Diversity, Equity and Inclusion New Focus for 65 Malaysian Companies

65 Malaysian Companies Honored as Best Companies to Work for in Asia® 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaysian companies are responding to the evolving cultural landscape, both within the country and internationally. Many are adapting their workplace environment and policies to eliminate gender bias, bridge multigenerational differences, and promote fair and impartial processes and outcomes for each individual in the company.

To celebrate this paradigm shift, the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia® 2022 focused on the efforts of companies in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, while retaining HR Asia's stringent evaluation criteria to be named as part of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia program.

Aligning with the theme, this year, three new categories; HR Asia Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards, HR Asia Digital Transformation Awards, and HR Asia Most Caring Awards were introduced for nominees who not only provided employees the best place to work, but also focused on specific efforts as scored via HR Asia's Total Engagement Assessment Model.

This theme resonated with Malaysian companies, with 19,580 employees from 310 Malaysian companies taking part in HR Asia's Total Engagement Assessment Model assessments - ranking their own employers on metrics ranging from workplace happiness and team cohesion to employee advocacy and continued job motivation. Both figures registered as the highest participation ever in Malaysia respectively.

The top 65 companies who made the cut off point this year are then named HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022 for the Malaysian market.

"HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia is the only award that is judged solely by the nominees' employees - making this the most transparent award of its kind. Equally important, with 15 markets, and over 400,000 surveys done each year - the program is also the most extensive awards for employee engagement and workplace excellence across the region", says Datuk William Ng, group publisher of Business Media International, the owner of HR Asia.

The top three workplace positive sentiments shared by Malaysian employees are that employees are willing to help those who require assistance, are happy that they have flexible working arrangements, and are willing to put in the extra effort to improve their contributions to the employers.

However, the survey has also turned up several concerns from employees, such as feeling exhausted at work due to increasing workload, the lack of on-site or subsidized recreational facilities or activities for the employees, and the lack of communication with former employees.

This year, five companies are awarded the Gold Harmonia statuette as they are recognized to be one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia for five consecutive years and more, these companies are Arvato Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd being a 8th year consecutive winner, Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Berhad being a 7th year consecutive winner,  BAT Digital Business Solutions, winning the award for 6 years consecutively, while Malayan Flour Mills Berhad and Wipro Consumer Care (LDW) Malaysia are 5th year consecutive winners.

"The pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on business leaders and beyond. For some companies, a near term survival plan may seem to be the only agenda for recovery but by investing in employee engagement, employees will feel supported in their jobs and in return will contribute to the overall business operations and post recovery growth," Ng added.

The HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia Awards recognises companies that have shown world-class employee engagement and workplace excellence, while displaying demonstrable empathy and care for their employees.

The award covers fifteen markets across the region including mainland China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam making this the largest recognition program and survey in the region for employee engagement.

LIST OF WINNERS OF HR ASIA BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA 2022 (MALAYSIA EDITION) IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

1. Abbvie Sdn Bhd
2. Accenture
3. Antah Schindler Sdn Bhd
4. Arvato Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd
5. Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (The Association)
6. Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad
7. BAT Digital Business Solutions
8. Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd
9. Cargill Malaysia
10. Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad
11. CIMB Bank Berhad
12. Cinnamon Group Sdn. Bhd.
13. Coach Malaysia Sdn Bhd
14. Concentrix CVG Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
15. Cuckoo International (Mal) Sdn Bhd
16. Elabram Malaysia
17. Evonik Malaysia Sdn Bhd
18. Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd
19. Fonterra Brands Malaysia
20. Great Eastern Life Assurance (M) Berhad
21. Hershey Malaysia Sdn Bhd
22. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Malaysia
23. Hitachi eBworx Sdn Bhd
24. IDS Medical Systems (M) Sdn Bhd
25. IOI Properties Group
26. Johnson & Johnson Malaysia
27. Kerry Malaysia
28. Keysight Technologies Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
29. Kimberly-Clark Malaysia
30. KLK Oleo
31. Kone Elevator (M) Sdn Bhd
32. Lazada Malaysia
33. Liberty Insurance Berhad
34. Maersk Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
35. Malayan Flour Mills Berhad
36. Manulife Insurance Berhad
37. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
38. Mattel Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
39. MBSB Bank
40. Micron Memory Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
41. Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd
42. Orsted Malaysia
43. Pharmaniaga Berhad
44. Plexus Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
45. Qi Group
46. Reckitt Malaysia
47. Sandoz Malaysia
48. Sarawak Energy Berhad
49. SAS Institute Sdn Bhd
50. Servicerocket Sdn Bhd
51. Startek Malaysia
52. Sutherland Global Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd
53. Swift Support Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd
54. Takaful Malaysia
55. TDCX (MY) Sdn Bhd
56. Telekom Malaysia Berhad
57. Tenaga Nasional Berhad
58. UDA Holdings Berhad
59. Unilever Malaysia
60. Wipro Consumer Care (LDW) Malaysia
61. Wistron Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd       
62. Worldwide Holdings Berhad
63. Yayasan Pahang
64. Yinson Holdings Berhad
65.  YTL Construction

WINNERS OF HR ASIA DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS 2022

1. Federal Express Services (M) Sdn Bhd
2. Fonterra Brands Malaysia
3. Hershey Malaysia Sdn Bhd
4. Liberty Insurance Berhad
5. Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd
6. TDCX (MY) Sdn Bhd

WINNERS OF HR ASIA MOST CARING AWARDS 2022

1. Arvato Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd
2. Hershey Malaysia Sdn Bhd
3. Malayan Flour Mills Berhad
4. MBSB Bank
5. Qi Group
6. UDA Holdings Berhad

WINNERS OF HR ASIA DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AWARDS 2022

1. Accenture
2. CIMB Bank Berhad
3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Malaysia
4. Kone Elevator (M) Sdn Bhd
5. Sarawak Energy Berhad
6. Worldwide Holdings Berhad

For more information, please visit https://hr.asia/awards/ 

About Business Media InternationalBusiness Media International is a subsidiary of Audience Analytics Limited (1AZ.SG), a regional leader in promoting growth for companies in Asia through data-driven brands and initiatives. We own renowned media brands such as SME Magazine, HR Asia, Capital Asia, Energy Asia, Logistics Asia, TruthTV, and CXP Asia as well as business impact assessment brands such as SME100, HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia, Golden Bull Awards and CXP Asia Best Customer Experience Awards. Our exhibition division organizes some of the country's largest exhibitions such as the MCTF, while our analytics division have the proprietary software-as-a-service, Total Engagement Assessment Model and Velocity Model for employee and customer experience assessment respectively, in our portfolio.

Editorial Contact:Adrian ChengMarketing ManagerBusiness Media Internationaladrian@businessmedia.asiahttp://www.hr.asia/awards