Top Employers Alumni
Influential Brands is delighted to celebrate The Top Employers in Singapore. The 3 criteria to identify The Top Employers are: a) Employee Engagement, b) Company Culture Audit, c) Company’s HR Practices (recruitment and engagement)
Technology
“The Top Employer Brand award is a recognition for our Allstars and their commitment and relentless pursuit in ensuring guest happiness and ensuring AirAsia is an awesome company to work for, as we transition from being the World’s best low cost airline for 11 years consecutively to becoming the world’s best travel tech company.”
Mr. Varun Bhatia
Chief People and Culture Officer
AirAsia
Malaysia
“The Top Employer Brand Award is an endorsement we are grateful to receive as we truly believe any organisation is only as good as its people. This is also why Circles.Life made it one of its corporate missions to create a culture where employees can continuously learn and grow.”
Mr. Alexander Nicolaus
Head of People, Talent & Culture
Circles.Life
Singapore
“Great ideas can come from anyone in the organization, so we hire smart people and give them the environment they need to innovate. Those are the core of how we build a great organization.”
Mr. Guillem Segarra
CEO
HappyFresh
Malaysia
At Lazada, we’re setting new standards for eCommerce, and we’re doing this by bringing out the best in our people. We value curiosity and passion in creating the right environment using technology and tools that allow the best ideas to surface from our people. We experiment, we learn, and we do better every day.
“The Top Employer Brand Award (Technology) is an endorsement we are grateful to receive, a testament to our relentless pursuit to build a company we can be proud of. We will continue to create positive and personalised experience for all, working towards our mission to improve the lives of people in South-east Asia.”
Ms. Ong Chin Yin
Head of People
Grab Holdings
Asia
“Behind such recognition is the unwavering commitment from our team to support the industries that form the backbone of our economies, making it more resilient, productive, and sustainable. Congratulations Team Siemens! I’m proud to work with all of you in transforming the everyday lives of billions of people across Asia by creating technology with purpose.”
Dr. Thai Lai Pham
Chief Executive Officer
Siemens ASEAN
Singapore
“This recognition is a testament to our continuous efforts and commitment to drive engagement with our employees, understand their voices and promote a vibrant and passionate company culture. Canon’s corporate ‘Delighting You Always’ has always been our promise to both customers and employees alike. I strongly believe that when our people feel supported by the company, it will empower and drive them to delight customers even further. I’m proud to work with such a great team of people to bring a big smile to all our customers!”
Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi
President and CEO
Canon
Singapore
Hospitality & Property
“I am delighted to accept this award as Asia’s Top Employer in the Technology industry. We believe every employee can make a real difference at PropertyGuru Group. On our journey to help people make confident property decisions, we will stay true to our culture and values and continue to focus on the engagement, wellbeing, and development of our employees across Asia.”
Ms. Genevieve Godwin
Chief People Officer
PropertyGuru Group
Singapore
“JustCo is honoured to be recognised by Influential Brands as Asia’s Top Employer (Co-working Category). We dedicate this award to the entire JustCo team across Asia-Pacific. You are truly the greatest bunch that makes work better for everyone!”
Mr. Wan Sing Kong
Chief Executive Officer
JustCo
Singapore
“An organisation is only as good as its people, so we believe in building engaging and fulfilling careers that will allow our employees to grow together with CDL. This award affirms our proactive efforts in creating a competent, caring and inclusive workplace. We are humbled and will strive to remain as an employer of choice.”
Mr Kwek Eik Sheng
Group Chief Strategy Officer
City Developments Limited
Singapore
“For over 100 years, Raffles Hotel Singapore has been ahead of its times when it comes to being an employer of choice that provides talents the opportunity to develop and hone their skills on the world’s hospitality stage. This continues to be true for us as we reopen in 2019, following our second restoration. To be recognized by Influential Brands® with this award is an affirmation of our efforts and gives us great confidence to continue our efforts to ensure that talents are being given rewarding opportunities that will take their careers to the next level.”
Mr Christian Westbeld
General Manager
Raffles Hotel
Singapore
Retail & Fitness
“Vitality is Life, intense activity, energy, drive and vigour. Our employees are full of vitality as they have, first and foremost, a positive mindset and are bursting with energy. They are enthusiastic, they love creating and innovating, and relentlessly strive to improve and make things around them change.”
