AXA Hong Kong has always considered employees as the Company’s most valuable assets, and is committed to cultivating a people-oriented culture. Entering the new year, AXA Hong Kong has launched more people-friendly policies to further enhance employees’ entitlement and benefits, with the aim of fostering a supportive working environment for all to further enhance employee engagement.

The enhanced employee benefits include:

• Fully paid maternity leave extended from 10 weeks to 16 weeks;
• Flexible working hour and locations – staff can have the flexibility to adjust their ways of working, such as varying their start and finish times, working from home or at different AXA offices, according to their needs and job nature. This encourages job flexibility and increases work efficiency;
• Provision of arrangement for part-time employment – staff can apply for part-time employment to reduce their business hours, so as to attend to personal or family matters.

Employees expressed full appreciation for the enhanced benefits. Responding to the new benefits offered, one employee, Lisanne said, “The Company does its best to make it simpler for us to do a good job. I feel trusted and supported.” Sandy, an expectant mother at AXA also voiced her gratitude, “The extension of maternity leave enables me to take even better care of my baby. With the support of the Company, I feel more confident entering into my new role as a working mother.”

Mr. Stuart Harrison, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Hong Kong, said, “We are convinced that our business success cannot be achieved without the dedication of our employees. At the start of 2016, we are pleased to announce our enhanced employee benefits, which further raise the bar for the insurance industry. We strive to create a working environment which promotes work-life balance for our employees, helping them realise their personal goals and fulfill their family responsibilities. We want to become the most preferred company for our employees and potential talent and we will continue to review and refine our human resources policies regularly.”

The above-mentioned employee benefits enhancement came into effect on 1 January 2016.