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Materiality
Assessment Appendix 1: Appendix 2: Appendix 3:
Climate Green Inclusive and Stakeholder GRI Content Assurance Glossary of
Action Innovation Progress Engagement Index Statement Terms

Parental Leave
Apical is committed to providing a family-friendly workplace and support all parents on their parenting journey
with necessary resources such as providing parental leave. To increase retention, we plan to review Apical’s
employee benefits regularly to ensure employee welfare is addressed, provide training to develop and upskill
our employees and review our compensation and benefits including reward systems for top-performing staff.
In 2023, the return-to-work rate was recorded at 84.6%, while the retention rate following parental leave stood
at 9.1%. We acknowledge the challenges mothers face when returning to work. To address this, we continuously
facilitate a women's support group where we hold sessions for female workers to share and discuss strategies
for overcoming workplace challenges.
Parental leave

Male Female Total
Parental Leave (Maternity & Paternity)
Total number of employees that were entitled to parental leave 3,457 800 4,257
Total number of employees that took parental leave 5 34 39
Returned to Work

Total number of employees that returned to work in the 4 29 33
reporting period after parental leave ended
Total number of employees that returned to work after parental 2 1 3
leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their
return to work
Rate
Return to work rate 80.0% 85.3% 84.6%
Retention rate 50.0% 3.4% 9.1%
Note:
1. The parental leave data covers our employees in Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Singapore, and Spain
2. Temporary workers are also entitled to parental leaves

Allowance
In Indonesia, we offer housing facilities to employees residing far from their workplaces. Additionally, we provide
transportation allowances through two distinct programmes: a Motorcycle Ownership Programme for permanent
employees, facilitating motorcycle purchases with subsidised loans and a Car Ownership Programme designed
to assist managers in offsetting car purchase costs.

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