Enabling Sustainable Workplace

UOB has implemented a permanent flexible work arrangement from 1 July 2022, with staff able to work remotely two days a week. This is on top of existing employee wellness benefits such as Flexi-2 which gives staff an additional two hours off one work day every month to attend to personal matters, a choice of staggered start-work times, and reimbursements for holistic wellness-related expenses such as medical screenings, childcare and dependent care center fees, health- and fitness-related programmes, vacation expenses etc.

UOB continues to place great emphasis on diversity and inclusivity, as outlined in our promise of doing right by our stakeholders, including customers, colleagues and the community. More than half of UOB staff are female, a strong testament to the bank’s emphasis on gender diversity. UOB is also a champion of inclusive hiring, with 28 differently abled employees currently working in Scan Hub, the bank’s nerve center for checking, digitizing and archiving of customer documents which was set up 10 years ago. Their attention to detail and high levels of concentration and accuracy have helped improve productivity and employee retention rates. During COVID-19, the bank took care of its people by rolling out various pandemic-related safety measures and welfare initiatives, with no employee laid off despite the difficult circumstances.