Novartis Malaysia, a global leader in the healthcare space has been awarded the Top Employer for 2020.

A highly sought after recognition, this certificate was given by the independent Top Employers Institute, a global company which recognizes excellence in people practices.

“We are honoured to receive this recognition by an independent party as it reaffirms Novartis Malaysia’s continuous commitment to provide the best working environment for our associates with continues improvement in human resources policy, our benefits and career development opportunities,” said Patrik Grande, President & Managing Director, Novartis Malaysia.

“At Novartis Malaysia, we believe in an inspired, curious and unbossed culture to unleash the power of our people.

“We take pride ourselves for embracing Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives, attracting and developing talents from diverse backgrounds towards our mission to reimagine medicines,” said Grande

“As part of our commitment to always place our associates at the forefront, we are introducing a new parental leave policy, offering equal parental leave to all parents through birth, surrogacy or adoption.

“This global policy which will take effect by 1st January 2020 offers 14 weeks (3.4 months) fully paid parental leave,” said Anne Heng, People & Organization Head, Novartis Malaysia.

“At Novartis, balance is at the core of our Diversity &Inclusion where we ensure our associates are privy to both work life and gender balance. We celebrate life and recognize moments that matter. One of the most life-changing moments our associates experience is becoming a parent and welcoming a new life into their lives. Thus, we want to celebrate this occasion with our associates.

Heng adds that Novartis aims to support its associates’ journey towards becoming new parents with our new leave policy.

“As gender equity is a priority at Novartis, we want the men in our company to feel empowered to share childcare responsibility,” she points out.

Source: biospectrumasia.com