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The Award Scheme

Assessment Criteria

For Corporations / Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) / Organisations Categories

Assessment Criteria	Points
Section 1: Family-friendly Employment Policies and Practices	50
The company/organisation's family-friendly employment policies and practices cover:
(a) Work-related policies and practices that allow employees to manage their time with due regard to their family commitments;	8
(b) Employee and family care arrangements that accommodate the family/personal situation of the employees;	8
(c) Employee and family benefits and support that bring direct and/or material benefit or assistance to employees and/or their family members;	8
(d) Employee Activities that promote work-life balance and family core values; and	8
(e) Breastfeeding policies and practices that provide an appropriate and friendly environment for their breastfeeding employees to continue breastfeeding their children.4	8
The company/organisation has introduced new and/or enriched the content of its family-friendly employment policies and practices, and/or extended the coverage of beneficiaries of its policies and practices since April 2016.	10
Section 2: Best Practices Sharing	20
The company/organisation's family-friendly employment policies and practices are: (a) innovative in concept, design and/or implementation; and/or (b) exemplary in the concerned industry; and/or (c) flexible in design and/or implementation that best meet the needs of the employees and demonstrate the employer's care to the employees.	10
The company/organisation demonstrates clear commitment in implementing the above best practices and fostering a culture of loving family through a real case example.	10
Section 3: Benefits to the Company/Organisation and Employees	15
The policies and practices have a positive impact on the company/organisation and the employees.
Section 4: Rationale Behind the Implementation of Family-friendly Employment Policies and Practices and Management Commitment	15
(a) The rationale behind the implementation of the policies and practices is well-defined; and (b) The management is committed to promoting a pro-family culture and work environment.
Total	100

For Government Bureaux / Departments

Assessment Criteria	Points
Section 1: Best Practices Sharing	20
The government bureau/department's family-friendly employment policies and practices are: (a) innovative in concept, design and/or implementation; and/or (b) exemplary in the concerned aspect; and/or (c) flexible in design and/or implementation that best meet the needs of the employees and demonstrate the management's care to the employees.	10
The government bureau/department demonstrates clear commitment in implementing the above best practices and fostering a culture of loving family through a real case example.	10
Total	20
Section 2: Breastfeeding Policies and Practices
The government bureau/department has provided an appropriate and friendly environment for their breastfeeding employees to continue breastfeeding their children. The measures should comprise the following: (a) Allowing lactation breaks for employees to express breastmilk for at least one year after childbirth, and to adopt a flexible approach thereafter. The lactation breaks can be flexibly arranged and in general, comprise about two 30-minute lactation breaks or an hour in total for an eight-hour working day; (b) Providing a space with comfortable chair(s) and electric outlet(s) for operating the breast pump; and (c) Providing refrigerating facilities for safe storage of expressed breastmilk (a pantry refrigerator will do). (d) (Optional) Other measures to support breastfeeding employees to continue breastfeeding their children.

4Please see detailed assessment criteria at Section (2) on the assessment criteria for Government bureau/departments.