YY Hong Ye Group's part-timer app features a database of over 32,000

- YY Part Time Jobs App is available free of charge on the Android and Apple platforms

- All part-timers receive basic training so they can take on the job responsibilities confidently

- Fixing common hiring and manpower-related challenges

Source: YY Hong Ye Group. From left: Wendy Wang, IT Project Manager of YY Hong Ye Group, Mike Fu CEO of YY Hong Ye Group, and Chris Ho, Marketing Manager of YY Hong Ye Group.

YY Hong Ye Group, which has eight years of experience in the HR industry managing part-timers, has come up with the YY Part Time Jobs app, a platform that matches job opportunities with suitable part-timers.

According to the company, the food and beverage (F&B) industry will find the app particularly useful as they have seasonal demand. Many of the registered part-timers already have experience in their fields, so they can readily fill the positions and perform the tasks expected of them, the company said.

“Many organisations, from hotels to restaurants and fast-food chains, face the problem of getting the right help when it comes to hiring part-timers,” says Mike Fu, CEO of YY Hong Ye Group. We interview all of our 32,335 part-timers and offer new candidates basic training, so that they are well prepared to take on the job responsibilities. In turn, when they use our app, employers face fewer hiring-related hassles and have a lower turnover rate. Buoyed by this app, companies can better manage their hiring budgets, as they can keep the minimum strength of full-time staff and engage part-timers whenever needed.”

The app works for Singapore at the moment but is likely to cover other countries in the future. YY Hong Ye Group's current clientele includes The Fullerton Hotel Singapore; Regent Hotel; Shangri-La Hotel; McDonald’s; House of Seafood; and more.

Details:

Employers can use the app to list their job vacancies, and include details such as time, place, and other criteria, such as relevant skills and years of experience. The app will automatically identify part-timers. If both parties accept, the employer can then make interview arrangements with the candidate. In the event that there are no successful matches, employers can also call YY Hong Ye Group’s hotline and request manual matching.

The app is available free of charge on both Android and Apple platforms.

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DBS receives NTUC Women's Development Secretariat SG50 Special Award

DBS has received the NTUC Women’s Development Secretariat (WDS) SG50 Special Award in recognition of its dedicated flexible working programme and employee support schemes designed to help staff better manage their time and balance their professional and personal needs. 

Said Cheong Meng Foong, Managing Director, Group Human Resources – Reward: “We adopt a holistic approach in creating a workplace where employees feel empowered, connected and valued. As a company that has a diverse workforce, we understand that our employees will have different needs at various phases of their lives and have put in place a number of initiatives to encourage staff to take charge of their career progression and to promote greater work life integration.”

Instead of adopting a one-size-fits-all policy, DBS offers staff benefits that meet different needs. These include:

- Flexible work arrangements

- Staff loans that generally offer better terms than commercial loans, helping staff who are looking to set up their homes make their first home in the early years of their careers

- Re-employment at 62 on terms that are better than tripartite guidelines and industry norms in Singapore

- Free health screenings for all our employees, which at the same time helps DBS understand any possible health issues of its population for more targeted intervention

- Being the first to pioneer the “Shield Companion” Plan - a medical plan that complements employees’ portable enhanced MediShield plan, reducing duplication of medical coverage. The bank also pays a certain amount into their MediSave accounts to subsidise their portable medical plans premium.

Joyce Chua, DBS Assistant Vice President, Corporate Trust & Fund Services, has benefitted from the bank’s flexi-work arrangements. “DBS’ flexi-work scheme has given me the opportunity to spend more quality time with my three teenage children. I was a full-time stay-at-home mother for about three years before deciding to join the workforce again. Under the bank’s part-time work arrangement, I managed to work out an arrangement that would allow me to work four full days a week instead of the standard five-day working week. This made the transition back to work easier for me," she said. 

"Now that I have a day off during the week, I am able to have a longer meal with my children on a weekday, and they will in turn share with me what is happening in their schools and the different problems they face – something that I think would not be possible if I had less time. Through this, I also get to know their friends better. What makes this all possible are my supportive managers and colleagues, who understand the situation I’m in, and whom I know will step up to help me in a heartbeat.”

One of DBS' flexi-work arrangements is Flexi-Time. While official working hours are from 8.30am to 6.00pm, full-time employees may choose their starting and finishing work hours  provided they complete a stipulated number of hours. For example, staff can commence work an hour earlier at 7.30am and end the day at 5.00pm, or commence work an hour later at 9.30am and end the day at 7.00pm. Line managers are encouraged to schedule meetings during the core working hours between 9:30am and 4:30pm.

Employees may also consider part-time work - fewer fixed hours per day or fewer full days per week - or to take unpaid leave beyond their earned annual leave entitlement period. This arrangement is highly valued by employees, especially in cases where they wish to follow their spouses on overseas assignments or do overseas volunteer work for a few months.

Two DBS employees also won awards in the Most Supportive Colleague category: Samantha Lau, Assistant Vice President, T&O-SG-Customer Centre, and Delia Tan, Analyst, T&O-SG-Customer Centre.