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Explore the key takeaways from our "Fair or Not?" inaugural podcast episode, where our Managing Director, Evelyn Chow, and Jonathan Cho, Partner at Lee & Lee, discuss Singapore's new Workplace Fairness Legislation. Gain an understanding of the motivations behind the legislation, its impact on employers and employees, and practical strategies for ensuring compliance.

The Singaporean government plans to introduce legislation against workplace discrimination in H2 2024. What impact will this have on employers, and how can they prepare?

DecodeHR is excited to announce the opening of our new branch in Taiwan, marking the beginning of a new chapter in our journey. Recognising the dynamic business landscape in the region, this expansion enables us to better support our clients not only in Taiwan but across the broader East Asian market. We look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead and remain dedicated to providing innovative tailored solutions for our clients.

Overseas corporate retreats may promise fun and team building, but the question arises: Is attendance mandatory? In a recent article by The Straits Times, our managing director, Evelyn Chow, highlighted the strategic value of such retreats and emphasised that they should be made voluntary. However, she urges employees to consider the benefits of joining and advises employers against penalising non-attendance.

DecodeHR's managing director, Evelyn Chow, has been awarded the AmChamREPRESENT Anchor Leadership Award in recognition of her exemplary leadership qualities. This accolade reinforces her commitment to transforming HR practices and making positive impacts within the HR community.

Our managing director Evelyn Chow joined a panel discussion on 19 July led by Grab Singapore to delve into the future of work and to examine how advancements in technology are impacting the workforce and reshaping tomorrow’s organisations.

DecodeHR has been named as one of the top 10 HR consulting firms in Asia Pacific by leading industry publication ManageHR. With an extensive range of end-to-end HR services including recruitment, compensation and benefits, and HR outsourcing, DecodeHR supports clients across diverse industries and is an ideal partner for organisations venturing into the Asian market.

The DecodeHR team recently went on a two-day retreat in Batam, Indonesia to reconnect and recharge for 2023. Check out the highlights of our trip where we bonded over sumptuous meals and spread festive cheer to a charity organisation as part of our CSR efforts.

The team mentored by DecodeHR emerged champion at the 5th annual SHRI HR Hackathon. The judges were amazed by the innovative ideas for current business challenges in Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We showcase the creative ideas of the top three teams.

From confirmation bias to groupthink to gender bias, these are common cognitive biases that may impact the effectiveness of talent management in organisations. Recognising your unconscious biases is the first step to mitigating this issue. Find out how in our expert piece for AmChamSG 2022 Manpower Survey Results report.

With business email compromise scams on the rise, our Managing Director Evelyn Chow shared her perspectives on how the shift to remote working could be a contributing factor.

With Singapore taking active steps to promote sustainable finance, a tender has been called to study its impact on the workforce. Our Managing Director Evelyn Chow shared her views on how financial institutions can integrate sustainable finance into their organisation.

Given the Great Resignation, a leader has to continually engage and motivate their employees so that they can give of the best of themselves at work, and stay on with the organisation. During the Mednefits RECHRGE podcast, our Managing Director Evelyn Chow shared insights on how leaders can do so.

In a virtual presentation to students organised by AIESEC, DecodeHR Head of Technology Annie Kok gave a comprehensive overview of how technologies can transform every facet of HR. She also dove into the specific applications of technology in recruitment and engagement.

Our first HR Digital Transformation Survey conducted in 2021 showed that 71% had already embarked on some form of HR digitalisation. The survey, giving valuable insights into the state of HR digitalisation on the ground, also shed light on what organisations were looking for and the main challenges they faced.

Our Managing Director Evelyn Chow has garnered a 2021 HRO Today HR Superstars award from HRO Today, a US HR publication. Find out more about the award and Evelyn’s response.

Our Managing Director Evelyn Chow started DecodeHR in 2011 with no lofty ambitions. But a love of people – from working closely with partners and external clients, to carefully nurturing a close-knit team of passionate perfectionists – has given the small company the wings to fly above and beyond what she ever dreamt. She reflects on the journey.

As COVID-19 forces teams to work remotely, leaders must adapt their leadership styles to maintain effective employee engagement. From buddy systems to birthday or anniversary reminder apps, we summarise simple but effective solutions that have worked for three leaders from their sharing during the 'Shifting Gears for the Future of Work' webinar.

A team of youths mentored by DecodeHR took top prize in the 4th SHRI hackathon, but we were blown away by the quality of all the finalist presentations which address HR issues like onboarding, learning and development, and employee engagement. We showcase the innovative ideas of the Top 3 winners.

Mentorship is more than just on-the-job training. Here is our fresh graduate Jun Jie’s take on the benefits of mentorship shared by his managing director Evelyn in the 7th and latest Curtin Singapore Women in Business Speaker’s Forum.

During a 29 May webinar on “Women in Leadership”, our founder Evelyn Chow took the opportunity to reflect on her 10-year entrepreneurial journey, where DecodeHR started as a one-man show but has now grown become a close-knit team of 10 staff with global clients.

In one of the most impactful reports on how Singapore can move forward post-Covid 19, the Emerging Stronger Taskforce surveyed nearly 2,000 people across 900 organisations. They concluded that Singapore needs to do five things to thrive, post-pandemic. We summarise these five recommendations, and tell you what HR practitioners can and should do in response.

At our recent joint webinar with LaserBeam Software 'Rewards Strategies for 2021 & Beyond', we dived into Rewards Strategies that organisations could put in place to optimise employee engagement. On a celebratory note, catch a recap from our speakers, Evelyn Chow from DecodeHR, and Naveen Veda, from LaserBeam Software!

dcHR.tech constantly seeks out the latest HR Tech trends. HR transformation and the adoption of HR Tech has been accelerated to address mental wellness & employee engagement of today’s hybrid workforce, and to transform the employee experience. Onboarding, L&D, and HR analytics are top priorities for HR in the Covid19 new norm of remote working.

Moving towards a post-pandemic-recovery in Singapore’s economy and to “Emerge Stronger Together”, the #SGBudget2021 speech on Tuesday by Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced plans to aid organisations to get back on their feet. Gain more insights from these articles our team curated for Singapore’s Budget 2021 here.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis the Singapore government has introduced four packages of relief funding totalling S$93 billion. Given the complex nature of all grants and subsidies, however, this begs the question - which one can I use to add value to my business and/or strengthen my Human Resource functions to support business growth.

Agile HR is not new and with our ongoing work on digital leadership and HR transformation, it made perfect sense for our teams at DecodeHR and Organize Agile to converge all three areas for this webinar ‘Get Digital with Agile HR’ held on 18th June. We walk this agile journey with you, and look at further insights.

On 3rd July, dcHR.tech was unveiled at a gathering of friends, tech partners and clients. It was a dizzying moment – both of excitement and to a large extent, adrenaline-sustaining tiredness. We are so glad that we were able to share our joy with our HR tech partners - Enboarder, Panalyt, Synergita, Kaltura, Comaea, EngageRocket, SelfDrvn, and impress.ai. Thank you for your willingness to spend the momentous occasion with us! It was spectacular that Grab was there too to share about their amazingly heartfelt employee onboarding stories.