HSBC Thailand has announced a new parental leave policy that allows LGBTQ+ employees to take up to 126 days of paid leave, equal to the benefits provided to female and male employees who are primary caregivers after childbirth. This policy emphasizes that regardless of status or gender identity, anyone who is a primary caregiver will receive equal leave rights to care for new family members. This reinforces HSBC Thailand's commitment to being a workplace that supports diversity and embraces the differences of all employees.

Mr. Giorgio Gamba, CEO of HSBC Thailand, revealed the bank's new parental leave policy, which expands leave rights for primary caregivers, regardless of gender identity or status, allowing them to take up to 126 days or over 4 months of paid leave to ensure that all employees, including women who give birth, male employees who are primary caregivers when the mother is unable to care for the child, and LGBTQ+ employees who legally adopt children under the age of 7, have sufficient time to care for new family members equally.

“The well-being and happiness of all employees is our top priority at HSBC Thailand. Therefore, we are announcing a parental leave policy that offers more paid leave than the legal maximum of 98 days for childbirth, which only provides paid leave for 45 days. We believe that parents, regardless of gender identity, should have the opportunity to fully care for their newborns and adopted children to foster strong family bonds.”

Additionally, HSBC Thailand has enhanced benefits for employees who are not primary caregivers, allowing them to take up to 30 days of paid leave to help care for newborns and adopted children, regardless of whether they are female, male, or from the LGBTQ+ community.

Furthermore, HSBC Thailand launched the ‘HSBC Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG)’ in June, coinciding with the global Pride Month, to promote an inclusive environment that embraces diversity within the organization. The initiative aims to ensure that employees and clients of all gender identities and sexual orientations (LGBTQ+) feel included and treated equally.