Life at Work – 2019 Winners

• Several FWAs, including flexi hours and telecommuting
• Work-life Benefits, including additional 30 days paid maternity leave

• Parent-friendly workplace, including in-house transit centre with babysitter
• Hires differently-abled employees
• Several FWAs, including compressed work week, flexi hours and telecommuting

• Automated and digital recruitment programmes, including virtual reality office tours
• Several FWAs, including 4-day work week for new parents
• Provides Digital Masterclass training for employees

• Equips employees with 3D skills (Digital, Data and Design)
• Programmes to upskill and reskill employees with human contact competencies
• Several FWAs and Work-life Benefits, such as reduced work week, telecommuting flexi hours and childcare allowances

Key Highlights

• Initiatives to support women, including hiring single mothers with competitive salary
• Practices flexi hours and leaving early from work
• Robotic process automation to optimise business processes

• Learning opportunities on Diversity & Inclusion culture for all levels
• More than 80% of employees are on FWAs such as working from home and flexi hours
• Digital learning platform with access to highly-rated courses for employees

• Sets an example of inclusive leadership to the management and employees
• Employs individuals of diverse backgrounds from Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Poland, Ukraine, Kenya, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Slovakia, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos and other countries
• Speaks on Diversity & Inclusion during nationwide talks on motivational, entrepreneurship to practical technical knowledge from business experience

• Initiated FWAs, including Flexi Monday and Time-Off
• Launched a campaign to improve work-life integration among employees
• Created cross-functional committees to ensure engagement initiatives are successfully implemented

• Led an extensive Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) policy, especially on upskilling and reskilling for IR4.0 and Work-Life Practices (WLPs) to support parents
• Implemented a long-term plan to ensure employees have the right digital skills for the future
• Regularly advocates D&I policies in external forums

• Empowered employees to lead company-wide strategic initiatives, shifting decision-making power from top leaders to manager-level
• Encouraged recognition by peers through awards programmes
• Advocated Work-Life Practices (WLPs): Fully supports the Agile Working policy where employees are allowed to work anytime, anywhere, as long as business needs are fully met

• Top management drives the Diversity & Inclusion agenda through various policies and programmes,
  e.g. employee wellness, women’s network and leadership development programmes

• Leadership team drives and take lead as role models for the organisation’s Diversity & Inclusion aspirations by embedding D&I practices into business operations, with a clear D&I framework

• Promotes equal employment opportunities for all communities
• Increased the participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to more than 40 employees as part of their workforce, including increasing education of employees on working effectively with PWDs (DRB-HICOM Berhad won the TalentCorp LIFE AT WORK Awards 2018 for a similar initiative)

• Aims to hire at least one Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in every retail store
• Currently, more than 20 PWDs employees are working in store operations

• A social enterprise that provides business opportunities for freelance tailors, who can choose to work from home
• Retains more than 50 freelancers to meet demand from major retailers in Malaysia

• Engages millennials throughout their career journey via tailor-made and innovative programmes, from recruitment, to training, to career development

• Strengthens the Diversity & Inclusion culture by supporting growth of emerging women leaders in the organisation, through networking, mentoring and lifelong learning

• A 5-year transformation plan to future-proof the workforce by preparing them for “future- relevant roles” through increased focus on technical skills, as well as non-technical roles that require a high degree of human contact skills

• Empowers employees to take charge of their career aspirations by offering extensive FWAs to cater the needs of employees at different stages in their careers

• Implements extensive work-life practices such as 1-month paternity leave, paid prolonged illness leave, extensive FWAs (flexi hours, telecommuting, compressed work week) for all employees

• One-stop HR mobile application that caters for all HR solutions with the aim to simplify workplace processes and enhance employees’ experience

• A learning platform built on design thinking principles and executed with Agile methodologies, where employees are able to customise learning options and be guided by a live-chat advisor

• A self–directed learning and development platform with world-class tailored programmes, in cooperation with leading global and local business schools; encompasses mobile, on-line and classroom training as well as leadership programmes