At an awards ceremony attended by Human Resources last night, the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) revealed the winners of the inaugural Tripartite Alliance Award to 24 organisations and 8 individuals.
In her speech, Minister for Manpower, Josephine Teo, said: "As the saying goes, 'take care of your employees and they will take care of your business". By investing in the human capital of each employee, these employers have fostered a work culture that encourages continual learning and leadership development."
She noted "the winners have differentiated themselves by creating inclusive workplaces where employees can contribute their best," and shared the three common characteristics from winning companies - adopting a people-centric culture, investing time to listen to staff, and embracing digital transformation.
Conferred by the tripartite partners (Ministry of Manpower, National Trades Union Congress, and Singapore National Employers Federation), the awards recognises exemplary organisations that have effectively implemented fair, responsible and progressive employment practices, while keeping employees at the heart of their progress.
Stephen Lee, chairman, Tripartite Alliance, pointed out: "The Tripartite Alliance Award requires all participants to first be nominated by their employees or union representatives. Being nominated is a noteworthy achievement by itself. This shows that the employers' efforts at improving the welfare of their employees are recognised and valued."
Stephen Lee, chairman, Tripartite Alliance - opening speech at the Tripartite Alliance Award
A total of 152 organisations were nominated for the Tripartite Alliance Awards this year. From there, 41 were shortlisted as finalists, and 24 emerged as winners. Notably, half of the winners were small and medium enterprises, showing that organisational size is no barrier to fair and progressive employment practices.
In addition to that, three organisations were conferred the Pinnacle Award for their holistic people strategies and practices which went above and beyond the scope of the Tripartite Alliance Award.
Mary Liew, president, National Trades Union Congress, said: "Working for an employer who treats our workers fairly, being committed to their growth and success, is crucial for both our workers and businesses. As employment and business models become more fluid in our future economy, we have to do more to safeguard and advance our workers’ interests."
Here's the full list of winners.
Tripartite Alliance Award 2018 (organisations) [in alphabetical order]
Admiralty Primary School- Work-Life Excellence
- Age Inclusive Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Age Inclusive Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Age Inclusive Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
- Age Inclusive Practices
- Fair and Progressive Employment Practices
- Work-Life Excellence
- Work-Life Excellence
Tripartite Alliance Award 2018 (individuals) [in alphabetical order]
Chia Mia Chiang, president, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts- Special Mention Award (Transformational Leader in Action)
- Special Mention Award (Advocate of Fairness in the Media Industry)
- Leadership Award (Work-Life Excellence)
- Leadership Award (Work-Life Excellence)
- Leadership Award (Fair and Progressive Employment Practices)
- Special Mention Award (Champion of Work-Life Harmony)
- Leadership Award (Fair and Progressive Employment Practices)
- Workplace Advocate Award (Work-Life Excellence)
Pinnacle Award winners
DBS BankMaybank
The American Club
Group photo of winners of the Pinnacle Award with Minister Josephine Teo.
The Tripartite Alliance Award builds upon two previous awards presented by TAFEP — the TAFEP Exemplary Employer Award and the Work-Life Excellence Award — to provide a more holistic assessment of an organisation's employment practices.
In addition, all participating organisations in the Award have to be adopters of the Tripartite Standards, and signed TAFEP's Employers' Pledge of Fair Employment Practices. There is high expectation for these organisations to have strong fundamentals across all key aspects of employment and be fully committed to the implementation of fair and progressive practices.
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