British American Tobacco Malaysia - BAT Malaysia makes strides in its Diversity & Inclusion journey

Kuala Lumpur, 13 March 2023 – British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (BAT Malaysia) BAT Malaysia continues its commitment to celebrate diversity & inclusion, on its journey to build A Better Tomorrow™.

In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the company honoured its female talent and celebrated its workforce that boasts 34% of woman representation in management.

Adrita Datta, Human Resources Director of BAT Malaysia said, “Enabling and empowering women leaders is not only the right thing to do, but essential to our success as a company”

“Our diversity makes us stronger, and we embrace it as a source of innovation, creativity and competitive differentiation, as we work towards building A Better TomorrowTM. While we are pleased with our progress, attracting, and advancing diversity & inclusion continues to be a key priority, and we remain committed to creating a culture of equality where everyone can advance and thrive.”

Diversity & inclusion initiatives in BAT Malaysia include:

•  Parents@BAT
  BAT Malaysia helps ease working mothers post-childbirth with 4 months’ of fully paid maternity leave, with the opportunity to extend by an extra 2 months at half pay. We also provide 10 consecutive working days paternity leave to our male employees.
•  Menstrual & Pregnancy Support for National Sales Team (our sales team across country)
  Women in the National Sales Team, whose work primarily take place outside of the office in their respective “territories”, are offered the opportunity to work from the office for a maximum of 3 days’ a month during their monthly menstrual period.

  Expecting mothers are also able to work fully from the office during their pregnancy term.

• Mothers’ Rooms
  BAT Malaysia’s Head Office keeps mothers in mind, with a fully-equipped and comfortable nursing room.

• Health & Wellness Initiatives
  BAT Malaysia supports men & women’s health through various Health and Wellness initiatives, such as a monthly half-day Wellness Day, awareness campaigns, educational events, and complimentary pap smears, ultrasounds, and prostate examinations.

  Through a partnership with digital health & wellness provider employees can also access a plethora of resources to help monitor their condition.

• Training & Development
  Diversity & inclusion trainings are frequently held for all employees to understand, develop and embrace skills needed to collaborate and connect with people of various backgrounds, including women empowerment groups such as Athena and Women@BAT, both of which provide networking and learning opportunities. We have also established a customized program that allow female talents to get personalized coaching to address their development objectives.

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About British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad is the leading tobacco company in Malaysia and a subsidiary of the BAT Group, which is driving its corporate purpose of building A Better TomorrowTM by reducing the health impact of our business through a multicategory portfolio. BAT Malaysia’s portfolio includes world-famous brands like DUNHILL, PETER STUYVESANT, ROTHMANS and KYO. BAT Malaysia employs almost 400 employees who are involved in a wide spectrum of disciplines, from generating insights, developing brands and making these available on a national level. In addition, we also set leading edge talent development practices as well as ensure a strong foundation of corporate governance and shareholder relations.