Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), the region’s front-runner in digitization, once again sets the bar high, and this time around, it is all about people, culture, leadership, and the workplace in general. UnionBank is the first Philippine bank to be Great Place to Work® certified with a score of 92% in the Great Place to Work Statement and 89% average rating across all statements in the 2021 Great Place to Work® Trust Index© Survey.
Great Place to Work® is a globally recognized certification body that sets the standard in identifying and recognizing excellent workplace culture, employee engagement, leadership behaviors, and employee experience that directly impacts the company’s corporate image, business revenue, innovation, and return on equity.
The Great Place to Work® certification is awarded based on employee feedback gathered from a thorough and anonymous employee survey to know more about their workplace experience.
UnionBank scored notably high on areas such as workplace pride, safety, leadership and management, diversity and inclusion, and culture. This is the Bank’s first attempt to get certified, and the survey turned to be a good showcase of UnionBankers are highly engaged, empowered, and united by their core values regardless of the work set up.
“The Great Place to Work® certification is a nod from UnionBankers and proof that UnionBank is breaking the barriers of what a highly engaged workplace should be. We are honored with this certification. We owe it to every member of our team who keeps our unique culture, the UnionBank DNA alive to enable great experiences for the Bank’s stakeholders regardless of their work location. Our people are the heart and soul that make UnionBank a great place to work,” UnionBank’s Chief Human Resource Officer Michelle E. Rubio shared.
Since the pandemic started, UnionBank has practiced a hybrid work set up where 20% of its employees who fall under the economic frontliners and essential workers category work on-site. The other 80% support the Bank’s operations from home and different locations, local and international. The Bank attributes its pandemic readiness to its digital transformation efforts, which started in 2018. The Bank’s investment in technology, constant upskilling of its workforce, and strengthening its culture are now reaping the benefits.