Finalists revealed...

Most of 2011 was marked as a period of recovery with employers removing salary freezes, reinstating bonuses and boosting recruitment. Undoubtedly, this marked a busy time for HR as it looked for ways to attract new talent, while keeping existing employees happy with fruitful retention and employee development efforts. It was also a great opportunity for HR to showcase its strengths and value as a strategic partner.

Now, it’s almost time for HR to reap what it sowed over the past 12 months. Come Feb 23 next year, Singapore’s HR industry will honour the best of their creed, recognising the achievements of HR teams, leaders and organisations in Singapore and beyond. A premier event on the HR calendar, the ninth annual HRM Awards will see 96 finalists compete in 21 categories.

Low Peck Kem, Divisional Director, National HR Division, Ministry of Manpower, aptly describes the Awards as being an annual gathering of the best of the best of the HR industry and practice leaders and professionals. “The HRM Awards is a well-recognised platform that gives due recognition towards excellence in HR practices and HR professionals,” she says.

New categories

The HRM Awards 2012 will see not one but three new trophies in its line-up of categories. These are: Best Environmental Practices, Innovation in HR and the Healthway Medical Group Award for Best Health & Wellbeing.         

The Best Environmental Practices award celebrates the importance of Green HR. Finalists (and the winner) of this award will be judged on their innovative environmental policies and programmes implemented within the past year, employee awareness and participation levels, and results achieved.

The Healthway Medical Group Award for Best Health & Wellbeing category highlights and rewards HR’s responsibilities towards employee wellness. It is imperative for companies to show commitment towards their employees’ health & wellbeing. Judges will look at awareness policies and programmes and their effectiveness along with the level of management support and participation.

Lastly, the Innovation in HR award recognises the organisation that has achieved a major HR objective, or objectives, via truly innovative strategies and initiatives. Judges will consider the challenge and/or objective required, specific strategies and initiatives employed and the effectiveness of those methods.

Top nominees

This year’s HRM Award nominees come from a diverse mix of organisations. Some of the frontrunners among the multinationals include DBS Bank, Google Singapore and the InterContinental Hotels Group. The government sector is shining bright as well, with the Land Transport Authority leading the pack with nine nominations.

Finalists for HRM Awards 2012

Best CSR Practices
Brady Corporation
Brother International Singapore
Canon Singapore
Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
JTC Corporation
Keppel Corporation
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative 
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
SMRT Corporation
Standard Chartered Bank
Starbucks Coffee Singapore

Best Employer Branding
A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Science & Engineering Institutes)
DBS Bank
Google Singapore
Hewlett-Packard Singapore
InterContinental Hotels Group
Keppel Corporation
Maersk Singapore
Resorts World Sentosa Singapore
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
Singapore Prison Service
UBS Singapore
Unilever Asia

Best Environmental Practices
Dimension Data (Singapore)
Fairmont Singapore & Swissôtel The Stamford
Fuji Xerox Singapore
Ikea Singapore
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
Panasonic
Samwoh Corporation
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific
Teekay Navion Offshore Loading
Unilever Asia

Robert Walters Award for Best HR Leader
Beng Cortes, Regional Head, Talent & Leadership Development, Fonterra Brands
Casslynn Ong, Regional VP HR, Fujitsu Asia
Lawrence Lee, Head of L&D, Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide
Carmen Wee, Vice President, Human Resources, APAC/Global Head, HR, Software & Advanced Applications, Invensys Operations Management
Anna Fok Wai Min, Chief Human Resource Officer, Jurong Health
Seah-Khoo Ee Boon, Senior Vice President, HR & Training, Resorts World Sentosa Singapore
Wendy Cheong, Director HR, Science Center Singapore
Phan Yoke Fei, VP HR, SMRT Corporation

Best HR Manager
Joanne Tan Chee Chuen, Senior Manager HR, A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Science & Engineering Institutes)
Ivy Tan, HR Manager, Brother International Singapore
Cacia Lim, Manager HR Advisory & Operations, ASEAN/Japan/Taiwan, Invensys Operations Management
Lee Jin Hwui, Learning & Development Manager, Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Juliana Ong, HR Manager, Royal Plaza on Scotts
Tracy Lim, HR Manager, Teekay Navion Offshore Loading
Foo Chek Wee, HR Manager, Visa Worldwide

Best HR Team
A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Science & Engineering Institutes)
DSM Nutritional Products
Energy Market Authority (EMA)
Google Singapore
GroupM Singapore
Invensys Operations Management
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Maersk Singapore
Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
NTUC First Campus Co-operative
Park Hotel Group
Resorts World Sentosa Singapore

