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DBS, S'pore Pool, & NUS among S'pore's Top 25 employers for excellence in workplace wellbeing: WorkWell Leaders
In a video screened at WWL's awards night, PM Wong called on leaders to set a positive tone in building better workplaces.
April 25, 2025, 10:47 PM
On Apr. 24, Singapore-based charity WorkWell Leaders (WWL) launched their "Top 25 Impact Employers", recognising and benchmarking excellence in workplace wellbeing and leadership.
WWL — a charity that promotes workplace wellbeing and mental health as a strategic leadership priority — unveiled the list at their awards gala night, held at Conrad Singapore Orchard and attended by 400 CEOs and their teams.
Among the Top 25 employers were household names such as DBS Bank, National University of Singapore, Singapore Pools, SBS Transit, and Income Insurance.
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Founder and chairperson of WWL, Anthea Ong, shared:
“Workplace wellbeing impacts our whole society. In line with the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the list of Top 25 Impact Employers aims to shine a spotlight on organisations that lead by example, demonstrating that prioritising employee wellbeing is not just good for people, but also good for business.
By celebrating these trailblazers, we hope to inspire more leaders to take bold, meaningful steps towards building mentally healthy and thriving workplaces.”
WWL also handed out several awards under categories such as corporate culture, wellbeing innovation, and "Wellbeing CEO".
Photo courtesy of WorkWell Leaders
Berge Bulk, Wellbeing Organisation of the Year Award. Photo courtesy of WorkWell Leaders.
Chua Hong Choon (L) from Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Yishun Community Hospital, and Au Wing Lok (R) from the National Neuroscience Institute. They were joint winners of the Wellbeing CEO Award. Photo courtesy of WorkWell Leaders.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong made a surprise appearance through a video message on the night.
He called on leaders to set a positive tone in building better workplaces.
Photo courtesy of WorkWell Leaders.
At a pre-dinner dialogue, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung held a discussion with 20 CEOs on the importance of accepting differences between generations as healthy diversity in the workplace.
Grand prize goes to Berge Bulk
The grand prize, the Wellbeing Organisation of the Year Award, went to shipping firm Berge Bulk.
It also clinched the Organisational Wellbeing Strategy Award.
According to a press release, judges were impressed by how Berge Bulk had specifically developed mental health support in its office setting and every vessel in its fleet.
Meanwhile, DBS Bank took home the Wellbeing Innovation Award while construction company Excel Precast won the Corporate Culture Award.
Top image courtesy of WorkWell Leaders.
