The platform aims to enable business customers to streamline HR tasks digitally and seamlessly in the COVID-19 environment  

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (collectively “CIMB” or “the Bank”) today unveiled the BusinessHR.asia solution, offering a convenient all-in-one human resources platform for business customers. Co-hosted by HReasily, a regional digital human resource solutions provider, the cloud based solution has been specifically created and designed with small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) clients in mind, to ensure a more robust, seamless human resources system. 
 
BusinessHR.asia, powered by CIMB Bank, is designed to automate and simplify HR tasks ideally suited to the current working-from-home arrangements. The platform offers security and transparency for business owners and employees, including the ability to access and view salary slips as well as leave balances and employee expense reimbursements quickly and on-the-go via mobile or personal computer. 
 
Victor Lee Meng Teck, CEO, Group Commercial Banking, CIMB Group said, “The introduction of BusinessHR.asia, a cloud based all-in-one payroll and HR platform, is timely given the current challenging business climate. In line with one of our Forward23+ main pivots namely, ‘Customer Centricity’, the innovative offering reflects CIMB’s continuous commitment in placing customers at the heart of everything we do whilst supporting SMEs in adapting to the new norm. The proposition will also assist SMEs in digitalising their businesses, ultimately helping them improve productivity and efficiency. We are also happy to note that the platform complements businesses in their sustainability efforts towards reducing paper.”
 
BusinessHR.asia has one of the most competitive rates in the market with a minimum value of RM4 – RM12 monthly and no upfront commitment. CIMB is currently offering a one-month trial on BusinessHR’s Full Suite Package to all businesses, available from October until December 2020. New and existing CIMB SME customers with a Business Current Account/-i are eligible for an additional month’s fee waived while existing customers who have enrolled for CIMB@Work payroll solution will receive additional two months’ fee waived to their subscription should they decide to subscribe for BusinessHR’s annual package. 

For more information on BusinessHR.asia and sign up, please visit: www.cimb.com.my/bizhr.

About CIMB 
 
CIMB is one of ASEAN’s leading universal banking groups and Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, by assets. Listed on Bursa Malaysia via CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, it had a market capitalisation of approximately RM35.1 billion as at 30 June 2020. It offers consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, transaction banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the Group is present in all 10 ASEAN nations (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Philippines). Beyond ASEAN, the Group has market presence in China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, the US and UK.
 
CIMB has one of the most extensive retail branch networks in ASEAN with 669 branches and around 35,000 employees as at 30 June 2020. The Group’s investment banking arm is one of the largest Asia Pacific-based investment banks, while it offers comprehensive research coverage around of 950 stocks in the region via its CGS-CIMB joint venture. CIMB is also the 92.5% shareholder of Bank CIMB Niaga in Indonesia, and 94.8% shareholder of CIMB Thai in Thailand.  

Source: CIMB Group

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Lynn Guha Thakurta / Juanita Johari
Group Corporate Communications 
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad
Email: lynn.thakurta@cimb.com / juanita.johari@cimb.com  

--BERNAMA