Sun Hung Kai Properties : named a Top 10 Company Management Trainee Programme Opens for Applications

Sun Hung Kai Properties named a Top 10 Company
Management Trainee Programme Opens for Applications

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) was named a Top 10 Company in a jobsDB survey for company reputation, promotions and career development, perks and benefits, basic salary and company values. This was the first such poll for jobsDB and covered 44,000 respondents across participating cities in Asia.

Building homes with heart and treating staff with respect

SHKP has high regard for talent and provides a friendly work environment to foster long-term relationships with employees. Salaries and benefits are competitive including medical insurance, paid leave, various allowances and free lunch. There are friendly breastfeeding spaces set aside for new mothers. The company offers support for staff encountering family emergencies including flexibility on financial and work arrangements to ensure they can attend to family matters.

SHKP shows its care for families of staff with scholarships for their children to pursue undergraduate degrees and overseas exchange opportunities to broaden horizons.

Encouraging work-life balance

SHKP has developed different ways of creating a healthy, friendly workspace over the years, out of a belief that good employment relationships grow from mutual care.

These include encouraging and sponsoring staff in charity sporting events to promote healthy lifestyles. SHKP staff contribute to charitable causes by taking part in the SHKP Vertical Run for Charity - Race to Hong Kong ICC, Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon, Hong Chi Climbathon, Hike for Hospice (organized by the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care) and UNICEF Charity Run. Management lead volunteer services including visits to seniors and beach cleaning to show care for the community.

There is a company library to encourage a reading culture and a range of interest classes and workshops for staff to aid their physical and mental wellbeing such as courses on cycling, the Eight Brocades exercise, swimming, flower arranging, cooking and healthy eating.

SHKP operates a 24-hour hotline with an outside professional organization to help employees, their spouses or children who face difficulties. They can also seek assistance from professional social workers, counsellors and clinical psychologists if needed.

All-round learning and sustainable development

Talent is an important asset to a company. SHKP focuses on developing talent over the long term and so invests heavily in staff training. SHKP has courses related to professional fields and the inter-disciplinary SHKP Quality Academy with scholars, business leaders and experts from other fields inspiring broader thinking and new perspectives.

Career prospects at SHKP are promising as it is a major listed company in Hong Kong with business spanning eight main areas and abundant opportunities for learning. SHKP's Management Trainee Programme posts fresh graduates in different departments, and current staff can further their knowledge and skills with various training opportunities. Aspiring Management Trainees should apply by 23 October or look into the programme at www.shkp.com/en-US/Pages/management-trainee-hk-overview.

SHKP believes in building homes with heart and has built a healthy, caring culture around an emphasis on teamwork; contributing to the provision of quality products and service for a better society.

About Sun Hung Kai Properties

SHKP is committed to producing the finest developments and offering customers ideal homes with top-notch service. It believes in Building Homes with Heart and contributes to the community to make Hong Kong a better place for all. SHKP lives up to its corporate social responsibility by advocating reading and holistic development, healthy, sustainable living and care for the underprivileged.

SHKP has been included in the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series since its inception in 2010. This was the first index series to track corporate sustainability including environmental and social impact, workplace practices and corporate governance in Hong Kong and on the mainland.

The management team has led by example over the past four decades and inspired staff to help those in need and give back to society with their professional knowledge. The company also engages stakeholders to inject positive energy into the community.