汇丰银行和恒生银行正在香港收紧工作规定，要求交易员和销售人员从4月1日起返回办公室。内部备忘录显示，客户面对面员工需遵守新规则，管理层须以身作则。
根据南华早报获得的内部备忘录，香港最大的银行汇丰银行要求客户面对面员工，包括交易员和销售人员，从4月1日起遵守新规定。消息人士表示，恒生银行将遵循相同规则。
管理总监和有直接下属的高级经理必须每周至少到办公室四天，而所有其他员工需至少三天，其中一天为周一或周五，视办公室空间可用性而定。
备忘录敦促管理人员以身作则，称他们对推动良好实践和经验至关重要。“我们要求您以明确指导示范这一变化，”备忘录写道。
这一政策调整反映了后疫情时代银行行业对办公室出席的回归趋势，但具体细节仅限于前线员工。
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