- DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific garners praise for its
implementation of “people first” HR best practices
- Certification affirms the business’ strategy to deliver expert
logistics services by investing in the best team of freight
forwarding experts
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach
– 3 December 2019 –
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air,
sea and road freight services, and a division of Deutsche Post DHL
Group (“DPDHL Group” or “the Group”), has been recognized by the
Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer in Asia Pacific, as well
as in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, for
2020, in its first attempt applying for this prestigious
certification in the region. The certification attests to DHL
Global Forwarding’s achievement in implementing best HR practices
in the region by fostering a positive work environment and
encouraging its employees’ personal and professional development.
“While systems and processes are integral to logistics, we believe
that DHL is essentially a ‘people business’. Every success that we
have comes from and belongs to all our employees. That is why we
continue to invest in creating the best workplace for our employees
to thrive in and to deliver best-in-class logistics services to our
customers,” said Kelvin Leung, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia
Pacific.
The recognition for DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific is the
latest for the Group, which has frequently been recognized as a top
employer in the market it operates in. With approximately 550,000
employees worldwide, the Group places a significant emphasis on
people and its aim to be an employer of choice. The Group has in
place robust human resources programs that include extensive
employee engagement activities and feedback mechanisms, like its
annual Employee Opinion Survey, which are aligned with the
organization’s culture of ‘Respect and Results’. A key focus is
also on helping employees realize their full potential through
internal and external training, such as DHL’s in-house Certified
International Forwarder program, on-the-job training and mentoring
sessions, based on the needs of the individual employee.
“Across the region, our local HR teams work closely with employees
and both regional and global management to develop a winning
formula for our employee engagement and learning and talent
development initiatives. Our successful Top Employer certification
for Asia Pacific and the five countries is an affirmation of our
employee engagement and employer branding efforts, as well as our
position in the market as an employer of choice. In the
spirit of continuous improvement in people practices, I look
forward to continue working closely with each of our countries to
create the best HR practices for our employees and in the region,”
said Celine Quek, Vice President & Head of Human Resources, DHL
Global Forwarding Asia Pacific.
DHL Global Forwarding also recently received the Certified Top
Employer 2020 accolade in Cameroon, Egypt, Nigeria and South
Africa.
The HR Best Practices Survey conducted by the Top Employers
Institute addresses 600 ‘people first’ best practices across 10 key
areas, namely: Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning, Talent
Acquisition, On-boarding, Learning & Development, Performance
Management, Leadership Development, Career & Succession
Management, Compensation & Benefits, and Culture.
The rigorous certification process is designed to identify
employers who have demonstrated a commitment to continuously
improve their people practices so as to build and solidify their
position as an employer of choice. Experts from the Top
Employers Institute have to validate and audit the survey results
in adherence to specified standards before certifying an
organization as a Top Employer.
In total, the Top Employers Institute has certified and recognized
over 1500 Top Employers in more than 118 countries. These
certified Top Employers positively impacted the lives of over 6
million employees around the world. As the global authority on
excellence in people practices in the workplace, the organization
certifies and recognizes companies in participating countries which
demonstrate that they are an employer of choice in the regions in
which they operate.
50 Years DHL
In 2019 DHL is celebrating 50 years since the company’s founding by
three entrepreneurs in San Francisco in 1969. DHL began as a
disruptor to the traditional delivery industry, circumventing
bureaucracy with an innovative new service to deliver documents by
air overnight. Since then, DHL has grown into a globe-spanning
family of DHL companies with about 380,000 employees in over 220
countries and territories that covers the entire spectrum of
logistics and supply chain services. DHL’s customer-centricity and
can-do culture have fueled five decades of innovation — from the
DHL 1000, one of the first word processing computers in the world,
to using the purpose built StreetScooter, an environmentally
friendly delivery vehicle powered by an electric drive and
developed by Deutsche Post DHL Group. With the Mission 2050
commitment to reach zero group-wide emissions by 2050, DHL is
continuing to be a trailblazer in the logistics industry.
DHL
—
The
logistics company for the world
DHL
is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL
family of divisions offer an unrivalled portfolio of logistics
services ranging from national and international parcel delivery,
e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international
express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain
management. With about 380,000 employees in more than 220 countries
and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses
securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With
specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including
technology, life sciences and healthcare, energy, automotive and
retail, a proven commitment to corporate responsibility and an
unrivalled presence in developing markets, DHL is decisively
positioned as “The logistics company for the world”.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated
revenues of more than 61 billion euros in 2018.
