#EmployeeExperienceAwards
Malaysia
Employee Experience Awards Key Dates
Celebrating Malaysia’s Top Workplaces Through the Power of EX
Now in its 6th year, the Employee Experience Awards (EXA) returns to Malaysia, continuing its mission to recognise organisations that are raising the bar in employee experience. This premier programme honours companies that champion people-first strategies, creating workplaces where employees are inspired, engaged, and empowered.
Malaysia’s HR landscape is evolving rapidly, with a growing emphasis on employee well-being, purposeful leadership, and innovative talent strategies. In today’s competitive environment, a strong employee experience is a key differentiator – driving higher productivity, stronger business outcomes, and sustainable growth.
At its core, the Employee Experience Awards takes a holistic approach, recognising excellence across four key pillars:
1. Leadership
2. Learning
Honouring organisations that prioritise continuous growth, equipping employees with opportunities to develop new skills and capabilities.
3. Engagement
4. Talent Acquisition
Through these pillars, the Employee Experience Awards inspires Malaysian companies to prioritise employee well-being, build thriving workplace cultures, and champion practices that put people at the heart of business success.
Join us in celebrating organisations that are shaping the future of work in Malaysia – where employee experience isn’t just an initiative, but the driving force behind organisational excellence.
Make your mark where it matters the most
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This is your golden opportunity to showcase the initiatives and strategies that have transformed your organisation into a truly employee-centric workplace.
With 44 categories built around the four pillars of EX — leadership, learning, engagement, and talent acquisition — the Employee Experience Awards will spotlight the achievements that have strengthened strategic leadership development, advanced integrated learning, and elevated employee engagement across Malaysia’s HR landscape.
Now is the time to be recognised for your EXcellence. Celebrate your success alongside peers who are redefining the future of work in Malaysia. We wish you every success with your submissions!
Stay connected with us on social media for the latest updates as the awards unfold.
Why Enter EXA 2026
Stay ahead of the talent war
Catalyse your employer branding efforts
Better business outcomes and improved performance
Deliver stakeholder confidence
Showcase your hard work and ensure your teams receive the recognition they deserve!
Submit your entries by 6 February 2026 – start your submissions today!
Judging Criteria
Here are some guiding pointers that judges will be looking out for. Please ensure your entry answers the points below for the various sections along with the guiding pointers in the respective categories.
Business challenge
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Strategy
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Impact
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Learning points
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Panel of Judges
The Employee Experience Awards will be judged against the highest standards by an esteemed panel of senior HR experts and thought leaders. Carefully selected for their expertise, these industry leaders are committed to giving each entry the attention it deserves, identifying the finest HR teams and leaders who are transforming the world of work.
Interested in becoming a judge yourself, or would you like to nominate someone? Contact Chee Jean Wen at jeanwenc@humanresourcesonline.net.
2025 Panel of Judges
Mui Sim Tan
Group Chief Human Resource Officer
Alliance Bank Malaysia
Shaidatul Akhmar
Director of Human Resources
Somita Raj
Head of Human Resources
Thamayenthi Narayan
Senior Director, Country Human Resources, Malaysia & Brunei
Don’t take our word for it. Hear what past award participants of HRO’s Awards have to say:
I want to share with you how much my colleagues and I have enjoyed the dinner at Shangri-la, it was very well organised! The band and DJ were fabulous, world class! Thanks to your team.
HAVI Freight Management
Thanks a lot and though we didn’t manage to bring back an award, it was an eye-opening experience! We’ll be sure to participate in more categories next year!
AstraZeneca
Many thanks for your kind support and please extend our appreciation to Human Resources Online team too. It is truly amazing.
Clermont
A big thank you to you and your team for an outstanding awards ceremony. The energy was wonderful and it was great to see so many people come together to celebrate this awards night.
Change Et Al.
It was a grand event and so nicely organised! Well done to you and your team!
CGS-CIMB
The energy is fantastic! It is buzzing and happy to see we have more than 200 HR professionals with us here in this room
Cegos
The quality of submissions is very high standard, and has good innovations and initiatives.
Avery Dennison Malaysia
As an Malaysian I’m very proud to see my colleagues in Malaysia really step up into international standards.
GSK Malaysia
This is a prestigious event and we can also see the judges coming from different industries as well as the participants are from local and global companies. It’s good for us to challenge each other.
Sinarmas
It was an eye opener for me to know that there are companies that are doing so many good things and its very nice to see how they are employee-friendly and care for their people.
Goodhope Asia Holdings
You cannot buy into these awards, otherwise I would not participate. And this is nicely judged. A lot of attention to the detail is taken care of and that’s what I like.
HomeCredit Malaysia
I think this is a very prestigious award and it is also a platform for us to share our best practices.
AXA Life Singapore
This year we are ready to share our practices and we’re very proud and excited to actually share what we have done.
SCOR Singapore
I think this is one of the most important at HR, to attract and retain talent. So that is why we want to project ourselves in the market and also to see where we are standing, compared to the leaders in the market
DKSH
Highlights from previous years
Check out what went down at Employee Experience Awards from previous year and get ready for an even bigger party in 2026!
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