E Newsletter December 2011
In This Issue
MRA was awarded the Special Jury HR Excellence Award and The Award for Commitment to Strategic Human Resources Management at the HR Excellence Award Ceremony that was held on 01 December 2011, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Balaclava.
The HR Excellence Award 2011 was launched by the HRDC in May 2011 and organisations were invited to participate in the competition. The various objectives of the Award are as follows:
- To assess the state of HR practices in Mauritius
- To raise awareness of the necessity for sound Human Resources management in the business community, including SMEs, NGOs and the public sector
- To learn about, share and foster high – performance HR practices and ideas
- To reward Organisations and HR professionals who have demonstrated significant efforts and results in the management of people through the application of high quality and /or innovative HR practices in Mauritius
During a ceremony of the 1st ICT Excellence Award Edition which was held on 28 December 2011 at the Cyber Tower One, Ebene, the Mauritius Revenue Authority received the Best Public Sector Organisation Award in the presence of Minister of Information and Communication Technology, the Hon. Tassarajen PILLAY CHEDUMBRUM. The MRA has been recognised as the Best Public Sector Organisation in adopting ICT to significantly enhance service delivery to the public at large.
Empowering youngsters
The Mauritius Revenue Authority, in keeping with its Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy, contributed financially to bring a smile to the faces of vulnerable children of Roche Bois on the 23rd December 2011. Through the intervention of the ‘Mouvement Social de Roche Bois’, educational materials were purchased and remitted to children living in poor families. The MRA firmly believes that poverty can be reduced by promoting education and sustaining professional training for needy children.
'Kindling Children's hope'
During the festive season of December, sparks of goodness kindle love in the hearts of adults. While some have a special thought for needy children who are unable to enjoy Christmas and the New Year’s Eve with the same vigor and enthusiasm as other children who share these moments with their parents, others have decided to take action to help these children live the magic of Christmas. At MRA, a group of Directors who have contributed a part of their salary throughout the year have decided to shower love, hope and generosity on children at a shelter for children at Point aux Sables. Led by the Director of Medium and Small Taxpayers, Mr. M. Hannelas, the MRA team has offered a lunch, followed by a delivery of gifts to around 75 children. A musical group has voluntarily entertained the children during this event and the Santa Claus also joined the party. This initiative was also supported by the Deustch Bank and the Lions Club. The MRA management team proved that they embody the MRA mantra "commitment beyond revenue".
A two-day workshop was organized at the MRA premises, notably at the Ehram Court and the Custom House on 2nd, 5th, 8th and 9th of December 2011 respectively on Conflict Management and Mediation Techniques by Professor V.P Torul, President Commission for Conciliation & Mediation (CCIM). The workshop was launched on Friday 2nd of December 2011 in the presence of Mr. V. Hassamal, Chairperson MRA Board, the Director General, MRA , Mr. Sudhamo Lal, and Mr. V Ramnundun, Director of Human Resources and Training Department of MRA.
The MRA End of Year Get Together was held at Casela Nature park , Flic en Flac, on two dates notably on 21 December 2011 and 27 December 2011. 787 MRA staffs attended the event. Two occasions were scheduled since some staff could not attend on 21 December 2011 due to exigencies of service as applied. The Hon. Charles Gaëtan Xavier-Luc DUVAL Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economic Development was the guest of honor for this event on the 21 December 2011 and the new Website of MRA was also launched by the Minister. Mr. V.Hassamal, Mr. S.Lal, Director General, MRA, Mr. V.Damree, President of the MRA Customs Union, addressed the MRA Staff on this occasion.
In its endeavor to enhance the well-being of its employees, the MRA has taken the initiative of providing canteen services to employees posted at the Custom House. The canteen on level 6 was officially launched by the Director General, Mr. Sudhamo Lal on 03 December 2011 together with the MRA Directors, Section Heads, President of MRASA, and staff of the Custom House was present.