“At Swarovski, we value people who show a real passion for what they do, and who inspire that passion in colleagues and customers. When you join Swarovski you become part of something big: as a company, and in our teams, we live by family values. Wherever you go, you’ll find a caring environment where personal passion drives company performance.”
“We are really proud to receive this award as recognition for our commitment to staff training and career path development. Our common way of working, our values and leadership philosophy is building a deeper trust with our members and supporting more and more Indonesians in their pursuit of living a healthier lifestyle.”
Mr David Prosser
Managing Director
Celebrity Fitness
Indonesia
“Watsons Singapore is honoured to be recognised as 2021-2022 Singapore’s Top Employer in Health & Beauty Retailer category. We recognise that people are our greatest assets and we are committed to providing a safe, healthy, supportive, and discrimination-free environment for all employees. We believe in fostering a culture of people development where employees receive the right tools and training to optimise their performance and growth within our company. The pandemic might have disrupted how we work, but we are determined to overcome the odds and stay connected via digital innovations. Together, we can achieve more through synergy and collaboration!”
Ms. Irene Lau
Managing Director
Watsons
Singapore
Banking & Services
“At UnionBank, our employees succeed with us. With the unlimited learning opportunities that we are offering, we understand how passion, skills, and knowledge can evolve. That’s why our doors are always open in all possible directions within the bank.”
“We want our employees to “Grow with SATS” and one of the ways to do so is by enriching their work lives with meaningful engagement activities such as the annual SATS Charity Run. And to encourage employees to adopt lifelong learning, SATS Academy aligns its training programmes with SkillsFuture Framework so employees upskill and stay relevant.”
Ms Lilian Tan
Senior Vice President, Human Capital
SATS
Singapore
“Our credo of humanising financial services underpins our people-centric human capital practices… and an age-diverse workforce brings different competencies so employees can contribute unique and valuable skills. Fostering a supportive workplace and contributing to strong employer branding helps us attract and retain talent.”
Mr Wong Keng Fye
Head of Human Capital
Maybank
Singapore
“At PKF-CAP, our aim is to implement high-quality, partner-led services tailored to each client’s requirements and grounded in local knowledge as we believe in “Local Expertise wherever you are”. This would not have been possible without our professional and devoted team who work along with PKF-CAP.”
Mr Lee Eng Kian
Managing Partner
PKF-CAP
Singapore
“We are grateful to help organisations build trust, navigate change and develop relationally competent leaders. This recognition ‘Top Employer Brand for 2018’ affirms our effort to walk the talk and celebrate companies with high employee engagement and strong cultures, a daily commitment we purpose to uphold.’”
Ms Rachel Ong
Chief Executive
ROHEI
Singapore
Food & Groceries
“FairPrice is privileged to be entrusted with this prestigious award for the seventh consecutive year. This is only possible because of the trust accorded to us by consumers,”
Mr. Seah Kian Peng
Group CEO
FairPrice Group
Singapore
At Pizza Hut, we foster a culture where team members are empowered to be their best. We know that our people are the foundation of our success, so we hire motivated, inspiring co-workers who love to collaborate and have a good time at work. We believe the strongest team members are those who can be themselves and challenge themselves to continually grow.
Join the KFC family today! We aim to create a nurturing environment that gives our employees a place to contribute and succeed. We’re looking for talented individuals who take pride in the business by striving to be the best. We hire people who believe that the success of KFC is in their hands.
“Receiving the Top Employer Brand award is a huge honour for us. This award affirms the dedication of our passionate team whom strives to “Challenging ourselves for a greater tomorrow”; and honours their time and efforts gone to cementing the foundation of all our successes. Anchored by the longstanding history as the leading distributor of gourmet brands, we will continue to uphold a diverse and inclusive workspace, foster a vibrant environment that contributes to the employer branding and inspires more talents to join us.”
Ms Angel Ding
Managing Director
Angliss Singapore
Singapore
“At Pernod Ricard, we believe that blending performance and “Convivialité” is our distinctive way to work together. People are the fundamental core to success and putting the Employee Experience in the centre is key! An engaging development journey, with the right winning mindset and culture enables them to live and go the extra mile with us in achieving higher performance. This award received is definitely a strong testimonial booster towards our ambition in making Pernod Ricard Workplace recognised as best in class.”
Mr Cedric Retailleau
SEA Managing Director
Pernod Ricard
Singapore
“Its truly an honor to be recognized and awarded with Top Employer (Asia) 2019! To build a sustainable and profitable business is all about the people behind these business activities who made a difference. Employees look forward to recognition from the Company for their good effort put in their everyday work. This award is even more meaningful as this is a recognition from our employees. In all that we do, “It All Starts from the Heart”! A big thank you to all team members in Food Republic!”
