Policy

This Code of Conduct applies to all directors, executives, and employees of all job levels of the Company and all of its subsidiaries, regardless of their signatures for acknowledgement.

Compliance with Laws

The Company aims to conduct its business in compliance with laws and regulations, and to respect the right of its traders and customers.

Code of Conduct of the Company
Compliance with rules, regulations, notifications, and instructions of the Company

This Code of Conduct is additional to other rules, regulations, notifications, and instructions of the Company. The provisions provided herein shall apply if they are in conflict with any provisions contained in any rules, regulations, notifications, or instructions of the Company.

All directors, executives, and employees of the Company shall comply with rules, regulations, notifications, and instructions established or given by both the Company and their supervisors, in other words, they are required to:

  • support policies on strict compliance with any rules, regulations, instructions, agreements, notifications, or circulars of the Company which they have been informed of;
  • perform their duties in good faith and with fairness, and to promptly report to the Company any incidents which may lead to damage to the reputation and properties of the Company;
  • be polite, and treat other colleagues with respect;
  • perform their duties with devotion and diligence in compliance with common practices and the principle of good governance of the Company in order to be a role model for other employees in general for the purposes of good progress of the Company and its compliance with good morals;
  • safeguard the benefit of the Company, and its customers, and maintain strict confidentiality for the information of the Company, its customers, or any information relating to any business which is not supposed to be disclosed by the Company. Any information relating to the business, finance, or any persons of the Company shall be carefully and effectively disseminated in compliance with only proper procedures which have been approved. Therefore, at all times during their employment with the Company and after the termination thereof, all employees agree to maintain confidentiality for such information. If any employee discloses or submits such information to any third-party persons, or uses it for any other purposes other than performance of duties for the Company, such employee agrees to be liable to the Company for all damages as actually incurred;
  • use properties of the Company with due care, and try to prevent such properties from being lost or damaged by any persons or acts of God to the best of their ability. In addition, they shall not use any equipment or properties of the Company for their personal benefit, or for benefit of any other persons who are not involved in the operation of the Company;
  • perform their duties by firmly holding to the principles of good morals and ethics, and promote such principles to employees of every job level. This includes the monitoring and settlement of any likely conflicts of interest;
  • closely supervise the employees under their supervision with fairness and no prejudice;
  • strictly comply with regulations and requirements of the Company regarding the use of computer systems, computer data, computer traffic data, promote such regulations and requirements, and control the employees under their supervision for strict compliance therewith, so that, in respect of the use of computers, the Company complies with the laws on computer, copyright, and other relevant laws, and that any damage to the reputation and good image of the Company can be prevented.
Prohibitions

The directors, executives, and employees of the Company shall refrain from performing, or shall not perform any acts which will bring disgrace upon both themselves and the Company, in other words, they shall not:

  • perform other jobs for any other persons other than the Company or for their own benefit during the normal working hours;
  • conduct any business of the same nature as, and in competition with that of the Company whether for their own benefit or benefit of other persons, or be a shareholder with the power to dominate the management which may cause damage to the Company whether directly or indirectly;
  • behave in any way which may have an adverse effect on their job position and honour of the Company;
  • provide or use any false information, or conceal any information which should have been disclosed to the Company;
  • perform their duties with negligence, or perform any acts which are not appropriate to their performance to fulfil their duties properly and in good faith;
  • conceal or distort any fact for their own benefit or benefit of other persons, and such concealment or distortion may have an adverse effect against the Company, whether directly or indirectly;
  • obstruct, or perform any acts which obstruct due performance of any responsible employees of the Company, or have any instructions for any employees to perform any illegal or immoral acts;
  • violate the civil and criminal law, causing damage to themselves or other persons, whether such damage is intentional or not;
  • disclose any information on their or other persons’ wages or salary, salary increase, whether such disclosure is intentional or not;
  • request for, or agree to receive any other properties or benefit from customers, traders, business partners, competitors, or any other persons conducting business with the Company, or give any reception which is proved to be unreasonable, except customary gifts, or receptions given in the normal course of business operation, or any payment which is made to promote the business of the Company for its good business reputation, or any payment which is made for customary exchanges. However, if the amount for any payment made under this Clause exceeds 5,000 Baht, the supervisor at the job level of Vice President or higher shall be immediately notified;
  • offer bribes, and/or perform any acts which cause damage to the Company and/or any corruption, whether directly or indirectly, or through any third-party persons, and/or exercise any undue influence over agents of the government, customers, or business partners, the acts which are deemed contradictory to the policies of the Company;
  • add or delete any statements contained in any records or information, or make any amendment thereto in order to deliberately change or distort the information on the operation result and accounting for whatever purposes;
  • make any payment or manage business with the intention to cause a part of such payment or management to be made for purposes other than those specified in documents prepared for such payment or business management, or perform any acts leading to the understanding that a part of such payment or management is made for purposes other than those specified in documents prepared for such payment or business management;
  • be an insolvent person, or have any legal reasons on which the assumption of such insolvency can be based;
  • fail to protect any information on intellectual properties of the Company, or any information obtained during the course of their employment;
  • copy works and intellectual properties of other persons;
  • perform any acts to illegally obtain benefit for themselves or other persons;
  • instruct any non-purchasing departments to request any financial support from any traders or business partners (if it is necessary for such non-purchasing departments to request for such financial support for the benefit of the Company, such department shall have a discussion with the purchasing department so that the purchasing department shall be in charge of this matter, except marketing activities which shall be under the responsibility of the marketing and business development of the Company);
  • perform any acts which allow or assist other persons to exploit, access, or disrupt the computer systems, the computer data, and the computer traffic data of the Company illegally or without a consent of the Company, or intend to cause, support, or allow the occurrence or existence of any wrongdoing committed by any service provides which is prescribed under the laws on computer, copyright, or other relevant laws;
  • use any internal information of the Company for their own benefit or benefit of other persons in respect of the subscription or sale of shares issued by the Company, or provide any internal information of the Company to any third-party persons for the purpose of the subscription or sale of the shares issued by the Company.
Procedures for Disciplinary Action
  • In case of minor breach: A written notice of warning shall be given to any employees committing the breach. Such notice shall provide all details of the breach, including grounds on which such breach is constituted, and such employees shall be provided with an opportunity for defense to their supervisors. In case where the matter cannot be settled, it shall be proposed to the Disciplinary Committee which will be appointed by the Managing Director for consideration. Any decision of the Disciplinary Committee shall be final. If the breach is re-committed by the same employee, and such employee fails to remedy the first breach for which the written notice of warning has been given, such employee shall be strictly subject to disciplinary actions, including the termination of employment.
  • In case of serious breach which includes the giving or taking of bribes, fraud, disclosure of any confidential information or any information relating to intellectual properties of the Company to third-party persons, any acts which damage good reputation or honour of the Company, or concealment of or failure to report any information, discussion, or any important documents to supervisors, the Company may terminate the employment without severance pay and without giving any prior written notice of warning.