The second annual Myanmar Employer Awards Gala Night was held on the 30th of November 2018 at the Grand Ballroom of Novotel Yangon Max. This marks the conclusion of a 6 month campaign bringing together local and international companies operating in Myanmar, and aimed at recognising and rewarding employer excellence across sectors in Myanmar. The annual Myanmar Employer Awards is powered by Jobnet.com.mm – the #1 online jobs and recruitment website in Myanmar.
The Myanmar Employer Awards celebrate top industry leaders across the country for their exceptional achievements and relentless commitment to employer excellence and talent management best practices. Over the course of six months, teams and organisations - both international and local – are assessed independently based on their individual merits in planning and executing effective HR best practices. Finalists are announced in November in the weeks leading up to the awards night. The judging panel is headed by Prof. Aung Tun Thet, Member of the Myanmar Investment Commission and former economic advisor to the President of Myanmar. Prof. Thet is also a strong advocate of, and well respected figure in the HR community in Myanmar.
Through 3 rounds of rigorous judging audited by the official verifying partner Deloitte Myanmar, applications were judged over the course of 3 months by 14 local HR experts and 9 international HR industry leaders. On the 30th of November, the winners of each category including new categories such as ‘CEO of the Year’, ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement’ and ‘SME of the Year’ were announced to the public in an exclusive red-carpet event attended by public and private sector’s corporate leaders and government guests including U Zaw Aye Maung, the Minister of Labour Affairs, Immigration, Manpower and Rakhine National Affairs. Dr Maung Maung Lay and Dr. Myo Thet, Vice Presidents of UMFFCI also attended the event.
‘In the spirit of friendly competition amongst business in Myanmar brews the initiative for corporations, small and large, to strive towards raising the HR standard and the quality of employers.’ Quoted U Zaw Maung.
In addition, “After many years of isolation, Myanmar is in dire need of reforms and progress. We see in the Myanmar Employer Awards a great platform to raise awareness of the importance of solid business practices particularly related to Human Capital management” Dr. Maung Maung Lay mentioned in his opening remarks.
The 2018 Best of the Best International winner was won by Unilever Group Myanmar, who has taken home the grand prize for the second year in a row, whilst Myanmar Brewery Ltd. was named as the 2018 Best of the Best Local winner.
For the prestigious People’s Choice Award, Ooredoo won in the international segment and for the local segment the winner was Myanmar Brewery Ltd.
Hal Boscher of Yoma Bank was named the CEO of the Year for 2018 along with colleague Mi Mi Thet, also from Yoma Bank who was named the Human Resource Director of the Year. Individual awards recognize individuals who have demonstrated exceptional ability at contributing specifically to the growth of the HR community in Myanmar and at raising the standards in human capital best practices. Other notable finalists included Dr. Khin Maung Lwin from FAME Group and Bosco Velho from Shwe Taung Real Estate.
The Myanmar Employer Awards, as well as its founding sponsor JobNet.com.mm, would like to extend thanks to all of the companies and individuals who have participated in this years’ awards. Special thanks to the Main Sponsor Jotun Myanmar, venue sponsor Novotel Yangon Max, platinum sponsor Mercer and finally gold sponsors Luther Law Firm and DKSH Myanmar.
Best Learning And Development Program
- Local Bronze – Shwe Taung
- Local Silver – Myanmar Brewery
- Local Gold - Yoma Bank
- International Bronze - Telenor
- International Silver - Ooredoo
- International Gold – Unilever
Excellence in the Workplace Environment
- Local Bronze – Yoma Bank
- Local Silver – Mango
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - Melia
- International Silver - Ooredoo
- International Gold - Unilever
Internal Marketing for Company Pride
- Local Bronze – Synapse Original
- Local Silver – Yoma Bank
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - Telenor
- International Silver - Ooredoo
- International Gold – Unilever
Best Use of Career Advancement Programs
- Local Bronze – Max Energy
- Local Silver – Shwe Taung
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - PwC
- International Silver - Melia
- International Gold – Ooredoo
Best use of Rewards and Recognition
- Local Bronze – Yoma Bank
- Local Silver – Panellist Business Services
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - Ooredoo
- International Silver - Novotel
- International Gold – Unilever
Recruitment Strategy for Talent Attraction
- Local Bronze – Shwe Taung
- Local Silver – Yoma Bank
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - Telenor
- International Bronze - RMA
- International Silver - Unilever
- International Gold – Ooredoo
Best use of Technology in HR
- Local Bronze – Shwe Taung
- Local Silver – Yoma Bank
- Local Gold – Myanmar Brewery
- International Bronze - Ooredoo
- International Silver - Telenor
- International Gold – Unilever
SME of the Year
Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement
HR Rising Star of the Year
- Unilever Myanmar Group – Naing Thaw Cho – Data Specialist and People Operations
Human Resource Director of the Year
- Yoma Bank – Mi Mi Thet - HR Director
CEO of the Year
People Choice
- International - Ooredoo Myanmar
- Local - Myanmar Brewery
Overall Best of the Best
- International - Unilever Group Myanmar
- Local - Myanmar Brewery