MYANMAR’S BEST LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SHOWCASE THEIR EMPLOYER EXCELLENCE IN FIRST ANNUAL COMPETITION
24 OCTOBER, 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Utilising their experience working with businesses across multiple industries around the world, Deloitte Myanmar has been appointed as the verifying partner to oversee the judging process and working with the organizers of JobNet Myanmar to ensure that the program is conducted fairly, honestly and with integrity.
Matt De Luca, Managing Director for JobNet.com.mm, stated “The Myanmar Employer Awards need to be fair, transparent and balanced for all applicants, regardless of size, industry or whether it is a local or international firm. Votes by the judges will be tabulated and verified by Deloitte Myanmar, the Myanmar Employer Awards’ Verifying Partner. Deloitte has a long background in verifying programs such as these and their expertise in ensuring the integrity of the awards is unparalleled. We are very grateful for their involvement in making these awards respected in the community.”
“Deloitte is proud to contribute to the recognition of Myanmar’s exemplary employers by supporting the Myanmar Employer Awards. In line with Deloitte’s purpose of making an impact that matters, we see the importance of encouraging employers to elevate HR standards and the overall competence of the HR community. We will endeavour to ensure transparency by overseeing the judging process, and that the Award’s rules and regulations are met.” Said Tim Mahon, Chief Operating Officer for Deloitte Myanmar.
VERIFYING PARTNER’S ROLE:
- Deloitte Myanmar will review shortlisted entry forms to check that they meet the published criteria.
- Judges to submit all scores to Deloitte Myanmar for tabulation.
- Deloitte Myanmar to present all scoring results to the Final Judges.
- A Deloitte Myanmar representative is present at Judges meetings to ensure that criteria and procedures are correctly followed.
- Deloitte Myanmar verifies all Winner results from the Judges and presents the results to the organizers.
ABOUT DELOITTE MYANMAR
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/mm/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.
Deloitte provides audit & assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax & legal and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Deloitte serves four out of five Fortune Global 500® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries and territories bringing world-class capabilities, insights, and high-quality service to address clients’ most complex business challenges. To learn more about how Deloitte’s approximately 264,000 professionals make an impact that matters, please connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.
About Deloitte Southeast Asia
Deloitte Southeast Asia Ltd – a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited comprising Deloitte practices operating in Brunei, Cambodia, Guam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – was established to deliver measurable value to the particular demands of increasingly intra-regional and fast growing companies and enterprises.
Comprising approximately 330 partners and 8,000 professionals in 25 office locations, the subsidiaries and affiliates of Deloitte Southeast Asia Ltd combine their technical expertise and deep industry knowledge to deliver consistent high quality services to companies in the region.
All services are provided through the individual country practices, their subsidiaries and affiliates which are separate and independent legal entities.
About Deloitte in Myanmar
In Myanmar, services are provided by Deloitte Touche Myanmar Vigour Advisory Limited and its affiliates.
ABOUT OUR SPONSORS
Special thanks to Luther Law Firm and Wall Street English, our Platinum Sponsors and our Gold Sponsors, Samsung and Power House Fitness Center. Sule – Shangri-La Hotel is our Venue Sponsor. The British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar has recently joined as Supporting Sponsor. Votes by the judges will be tabulated and verified by Deloitte Touche, the Myanmar Employer Awards Verifying Partner.
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ABOUT THE MYANMAR EMPLOYER AWARDS
The Myanmar Employer Awards celebrate top industry leaders across the country for their exceptional achievements and relentless commitment to employer excellence and talent management.
Over the course of five months, teams and organisations - both international and local - will be assessed independently based on their individual merits in planning and executing effective best practices. Finalists will be announced in November in the weeks leading up to the awards night. The Myanmar Employer Awards are powered by JobNet.com.mm.
ABOUT JOBNET
Jobnet.com.mm is Myanmar’s leading online jobs and career website. The site attracts over 400,000 visits and generates around 60,000+ job applications every month. With the majority market share of all the major employers in Myanmar using JobNet, the company is the clear industry standard to finding the best talent possible in the country.
JobNet is part of the MMOne Online Group, which also owns ShweProperty.com, Myanmar’s first and leading property website. With over 20 years’ experience, in over 15 countries, this group of internationally recognized and experienced professionals, led by CEO Justin Sway, is Myanmar’s fastest growing internet classifieds businesses.
Matt De Luca is the Managing Director for JobNet.com.mm. Before co-founding JobNet in 2015, he worked in the Management Consulting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was specifically dealing with the impact of technology on banking in the Netherlands. Prior to joining JobNet, Matt was with Rocket Internet’s Job Portal developing their business in Myanmar. He holds a Masters of Science in Finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Matt is based in Yangon, Myanmar heading up the growth of JobNet.
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