FGV Annual Report 2015

325 WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO OUR STRATEGIC INTENT & PERFORMANCE HOWWE ARE GOVERNED CREATING SUSTAINABLE VALUE OUR NUMBERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DETAILS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notes to the Financial Statements For The Financial Year Ended 31 December 2015 ADDRESSING OUR RISKS & OPPORTUNITIES Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad Annual Integrated Report 2015 48 PROVISION FOR DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN The Group operates defined benefit retirement plans in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for all eligible employees. All of the plans are lump sum payments depend on members’ length of service and their salary in the final years leading up to retirement. As the retirement benefit plans are unfunded, the Group meets the defined benefit payment obligations as it falls due. Group Company 2015 2014 2015 2014 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 RM’000 Non-current - Retirement benefit scheme 25,776 22,936 560 486 - Housing assistance scheme 16,899 15,775 - - - Long service award 3,359 1,009 61 54 46,034 39,720 621 540 The retirement benefit scheme is a final salary defined benefit plan with a guaranteed lump sum payment at retirement, which remains open to new entrants. The housing assistance scheme is a final salary defined benefit plan with a guaranteed lump sum payment at retirement or at an earlier exit through ill-health retirement or death-in-service in Malaysia, which remains open to new entrants. The long service award is for eligible employees that have served the Group for 20 years in Malaysia. The Group follows the Malaysian Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 whereby the benefit shall be paid at age of 60 for retirement scheme in Malaysia. However, the normal retirement age for the housing assistance scheme will remain at age 56 which will be payable at attainment of 56 years old, regardless of whether employees continue employment until the minimum retirement age of 60 years old. There will be no benefits payable for service earned from age 55 to 60. The defined benefit plan for Indonesian subsidiary is described under Indonesian Labour Law No.13/2003 and the Thailand subsidiary is under the Legal Severance Plan where the companies are required to pay legal severance payments to employees who leave employment at their retirement age, or are terminated by the companies without reason.