#EmployeeExperienceAwards

Singapore

Employee Experience Awards Key Dates

CELEBRATING SINGAPORE’S TOP WORKPLACES THROUGH THE POWER OF EX

Now in its 7^th year, the Employee Experience Awards (EXA) returns to Singapore, continuing its mission to honour organisations that are redefining what it means to champion the employee experience. In today’s competitive world, where attracting and retaining talent is vital, the EXA shines a spotlight on companies that place people at the heart of their success — driving both performance and a lasting competitive edge.

Singapore’s workforce is evolving rapidly, with employee well-being, purposeful leadership, and innovative talent strategies taking centre stage. A strong employee experience is no longer just an advantage — it’s the hallmark of organisations that thrive, grow, and inspire.

At its core, the Employee Experience Awards takes a holistic approach, recognising excellence across four key pillars:

1. Leadership

Celebrating leaders who shape culture, set a clear vision, and inspire their teams to achieve their best.

2. Learning

Honouring organisations that prioritise continuous growth, equipping employees with opportunities to develop new skills and capabilities.

3. Engagement

Recognising companies that foster belonging, motivation, and commitment, resulting in a highly engaged and resilient workforce.

4. Talent Acquisition

Commending organisations that attract and retain top talent aligned with their values and goals, strengthening the foundation for long-term success.

Through these pillars, the Employee Experience Awards aims to inspire Singaporean companies to build thriving workplace cultures where people feel empowered, engaged, and valued.

Join us as we celebrate organisations that are shaping the future of work in Singapore – where employee experience is not just an initiative, but the driving force behind organisational excellence.

Showcase Your Success

This is your moment to highlight the initiatives and innovations that have transformed your organisation into a workplace where employees flourish.
With 48 categories built around the four EX pillars — leadership, learning, engagement, and talent acquisition — the Employee Experience Awards will spotlight the strategies that have strengthened leadership development, advanced learning opportunities, elevated engagement, and redefined talent acquisition in Singapore.

Now is the time to share your story and be recognised by your peers for your EXcellence. We wish you every success with your submission!

Stay connected with us on social media throughout the awards journey.

What’s new in 2027?

Best AI-Enabled Learning Strategy

Best Performance Management
Evolution

You have until 12 February 2027 to complete and submit your entries.

Why Enter EXA 2027

Stay ahead of the talent war

Be top of mind for candidates and employees by showcasing your meaningful, personalised, user-friendly and digital EX.

Catalyse your employer branding efforts

Spread positivity and boost morale by putting your team’s work in the spotlight and winning at the Employee Experience Awards.

Better business outcomes and improved performance

Nurture an army of happy employees who are excited to do their best at work. Unleash their full potential and increase productivity.

Deliver stakeholder confidence

Whether it’s your employees, C-suite leaders or global management team, reaffirm your organisational excellence to your stakeholders.

Showcase your hard work and ensure your teams receive the recognition they deserve!

Submit your entries by 12 February 2027 – start your submissions today!

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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

Strategy

Impact

Learning points

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 Pang Sha Nee at shanee@humanresourcesonline.net.

2026 Panel of Judges

Tommy Loy

Head of People & Capability

Anko Sourcing (Kmart & Target Australia)

Jennie Lim

Head of Human Resources

Canadian International School Singapore

Jason Leong

Head of Talent, APAC

Groupe Clarins

May Cheo

Head of HR, Innovative Medicine Southeast Asia & India

Johnson & Johnson International Singapore

2026 Panel of Judges

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

It is an enjoyable and fun-filled event where you get excited over the announcement of the winners of the awards.

Bank of Singapore

HR Excellence Awards is really professional and is the leading awards for the HR community.

Heineken Asia Pacific

It was a moment to take a pause and show our appreciation to those HR folks who added value to other human beings and to their business.

UTAC Group

Thanks for having me as a judge. I truly enjoyed reading the many submissions and noted the level of enthusiasm and involvement of the participants in building their company culture.

Paramount Corporation

Thank you for having me in your event. Not only was the dinner delicious, the whole evening was great. It was an enormous privilege that I be given the opportunity to be part of the panel judges.

Protasco

The pleasure to judge the entries was all mine. Thanks again for the wonderful opportunity and networking.

Segi Value Holdings

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

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.

#EmployeeExperienceAwards

Singapore

Employee Experience Awards Key Dates

CELEBRATING SINGAPORE’S TOP WORKPLACES THROUGH THE POWER OF EX

1. Leadership

2. Learning

3. Engagement

4. Talent Acquisition

Showcase Your Success

What’s new in 2027?

Why Enter EXA 2027

Stay ahead of the talent war

Catalyse your employer branding efforts

Better business outcomes and improved performance

Deliver stakeholder confidence

Judging Criteria

Business challenge

Strategy

Impact

Learning points

Panel of Judges

2026 Panel of Judges

Tommy Loy

Jennie Lim

Jason Leong

May Cheo

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

It is an enjoyable and fun-filled event where you get excited over the announcement of the winners of the awards.

Bank of Singapore

HR Excellence Awards is really professional and is the leading awards for the HR community.

Heineken Asia Pacific

It was a moment to take a pause and show our appreciation to those HR folks who added value to other human beings and to their business.

UTAC Group

Thanks for having me as a judge. I truly enjoyed reading the many submissions and noted the level of enthusiasm and involvement of the participants in building their company culture.

Paramount Corporation

Thank you for having me in your event. Not only was the dinner delicious, the whole evening was great. It was an enormous privilege that I be given the opportunity to be part of the panel judges.

Protasco

The pleasure to judge the entries was all mine. Thanks again for the wonderful opportunity and networking.

Segi Value Holdings

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

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

Video highlights from our past awards