Sime Darby Berhad revealed it has successfully deployed Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) in China, Hong Kong, and Macau as part of its global HR transformation program. The implementation aims to provide a world-class employee experience, enabling approximately 7,000 employees access to Workday's full suite of HCM offerings, including absence management, compensation, learning, and recruiting.
The strategic expansion will continue in 2025, with rollouts planned for New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, and Thailand. In 2022, Sime Darby Holdings implemented Workday HCM, including Workday Journeys and Workday Cloud Connect for Learning, in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea, benefiting around 30,000 employees.
Partnering with Workday's Professional Services team, Sime Darby has optimised resources and resolved challenges, such as diverse language needs, processes, regulations, and requirements in different markets.
By consolidating people data in a single system, the company has redefined its approach to people management, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to employee growth and organizational excellence.
The Group's HR transformation aims to enhance the employee experience, facilitate collaboration, and future-proof its operations, enabling it to make more agile decisions and optimise resources in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Said Roselaini Faiz, group chief human resources officer at Sime Darby Berhad: “We are proud to offer our employees the tools and support they need to flourish and thrive at work through better collaboration and efficiency with data-backed decision-making across the Group.”
For his part, Workday general manager for Greater China, Daniel Cham says talent is the currency of a company’s success.
“Having a holistic, real-time view of its workforce on a unified platform will help enable companies to make more agile decisions, optimise resources, better engage employees, and future-proof their operations to seize new opportunities in a rapidly evolving world,” he continued.
