SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 21 December 2020 - In a year marked by apandemic and continued global uncertainty, 32 companies across Singapore havebeen named among HR Asia's Best Companies to Work for in Asia.

HR Asia's Best Companies toWork for in Asia Awards recognises companies that have shown world-classemployee engagement and workplace excellence, while displaying demonstrableempathy and care for their employees.

The awards is Asia'slargest, covering over 300 thousand employees across 11 markets. Employees ratetheir employers using the proprietary Total Engagement Assessment Model (TEAM)survey, which covers collective consciousness, workplace sentiment, and teamdynamics -- making the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia Awards theonly awards programme that is entirely employee driven.

In Singapore, over 180companies were shortlisted, with the final 32 named as winners. Award winnersinclude six-time consecutive winner Far East Organization, four-timeconsecutive winners British American Tobacco, Mazars LLP, and MundipharmaSingapore, three-time consecutive winner Borouge Pte Ltd and SAS Institute PteLtd, as well as the two-time consecutive winners City Developments Limited,Coach Singapore Pte Ltd, Evonik (SEA) Pte Ltd, NTUC First Campus Co-operativeLtd, Sanofi andZuellig Pharma Singapore.

"The survey in Singaporethis year has once again highlighted the leading role played by Singaporean companiesin promoting employee welfare and engagement. Singaporean companiesconsistently score higher than regional peers in such areas as group dynamicsand team cohesion; and this year is no different", said William Ng, grouppublisher and editor-in-chief of Business Media International, the publisher ofHR Asia.

"In times like these,we ask the all-important question: what separates the absolute best ofemployers from the good ones? Over the past 11 years of running Asia's largestHR media brand, and 7 of those years surveying thousands of companies andmillions of employees for the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia®; wedistilled the shortlist of answers to only one: empathy," added Ng.

This year, 6 Singaporeancompanies also won the WeCare™ certification, which is given out along with theHR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020. They are Baxter Healthcare(Asia) Pte. Ltd., Borouge Pte Ltd, Certis, Johnsonand Johnson Pte Ltd, Lazada Singapore Pte Ltd, and SAS Institute Pte Ltd.

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The awardrecipients had these to say:

"We arehonoured to receive this double recognition, a testament to the dedication ofour employees, united by a sense of purpose. As a leading healthcare company,we feel fortunate to have built a resilient, high performing and future-readyorganization well-positioned to overcome the challenges posed by COVID-19." -- Joanna Yao,Vice President, Southeast Asia Cluster, Baxter Healthcare (Asia) Pte. Ltd.

"Receivingthis esteemed Best Employer award for the third consecutive year is commendableand reinforces Borouge's standing as a people centric organisation committed todeveloping our people to reach their full potential. Winning the Most CaringCompany award is also a reaffirmation of our efforts and dedication to thesafety and wellbeing of our employees throughout the pandemic period." -- Asmaa Naser Ahmed SalehAlkindi, VP Human Resource & Admin, Asia Pacific, Borouge Pte Ltd.

"This award belongs to everyonein the Certis family. At Certis, we are passionate about making a differenceand I would like to thank all our dedicated women and men for bringing theirbest to work every single day." -- Tan Toi Chia, Senior Vice President,Head, Group HR, Corporate Planning, Communications and Marketing of Certis.

"Our passion for improving the health,well-being and peace of mind of those we serve applies just as much to our employees.Here at Cigna, we firmly believe in Whole Person Health, a healthy work-lifebalance, and personal growth." -- April Chang, Country Manager & CEO ofCigna Singapore.

"Winning this award for the secondconsecutive year is testament to management's continual efforts in improvinghuman resource initiatives.  By engagingand distilling feedback from our employees, we put in place progressivepolicies and practices that resonate with them and are imperative to theorganisation's success." -- Steven Tan, Chief Human Resource Officer, CityDevelopments Limited.

"At Tapestry, we are committed tocreate an equitable and engaging workplace where our Talents thrive. We embracethe exploration of individuality and invest in helping our employees grow bothpersonally and professionally." -- Campbell O'Shea, General Manager, SEA &ANZ, Coach Singapore Pte Ltd.

"At Evonik,we continuously strive to create an enjoyable working atmosphere, where ouremployees are offered personal and professional development guided by a strongemphasis on diversity, entrepreneurship, and team spirit. Winning the HR AsiaAward is a great honor in recognition of those efforts." -- Eunice Kong, VicePresident of HR, Asia Pacific South, Evonik (SEA) Pte Ltd.

"We arehonoured and take pride to receive this award which will enhance further our KMbrand presence, my great appreciation to our employees' effort to make ourcompany a great place to work. This is a great encouragement and motivation forour team." --Osafumi Kawamura, MD of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Pte Ltd.

"We arethankful that the hard work Lazada has placed to care for our employees whostruggled during Covid-19 as well as the progress we have made thus far havebeen recognized. We will continue to accelerate the future talents of digitalcommerce in Singapore and Southeast Asia by being the heart of enablement andinspiration." --Lazada Singapore Pte Ltd.

"I'm veryproud to announce that Mazars in Singapore has been awarded the HR Asia BestCompanies to Work for Award, for the 4th consecutive year (2017-2020)! Thisaward is a testament to our practices as an international audit, tax andadvisory firm -- we encourage our Mazarians to celebrate their individuality andcultivate a pioneering spirit in all that they do as one team." -- Rick Chan,Managing Partner, Mazars LLP.

"MindChampsis truly honoured to be recognised as one Singapore's best companies to workfor. This is a clear testament of the power of our Founder's vision and ourteam's collective alignment for a workplace culture that is driven to bring ourunique 3 Minds education movement to discover the champion in every child for abetter tomorrow." --Ms Michelle Peh, Chief Brand Officer & Global Group General Manager,MindChamps PreSchool Limited.

"Nu SkinSingapore is honoured to be recognized as one of the best companies to work forin Singapore. This award affirms our efforts in creating a workplace culturewhere employees feel connected and engaged." -- Neo Chiou Yee, General Manager,Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore Pte Ltd.

"I amdelighted to see our wonderful PRPL team recognized for the commitment andpassion they bring to the workplace, whether at the plant or the home office,so that we can be 'at our best everyday'." -- MaeveLynch, Plant General Manager -- Singapore, Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd.

"Sanofi isthere beside people in need. We aim to protect, enable and support peoplefacing health challenges, so they can live life to its full potential. We builda strong organizational culture that comprises our people's shared values,beliefs and behaviors to make Sanofi an employer of choice and a great place towork." -- PriscillaLim, Asia HR Head, Sanofi.

"We arethrilled to accept this award recognising Stratacache Asia-Pacificas an employer of choice. Having only established our headquarters here inApril 2019, this award is testament to the progress we have made towards ourvision to build an exemplary organisation." -- Manish Kumar, Managing Director --APAC, Stratacache Asia Pacific.

"Thecornerstone of Zuellig Pharma is our 12,000 employees working across theregion.  Their health, wellbeing andexpertise are vital for the success of our business. Central to this success isrecognising and rewarding the hard work our employees are doing to makehealthcare more accessible." --John Graham, CEO, Zuellig Pharma Singapore.

Listof Winners of HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020 (SingaporeEdition)