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Coronavirus: HSBC to reopen Hong Kong office to all employees on Monday as fourth wave subsides
- HSBC has maintained about 50 per cent capacity in its Hong Kong offices for much of the pandemic
- Employees can continue working from home for ‘personal or family reasons’
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HSBC, the city’s biggest currency-issuing bank, plans to reopen its offices to all employees in Hong Kong beginning on Monday as the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections subsides and a push to return to the office gathers steam globally.
Staff will be able to return to their desks subject to seating capacity plans in individual departments, the bank said in an internal memorandum seen by the South China Morning Post.
Like many of its rivals, the London-based lender has only allowed 50 per cent capacity in terms of office staffing in Hong Kong for more than a year as the coronavirus pandemic raged. The bank employs more than 20,000 people in the city.
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“Businesses and functions are encouraged to determine appropriate in-office and remote working ratios for their teams based on new ways of working,” the memo said. “As such, some departments may choose to maintain their current level of occupancy in HSBC premises.
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An HSBC spokeswoman confirmed the contents of the memo on Friday.
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