International Travel Policy (Covid-19)
| Division | Human Resources |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | 4th August 2020 |
| Approved by | Martin Appel |
Many countries including Myanmar currently have travel restrictions, or their international airports are completely shut. The policy assumes that these restrictions are lifted and that any international travel is within the applicable laws. The safety of our employee is always our first consideration.
All requests are to be submitted to Travel Declare via the electronic form Travel Declaration Form
Requests will be reviewed and approved by Entity Head/CEO/MD in consultation with Martin Appel, Group Head HR. All Exco travel will be reviewed by Melvyn Pun, Yoma Group CEO; Martin Appel, Head of Group HR. Dr Gershu may provide consultation health advice. The travel request should include:
purpose of the travel,
why the business cannot be concluded via video-conferencing
detailed plans of testing and quarantine requirements both in the country being travelled to and Myanmar (or their home country if not based in Myanmar) on their return
related costs
If approved Yoma Group will cover all relevant travel related costs including testing and quarantine and no personal leave entitlement will need to be utilized for quarantine periods.
The Yoma Group is sympathetic with staff who have immediate family living outside of Myanmar and have been unable to see them for some time due to COVID 19 restrictions. Any travel requests are to be submitted via Travel Declare via the electronic form Travel Declaration Form
Requests will be reviewed and approved by Entity Head/CEO/MD in consultation with Martin Appel, Group Head HR. All Exco travel will be reviewed by Melvyn Pun, Yoma Group CEO; Martin Appel, Head of Group HR. Dr Gershu may provide consultation health advice. The travel request should include:
reasons for the travel
detailed plans of testing and quarantine requirements both in the country being travelled to and Myanmar on their return
where the staff member plans to do this quarantine and the associated costs (quarantine costs and testing).
If the travel is approved, the employee will need to bear the cost of testing and/or quarantine in countries being travelled to, and on return to Myanmar.
If the employee is unable to work effectively during any parts of these trips including the quarantine portion it will be regarded as either paid or unpaid leave, depending on the employee’s leave balance.
As with family related travel, we are sympathetic with staff who need to travel outside of Myanmar for genuine medical reasons. Any requests for such travel are to be submitted via Travel Declare via the electronic form Travel Declaration Form
Requests will be reviewed and approved by Entity Head/CEO/MD in consultation with Martin Appel, Group Head HR. All Exco travel will be reviewed by Melvyn Pun, Yoma Group CEO; Martin Appel, Head of Group HR. Dr Gershu may provide consultation health advice. The travel request should include:
reasons for the travel
detailed plan of testing and quarantine requirements both in the country being travelled to and Myanmar on their return
related cost.
If approved Yoma Group will not cover the cost of testing or quarantine in countries being travelled to or on the return to Myanmar.
If the employee is unable to work effectively during any parts of these trips including the quarantine portion it will be regarded as either paid or unpaid leave, depending on the employee’s leave balance. If the employee cannot return to work for medical reasons this would be medical leave.
**If not approved this travel will be regarded as International Travel for other reasons.
This includes travel for reasons such as such as entertainment, holiday etc. which also needs to be registered at Travel Declare via the electronic form Travel Declaration Form
The employee will need to bear the cost of testing and/or quarantine in countries being travelled to, and on return to Myanmar.
If the employee is unable to work effectively during any parts of these trips including the quarantine portion it will be regarded as either paid or unpaid leave, depending on the employee’s leave balance.
| International travel for Business purpose | International travel to visit family | International travel for Medical reasons | International Travel for other reasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process | Travel Declare (//52.220.87.101/knowledge-base/travel-declaration-form/) | |||
| Cost of Quarantine/ Testing in country being travelled to | Covered by Yoma Group | Covered by Employee | Covered by Employee | Covered by Employee |
| Access to Quarantine facilities in Myanmar | Covered by Yoma Group | Covered by Employee | Covered by Employee | Covered by Employee |
| Costs of Quarantine | Covered | Covered by Employee | Covered by Employee |
Covered by Employee |
| Cost of COVID-19 Testing | Covered | Not Covered | Not Covered | Not Covered |
| Leave considerations | No personal leave required | If unable to work effectively Paid/ Unpaid Leave | If unable to work effectively Paid/ Unpaid Leave | If unable to work effectively Paid/ Unpaid Leave |
