By Fawwaz Baktee
The Labour Movement is looking to strengthen the bipartite relationship at the workplace between Human Resource (HR) practitioners and unions on the ground in order to foster a culture of lifelong learning and development to better both workers and workplaces.
Delivering his address to over 400 attendees at the inaugural HR Leadership Summit on 2 June 2015, NTUC Secretary-General (SG) Chan Chun Sing said the relationship will help Singapore achieve a competitive global advantage.
“This [bipartite and tripartite] relationship must not only be executed on the national level, but also practiced at the management level. This is what we hope to achieve. For every HR practitioner here today, we would like to see you, as our partner, help take care of the workers in your respective companies.
“… I hope that together, we will work in partnership to create a strong Labour Movement for workers not only in the unionised companies but also in those that have yet to be unionised,” said SG Chan.
Jointly organised by NTUC and U Associate Partner Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI), the summit saw keynote speakers touch on topics such as the productivity crunch faced by companies, ideas on facilitating innovation at workplaces and tips on how to create a future-ready HR culture
Common Goal
SHRI President Erman Tan said that both SHRI and NTUC have a common aim to raise the HR standards in Singapore, particularly for SMEs, and establish Singapore as a human capital hub in the global market.
“As such, strengthening the bipartite relationship between HR professionals and the Labour Movement is a critical step to reaching this goal,” said Mr Tan.
Customised Programmes
NTUC and SHRI will also work together to develop customised programmes such as the HR Leadership Workshop to support the professional development and leadership cultivation of HR practitioners.
NTUC U Associate and Future Leaders Programme Director Vivek Kumar said: “We are prepared to collaborate with HR professionals and create practitioner-led leadership programmes to develop future-ready HR leaders.”
Slated to be rolled out in the third quarter of 2015, the HR Leadership Workshop aims to provide participants with foundational knowledge in recruiting talents for SMEs by understanding their operating environment.
Source: NTUC This Week
