Why BPO locators, employees choose McKinley Hill Cyberpark

MANILA, Philippines – In a basket of apples, there lies that one proverbial golden apple. Using that same reasoning, with so many options as to where to locate their facilities in the country, why did topnotch business process outsourcing (BPO) firms like Accenture, Hewlett-Packard and Thomson Reuters choose McKinley Hill Cyberpark in Fort Bonifacio? And how come thousands of employees followed, and more importantly, many of them intend to stay?

When pressed for answers, Megaworld FVP for Business Development Jericho Go gave four reasons each as to why companies and employees were attracted to McKinley Hill Cyberpark. At more than 14 hectares, McKinley Hill is the largest BPO project to date of Megaworld Corporation, the country’s #1 BPO office landlord.

According to Go, leading BPO facilities decided to locate at McKinley Hill Cyberpark primarily due to the following considerations.

1 Buildings are tailor-fit for BPO specifications. “As the #1 BPO office lessor, Megaworld continuously innovates for the benefit of our clients. Our third-generation BPO buildings, including the World Finance Plaza, which will be finished this August, have high floor efficiency ratios. There’s absolutely no idle space. This gives locators the chance to maximize their unit layout and hence, employee and company productivity. Wide staircases and a good number of elevators help promote quick movement of people, especially during critical hours,” Go divulged.

2 Locators get electricity and other cost savings. With variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air-conditioning system technology in use in all buildings, locators can turn on and off air-conditioning as needed and pay only for their actual usage. Cooling can also be assigned to specific areas only. Male urinals are waterless, thus further lowering property management fees. Over time, locators will generate substantial cost savings that will accrue and make their bottom lines glimmer like gold.

3 BPOs get income tax incentives and other perks. “Since McKinley Hill Cyberpark is accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority or Peza, our locators get tax incentives and duty-free importation of office equipment. They can also exercise their option to hire executive expatriates and repatriate earnings, among other perks,” Go said.

4 Companies have options for naming and signage rights. Depending on the extent of their floor size requirements, BPO tenants can apply for naming and signage rights. “Naming rights to a building will boost your company’s prestige factors, whereas signage rights also facilitate brand and company recall, especially among the human resource talent pool. Any of these two options are advantageous to any firm, especially with the heightened competition for talent,” Go declared.

Meanwhile, a recent survey found out that employees are “at home” at McKinley Hill Cyberpark and will definitely recommend it as a good place to work. Over 90 percent said they plan to work here for a long time. For Go, these four items could be among the reasons why thousands of employees love working here:

1 A lot of potential employers abound. McKinley Hill Cyberpark has attracted top BPO firms such as Accenture and Thomson Reuters and even multinational corporations such as 3M Philippine, Colgate-Palmolive and Holcim. A good number of start-up call center firms have also set up here. “With so many tenants, graduates have so many options as to which company to launch a fruitful career,” Go surmised.

2 Service this way, please. Transport is never a problem at McKinley Hill Cyberpark since it is a major stop of the Citylink bus system, which plies C5 road from Eastwood City to Newport City across NAIA 3. Citylink also has shuttles, which companies can book to ferry their workers to and from Ayala-EDSA MRT station, for instance. Within the park, a good mix of restaurants and coffee shops attend to workers’ needs.

3 Break time’s a pleasure. “McKinley Hill Cyberpark does not look and feel like your normal business city. It actually looks more like a university campus.

4 It’s great to live here. As a further extension of the campus feel, McKinley Hill Cyberpark even has its own dormitory, Woodridge Residences.

Please call Megaworld at 912-0708 or visit www.megaworldcorp.com for more information.