Seeking harmony at Sony Music Entertainment

Music is known as the universal language that penetrates and enriches the soul – the lifeblood for poets, lyricists, audiophiles, and the everyday folk who turn to it for comfort. Professionals in the commercial music industry know this well. That is why Sony Music Entertainment takes pride in having a People Experience expert on board […]
Shaping the future of HR: Siddharth Bhasin claims HR Stars Awards’ Best Up & Coming Leader title

Siddharth Bhasin, recognised as the Best Up & Coming HR Leader at the HR Stars Awards 2023, has been a transformative driving force at Google. As the Chief of Staff for the Googler Experience team in Asia-Pacific, Bhasin’s contributions have had a significant impact on both employees and the organisation. With an impressive six and […]
Surge in APAC office vacancy rates in Q2 2023

Singapore – Knight Frank, a global property consultancy released a comprehensive study tracking the rental performance of prime office properties across 23 key markets in the APAC region. In their latest Asia-Pacific Prime Office Rental Index for Q2 2023, the index dropped by 1.6% quarter-on-quarter, maintaining a year-long downward trend since Q2 2022. This brings […]
Singapore staff undertaking most unpaid hours in the region

Averaging 8.19 hours weekly, Singapore ranks among APAC’s top for unpaid hours, just trailing India (10.65 hrs) and surpassing China (7.50 hrs) and Australia (7.17 hrs). This revelation emphasizes the need for employer awareness of the global and regional implications of unpaid work. What’s the impact of unpaid overtime on productivity? Yvonne Teo, Vice President […]
Deloitte Singapore: empowering wellbeing for a thriving workplace

Deloitte Singapore has been recognised as the Best Health and Wellness Interventions winner at HR Stars Awards 2023. At the heart of its approach lies ‘Empowered Wellbeing’, a holistic initiative that supports the physical, mental, financial, and social aspects of its people. The company offers a range of engaging initiatives to promote well-being. ‘Wellness Fridays’ […]
Big 3 Group: trailblazing HR excellence through innovation

HR Stars Awards 2023 crowned Big 3 Group as the Best Digital HR in Singapore for its game-changing approach to HR management. The medium-sized company, of approximately 180 employees, has redefined corporate culture by combining structured processes with a strong focus on innovation and creativity. In 2019, the company embarked on its digital transformation journey, […]
Putting the ‘human’ back into HR

The process of understanding, counselling, coaching, and empowering people has always been an underlying focus for Nitin Goil, who traces his academic roots to psychology and now with his expertise as a leadership consultant, advises and helps leaders and organisations change and transform, and become more human. “I’ve always loved working with people, bringing out […]
Emerging work trends in SG, shaping employee job expectations

In Singapore’s rapidly evolving job landscape, emerging work trends are significantly impacting employees’ job expectations. A recent study conducted Randstad has shed light on the factors influencing the workforce’s perceptions and priorities in the modern workplace. According to them, several key trends are driving shifts in employees’ expectations and shaping their career preferences. #1: Work-Life […]
HR Stars Awards: Community focus underlines HR initiatives at Royal Kings Group

Sirajudeen Bin Syed Mohamed believes in cultivating strong social responsibility and good work-life balance among his employees, going as far as sponsoring yearly gym and club memberships so they can unwind with family on the company budget. This firm commitment, so embedded in how he has been leading the Royal Kings Group, has earned him […]
SG gov’t initiative, ‘provide remote workers better representation and bargaining power’

In a significant move towards improving the working conditions of platform workers, the government has recently announced measures aimed at providing better representation and enhanced bargaining power for these workers. This initiative comes in response to the growing presence of the remote economy and the unique challenges faced by those working in the digital platform […]