UOB provides 200 jobs beneath flexi-work scheme for ladies with caregiving duties

SINGAPORE — UOB will provide 200 jobs in Singapore specifically catered to the wants of ladies who require extra flexibility at work as a result of familial tasks.

These embody moms of newborns, girls who must shoulder tasks of caring for the aged at residence and those that wish to regularly return to full-time work after an prolonged profession break.

Singapore’s third-largest financial institution stated on Wednesday that its new Gig+U Girls programme will provide full- and part-time jobs and gig work in UOB’s varied enterprise items.

The initiative is a collaboration with profession portal Mums@Work, which pairs girls searching for versatile work preparations with potential employers.

These employed beneath Gig+U Girls will obtain equal pay and luxuriate in the identical advantages akin to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection as their friends with related roles within the financial institution, topic to their employment standing.

New hires may even embark on a programme with Mums@Work that prepares them for his or her return to work earlier than they be part of the financial institution. It will be sure that they’re effectively supported after they begin their careers with UOB, stated the financial institution, which has 25,000 workers throughout its varied markets.

Positions beneath Gig+U Girls have a flexi-hour element inbuilt, the place working hours may be adjusted primarily based on wants. Which means that girls can take up everlasting half-day work preparations, work full- or part-time primarily based on hours of their selection, or do project-based gig work.

Those that are serious about making use of for positions beneath the programme can go to this site to view the total listing of job openings.

The initiative is an extension of the financial institution’s Gig+U gig employment programme, which it launched in November 2021 to offer versatile work alternatives for its retired staff.

Mr Dean Tong, head of group human sources at UOB, stated girls needs to be inspired, and never penalised, for supporting the wants of their households whereas pursuing their careers.

“UOB is proud to companion our feminine colleagues of their journey to realize steadiness between their careers and private lives, and excelling on each fronts,” he added.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who was the visitor of honour at UOB’s annual Higher U Competition the place the initiatives had been launched, stated Singaporean households face pressures in varied areas.

“Many are giving their finest at work, however it may be tough to steadiness this and different tasks at residence, whether or not it’s caring for kids or aged mother and father… An enormous a part of the answer lies within the office,” he stated.