From New Year's Day next year, HSBC Hong Kong full -time employees will enjoy maternity leave of 20 weeks per year.
Comprehensive Hong Kong Economic Daily reported that HSBC Bank announced a new holiday arrangement to Hong Kong employees on Thursday (December 7), that is, starting from January 1, 2024, full -time employees' salary maternity leave will be 16The increase in the week will increase to 20 weeks, and the maternity leave will increase from 10 days to 40 days.
HSBC said that the new holiday arrangement aims to help employees get balance between work, family, and personal life, while improving HSBC's competitiveness as an employer.
HSBC Hong Kong currently has about 20,000 employees, of which about 52%are women.Many employees must take into account the responsibilities of work and care for their families at the same time.Under the new arrangement, all job parents may have more time to welcome new family members.
In addition, starting from January 1, 2024, HSBC employees can also ask the personal or caregiver time (currently two hours) for individuals or caregivers (currently two hours), so that they can enjoy the elasticity of the time.To arrange to take care of family members, handle personal affairs, or learn.
As for other salary leaves, including birthday leave, six days of wedding leave, five -day goblies, two -day obligation leave, and four days of examination leave.
Lin Huihong, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Hong Kong, said that many colleagues shoulder the heavy responsibility of family caregivers.As a family -friendly employer, HSBC has always actively constructed people -oriented, diverse and common corporate culture, and is convinced that when employees feel supported, they will invest more in work and improve efficiency.
