The preservation of employee health, safety and well-being takes precedence to ensure LANDBANK’s viability, continuity and resiliency. The Bank has implemented new policies and has been extending occupational health and safety services not only for the benefit of our organic employees but for the other members of the workforce as well.  The Enhanced COVID-19 Risk Mitigating Protocols were issued to emphasize the importance of observing the minimum health standards and to guide them on what actions to take should they be exposed to or contract the disease.

To ensure that those who report physically for work and those who transact business with us are on tip-top condition, the LANDBANK Employee Health Status Survey and the LANDBANK Customer/Service Provider/Visitor Health Status Questionnaire were developed and implemented. 

The LANDBANK Human Resources and Management Group (HRMG) partnered with the Bank’s Facilities and Procurement Services Group and other Bank units concerned in the provision of new essentials to our workforce including face masks, alcohol and hand sanitizers, and other hygiene products. Regular disinfection of facilities, furniture, fixtures and equipment is being undertaken as a precautionary measure against infection from the disease.

In support of the nationwide drive on COVID-19 protection and prevention, the Bank provides vaccination initiatives such as the purchase of the Moderna vaccine under a tripartite agreement signed by the Philippine government with the manufacturers of Moderna and the International Container Terminal Services Inc., and the conduct of onsite institutional vaccination in the LANDBANK Plaza in partnership with the City Government of Manila. Further, the Bank provides subsidy to the cost of Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or swab testing to its personnel who are exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case in the workplace.
 
The Bank’s in-house Medical Team, in partnership with MediCard Philippines, has been providing onsite services through the Medical Clinic and remote consultations with our own health practitioners. 

In order to help our employees cope with the change in work culture due to the adoption of alternative work arrangements, stringent social distancing measures, and emerging individual concerns affecting overall mental health and well-being, the Bank promotes mental health support programs of the government and engages its employees through virtual learning sessions on managing mental health during the pandemic.

The HR advisories posted in the Workplace by Facebook continue to serve as HRMG’s primary communication channel in informing and educating people on HR policies, COVID-19-related topics and tips to weather and survive the pandemic.