Mr Jenson Ong
CEO
Food Republic
Singapore
“Because we believe that Human Capital is fundamental to drive the competitiveness and sustainability of the business, ThaiBev has been designing development plans, guidelines, and systems that lead to employee motivation for effectiveness and efficiency. Even though we came from different backgrounds but our goals and aspirations are united as we move forward, sharing the same road, towards our vision that will create limitless opportunities in the future. Our employees are encouraged to continuously learn at anytime and anywhere through various learning processes and tools.”
“S&P Syndicate Public Company Limited is a leading restaurant and bakery business. Open to serve food, bakery and beverage both domestically and internationally for over 43 years, totaling more than 470 branches, with restaurants in groups such as S&P restaurant and S&P Bakery Chop Patio. Our organization is a large family with more than 6,000 permanent and temporary employees. Throughout the years the company has developed and moved steadily. The business has been continuously expanded every year.”
“Our Winning Values are important to us. They speak about how we wish our people we work with to behave. Besides providing a great place to work, we offer a sense of shared purpose that is critical to deliver our core purpose.”
Education
“We are humbled and honoured to be recognised as one of the Top Employer Brands for the second consecutive year. As the largest preschool operator and employer in Singapore, PCF firmly believes in investing in our employees and building a supportive, engaging and conducive work environment.
This award affirms that our continuous commitment to staff development and improvements to work environment are the right strategies to build a better PCF. We are grateful to all our colleagues for their invaluable contributions and we look forward to more talents joining our foundation to provide quality preschool education and also improve the welfare of our community.”
Mr. Victor Bay
CEO
PAP Community Foundation
Singapore
PlayFACTO School achieves business excellence in brand building and human capital
PlayFACTO School’s Chief Executive Justin Chen shared “What truly distinguishes PlayFACTO is our unwavering commitment to creating a nurturing environment for the best after school experience, consistently hailed as a “home away from home” by our parents. Our learning environment and curriculum are meticulously crafted to place the highest premium on quality pastoral care. Our brand’s focus on positive well-being and the provision of value-added enrichment programs are purposefully designed to unlock each child’s distinct strengths. Our aim is to not only fuel motivation but to also inspire them to reach their full potential. At PlayFACTO, we seamlessly integrate these pivotal elements, harmonizing them into an irresistible package for parents who prioritize quality care and holistic development for their cherished children.”
NTUC LearningHub leading the way as Singapore’s Top Employer for 2023 – 2024
“NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) is deeply honoured to be conferred the title of Singapore’s Top Employer 2023 and 2024, under the Continuing Education and Training Institute category. This recognition serves as a testament to our unwavering commitment to cultivating a workplace that values People, Passion, and Performance.
At the core of our belief is the understanding that our achievements are driven by our People, and we strive to enable and recognise each employee’s unique strengths, which contributes to the diversity and vibrancy that thrives on collaboration.Our Passion for the continuing education and training sector inspires us to deliver high-quality, accessible, and affordable training for all.
Manufacturing
“We envision a world where innovative technology is accessible to everyone. In a diverse world we live in, advanced techniques in manufacturing, compounding and dispensing, and high quality vaccines, are readily available across the globe.”
“At dormakaba you will find a motivating work atmosphere in which many doors are open to you. Trust is the basis of our success. We take care of one another and treat each other in an honest, fair and appreciative way. At dormakaba, colleagues are supporters and managers are mentors. Openness, respect and the willingness to learn from each other characterize the way we work together. Your voice counts and your contributions are appreciated.”
“Lamina Films has been the leader and an important developer in Thailand’s solar film industry for over a decade, with its product portfolio consisting of almost every category of solar film. Lamina Films’ vision is to grow along with the Thai Society. The company values its role as an integral part of the Thai social development.”
Brewery
“We believe that people are at the heart of our business, and this is a testament to our commitment to engaging and supporting our employees, as well as championing a culture of belonging and inclusion.
One of our priorities includes equipping our people with the skills and resources they need to develop holistic capabilities and enhance their work performance. Our employees also have tremendous opportunities to advance their careers across functions, brands, and markets, thanks to our diverse culture as well as our extensive global network.”
Mr. Shaun Ee
People Director
Asia Pacific Breweries
Singapore