Best HR Young Achiever
Yvonne Lek Pway San, Senior Officer HR, A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Science & Engineering Institutes
Neo HuiMei Loretta, HR Coordinator, C-MAR Asia
Eileen Kieo, L&D Specialist, Cold Storage
Michael Blanding, HR Services Manager, InterContinental Hotels Group
Low Pei Wen Fiona, Assistant Manager, HR Operations, Maersk Singapore
Chew Shi Jie Martin, Manpower Planning Executive, Staff Planning & Development/ Staff Development Division, Singapore Prison Service

Center for Creative Leadership Award for Best Leadership Development
Brady Corporation
DBS Bank
Gemalto
HSBC (The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)
InterContinental Hotels Group
Keppel Offshore & Marine
Nokia Siemens Networks
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
SingHealth Services (SingHealth Academy)
Singapore Prison Service
Vishay Intertechnology

Best Mature Workforce Practices
CAAS (Civil Aviation Authority)
Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
Jurong Health
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
McDonald's Restaurants 
National Environment Agency (NEA)
Network Express Courier Services
Raffles Institution
Royal Plaza on Scotts
Singapore General Hospital (SingHealth)
SMRT Corporation

Best Performance & Productivity Practices
Brady Corporation
Hewlett-Packard Singapore
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Maersk Singapore
McDonald's Restaurants
Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
Nokia Siemens Networks
RS Components Singapore
SMRT Corporation

Best Recruitment Strategies
Bloomberg
Booking.com
BP Singapore
DBS Bank
Hewlett-Packard Singapore
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
L'Oreal Singapore
McDonald's Restaurants
NTUC First Campus Co-operative
Resorts World Sentosa Singapore
SMRT Corporation
UBS Singapore

Best Regional HR Practices (Asia)
AT & T Singapore
Carl Zeiss SEA
Daimler SEA
Flextronics
Google Singapore
HCL Technologies
InterContinental Hotels Group
Kraft Foods
Tata Communications International
Thomson Reuters Asia
Unilever Asia

Grass Roots Asia Pacific Award for Best Reward & Recognition Strategies
Daimler SEA
DBS Bank
DFS Galleria Singapore
InterContinental Hotels Group
Jurong Health
Nokia Siemens Networks
Sasa Cosmetic Co.
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific

Kaplan Professional Award for Best Training, Learning & Development
DBS Bank
Gemalto
JTC Corporation
Keppel Offshore & Marine
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
National Environment Agency (NEA)
Park Hotel Group
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
SingHealth Services (SingHealth Academy)
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
Singapore Prison Service
SMRT Corporation
UBS Singapore

Best Use of Technology
Ascendas Singapore
BP Singapore
Daimler SEA
Dimension Data (Singapore)
Google Singapore
Hewlett-Packard Singapore
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
Park Hotel Group
Samsung Asia
SingHealth Services (SingHealth Academy)

Best Work-Life Harmony
American Express
Brady Corporation
DBS Bank
Google Singapore
Hoerbiger KT Asia Holding
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Maybank Singapore
National Environment Agency (NEA)
Rajah & Tann LLP
RHT Law
Rockwell Automation
Science Centre Singapore
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific

Champion of HR
Ven Raman, Managing Director, Carl Zeiss SEA
Lau Peet Meng, CEO, Casino Regulatory Authority
Bert Wong, Senior Managing Director, Fuji Xerox Singapore
Jan Smits, Chief Executive, Asia, Middle East and Africa, InterContinental Hotels Group
Tong Chong Heong, CEO, Keppel Offshore & Marine
Pollie Sim, CEO, Maybank Singapore
Ashutosh Srivastava, CEO, Asia Pacific, Mindshare Asia Pacific
Associate Prof. Lim Tit Meng, CEO, Science Center Singapore
Narihiko Uemura, Managing Director, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific

Fair Employment Practices
DBS Bank
Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore
Maybank Singapore
McDonald's Restaurants 
NTUC First Campus Co-operative
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
Royal Plaza on Scotts 
Starbucks Coffee Singapore
UBS Singapore
 

Healthway Medical Group Award for Best Health & Wellbeing
Brother International Singapore
Building & Construction Authority Singapore (BCA)
Certis Cisco Security
Changi General Hospital 
Keppel Offshore & Marine
Kraft Foods
Singapore Police Force
Singapore Prison Service
Sodexo Group Singapore

Innovation in HR
Alcatel Lucent
BP Singapore
Daimler SEA
Google Singapore
Immigration & Checkpoint Authority (ICA)
Keppel Corporation
Land Transport Authority (LTA)
NTUC First Campus Co-operative
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific
Yahoo! SEA

Hays Award for Employer of Choice
DBS Bank
Google Singapore
Hewlett-Packard Singapore
Hilti Far East
InterContinental Hotels Group
Invensys Operations Management
Keppel Corporation
Microsoft
SMRT Corporation
Sony Electronics Asia Pacific
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore 
UBS Singapore
Yahoo! SEA