QNET’s Parent Company Bags Award as Best Company to Work for in Asia

The delegation led by Richard E Zinkiewicz, Deputy Group Managing Director, QI Group

PETALING JAYA, 31 March 2015: Global conglomerate QI Group, QNET’s parent company, was among the 20 shortlisted winners of the HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2015. The award ceremony was held in Hong Kong recently.

The awards, organised by HR Trade Journal, Asia’s most authoritative publication for HR professionals, saw 137 companies competing under the boards’ stringent selection criteria. Winners alongside QI Group were Hong Kong Offices of Microsoft, Yahoo!, Kimberly-Clark and, British American Tobacco Asia-Pacific Region.

“This is one of the most extensive surveys on employee engagement and workplace practices in this region. Since embarking on the project last year, HR Asia has discovered that some of these companies – both local and international – have workplace practices that are world class,” said William Ng, group editor-in-chief of Business Media International, the publishers of HR Asia.

As part of the judging parameter of the Awards, QNET and the QI Group nominated 20 percent of their workforce, guided by an Employee Selection Guide to take the HR Asia Employee Input Survey. Employees were surveyed to determine their motivation, emotional engagement and advocacy of their respective employers.

“QNET is the biggest employer in the QI Group and we are very proud that our group was chosen as one of the best companies to work for in Asia. QNET is part of this diversified multinational entity called QI, comprised of varied businesses that include education, hospitality, direct selling, financial services and retail.” says JR Mayer, Managing Director of QNET.

Commenting on the most important factors that contributed to winning this award, Richard Zinkiewicz, Deputy Group Managing Director of the QI Group said that QNET and QI believe in employee engagement, incorporating it through the management philosophy, mission, policy setting, employee benefits and development, as well as corporate social responsibilities.

“We trust that the ability to attract and retain top talents also delivers a direct positive impact to our customers. And let’s not forget that this gives us the ability to build a sustainable company that outperforms and outlasts the competitors” says Zinkiewicz.