color,
disability, sexual orientation or cultural background is prohibited at the work place.
2.6 Retaliation against employees who bring complaint against supervisors or colleagues
is strictly prohibited and may result in corrective action up to and/or including termination of
employment.
2.7 All incidents will be investigated promptly and corrective action will be taken.
Harassment occurs when a person or a group of people’s behavior towards another gives
cause for offence. Behavior may be by a person of one sex or of one group to a person of the
same or another group.
4- DISCRIMINATION
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Discrimination is a behavior that occurs when employment decisions such as selection, merit
increase, promotion, termination, etc. show bias for or against an employee or a group based
on sex, race, religion, national origin, color, age and sexual orientation.
5- COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
To obtain clear understanding Complaints are divided in to two categories and also explained
in the exhibit ‘A’ for clear understanding:
Step 1
It is advised and expected from all employees to speak with the offender personally in a
reasonable professional manner and try to resolve the issue and making it clear that the said
behavior is unwanted. Employee may seek help from a senior member of the team to be the
mediator.
Step 2
If the employee feels that the matter can not be resolved by speaking to the offender
personally, he / she would take up the issue with supervisor (only when supervisor is not the
offender)
Step 3
Employee can escalate the situation by discussing the issue with supervisor’s boss in
case supervisor is the offender or otherwise.
Step 4
If the case still remains unsolved and offence continues from the same colleague,
employee would take the issue with Vice President Human Resources / Administration, who
will investigate the situation and decide accordingly.
The complain relating to sexual harassment, employee would file a complaint directly to VP
HR/Admin to avoid unnecessary popularity meaning only fewer people should know about the
situation, offender and victim.
6- RESPONSIBILITY
The Human Resources Department is the custodian of the Policy and will be responsible for
any revision in policy.
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Employee Separation Policy
Separations
3. Employees will ordinarily work through their notice period. In some cases, the
department may accept a resignation immediately or prior to the last work day identified by
the employee. These situations should be reviewed in advance with human resources.
6. In case employee fails to serve a notice, the notice period will be deducted from his /
her salary.
7. Accumulated leaves can not serve as notice period and these are frozen the day an
employee resigns.
8. Human resources will give the separating employee an exit interview. Included is
information on the final paycheck, termination of benefit plans and conversion privileges, and
address verification for correspondence.
9. All inquiries, oral or written, concerning verification of employment and references for
former employees are to be referred to human resources for response.
Procedure
2. HR will check with multiple departments to ensure no major outstanding like foreign
training bonds which requires a period must to be served.
5. The supervisor should advise the separating staff member of all the company
property to be returned on the last day of employment. This would include, but not be limited
to:
7. HR should prepare a payroll authorization, noting the last day worked, to remove the
employee from the payroll.