Apple Is Now Singapore's Top Employer, Beating Out Google

Apple has reportedly been crowned as Singapore's top employer, revealed by a new online survey answered by more than 14,000 employees from roughly 2,000 employers in more than 25 different industry sectors.

The survey dubbed "Singapore's Best Employers 2024" crowned Apple as the number one employer among companies and institutions with at least 200 employees here, the survey was released by The Straits Times and global research company Statista found.

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Based on an impartial employee poll, Singapore's Best Employers 2024 is an extensive employer study that evaluates the appeal of employers in Singapore.

Thousands of employees' opinions, scores from hundreds of companies, and tens of thousands of evaluations were considered. The 250 employers with the highest scores were recognized.

Another tech behemoth, Google, was in second place, rounding off the top three spots in Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (Heineken Asia Pacific).

The online poll, conducted in September and October of 2023, received responses from over 14,000 employees and over 2,000 employers across 27 industry sectors.

Employees' Rating Scale

Employers were rated on two criteria in the survey: the degree to which each employee was willing to recommend their own firm and the degree to which they were willing to refer employers in similar industries.

The apparel, biotechnology, and food industries' employers received the highest overall rankings.

Any business with 200 or more employees is qualified to be ranked. Employer databases, industry lists, and desk research were used by multinational data company Statista to pre-research an initial list of over 2,000 firms.

The employer name is an open-ended question that aims to capture additional qualifying firms not included in the original list.

Statista used anonymous internet access panels to administer the survey, making it easier for employees to evaluate their own companies and those in their industry.

Professional survey businesses offer online access panels, frequently utilized in consumer research to connect with particular target audiences.

After registering, participants are encouraged to participate in surveys for which they are eligible based on their sociodemographic information.

Participants from several sociodemographic backgrounds were invited to participate in employer research to create a representative sample of full- or part-time workers for significant Singaporean enterprises.

Protests Against Apple

While Apple proves to be the top employer in the country, it Is Garnering the Wrong Attention as an employer in other countries.

In early April, a small group of protesters staged a disruption at the Apple Store located in Lincoln Park, Chicago, to voice their opposition to the company's usage of labor from Africa and its decision to discipline an employee who wore pro-Palestinian attire.

The store had to close early due to the nonviolent protest on Saturday, and there was a significant police presence following.

The demonstration was organized by a group named Apples4Ceasefire, which claimed that a Palestinian employee of the company had been wrongfully fired for donning keffiyehs and other accessories that supported the Palestinian people.

The group alleged that the termination at the Lincoln Park store was not a unique instance. It claims to have 300 members, all of whom are either current or former Apple employees.