Bank Rakyat clinches 1Malaysia Employer Award

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Rakyat has bagged the 1Malaysia Employer Award in the Large Organisations/GovernmentLinked Companies category.

The 1Malaysia Employer Award, jointly organised by the Human Resources Ministry and the Social Security Organisation, honoured the country’s top employers that have contributed to the development of employees’ skills, knowledge, productivity and capabilities through excellent human resources strategies and practices.

In a statement, the Islamic co-operative bank said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak presented the award to chairman Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh during the recent National Labour Day celebration at the Putra World Trade Centre,

Bank Rakyat Chief Human Capital Officer Mohd Farid Shah Mohd Basir said the award was in recognition of the bank’s business transformation initiatives.

“Winning the award signifies Bank Rakyat’s commitment in providing a conducive, dynamic and inspiring working environment that offers employees the opportunities to realise their full potential,” he added.

The bank also received recognition recently at the 26th World HRD Congress 2018 held in Mumbai.

It clinched three top awards there, including Innovation in Recruitment, Best Apprenticeship and Usage of Digital Media in Recruitment. — Bernama