Lanan Nguyen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – HSBC employee attendance at its new office in New York’s Hudson (NYSE:) Yards has jumped to 80%, Michael Roberts, chief executive of HSBC’s US and Americas operations, said on Thursday.
Before the pandemic, attendance at the former Bryant Park base was 40%, Roberts said at the facility’s dedication ceremony. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg also spoke at the event.
The lender began moving staff to the new office in February and will transfer its final group of traders in June.
HSBC’s hybrid working policy was one of the most flexible in the financial industry.
HSBC’s new office features open workspaces overlooking the Hudson River. It includes perks such as a coffee bar, a wellness center, and a mix of private and shared spaces to entice workers to return.
The company held a “chair fair,” inviting employees to rate their favorite furniture, as well as a “desk fair,” where traders could choose the configuration of their desks, Mabel Rius, the bank’s head of human resources in the United States, told reporters.
According to her, the office massage chair is particularly popular.