2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Across Six Categories
Cathay United Bank won 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Great Employers. The winning categories covered employee benefits, Employer of the Year, employee engagement, leadership training, talent development supporting corporate strategy, and AI skills development. Cathay United Bank said the results reflect its long-standing employee-needs-based approach, using benefits programs, talent development and technology enablement to accompany employees in growing with peace of mind at different career and life stages.
Place for All Links Benefits and Employer Brand
On employee benefits and employer strategy, Cathay United Bank won bronze in Achievement in Benefits Design and Administration and in Employer of the Year - Banking, respectively, for its comprehensive employee benefits, health and well-being programs, and its overall Place for All employer strategy. Cathay United Bank has long incorporated health and empowerment into its sustainable development priorities, and has set out four employee value propositions of career development, physical and mental health, financial support and an inclusive culture, integrating employee needs into its benefits programs and workplace environment, with Place for All at its core, building a workplace where employees can engage with peace of mind and keep growing, across talent development, physical and mental health, financial security, workplace safety, and diversity and inclusion.
Support Across Health, Family and Finance
Specific measures cover health, family and financial aspects. Health care includes five days of full-paid sick leave, health checkup packages exceeding regulatory requirements and an EAP employee assistance program, as well as regular table tennis and badminton tournaments and health promotion activities such as Cathay Run, with cumulative participation exceeding 10,000, plus nearly 40 diverse employee clubs to encourage colleagues to develop healthy habits. Family and financial support includes group insurance for employees and their dependents, employee cancer insurance, an employee stock ownership trust jointly funded by the company and employees, as well as marriage, childbirth and children's education measures. It also values employee voices, collecting opinions through diverse channels and reflecting them in program and activity planning. For example, the employee badminton tournament first held in 2025 originated from an employee proposal, further strengthening team cohesion.
Talent Development and AI Enablement Also Recognized
Talent development and technology enablement were also highlights of this year's awards. Two programs, coaching leadership training and financial advisor training, won gold respectively in leadership training and talent development supporting corporate strategy, and have also successively won the 2026 Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards and HCM Excellence Awards this year. In response to generative AI development, Cathay United Bank has promoted an AI-for-all empowerment program, winning silver for AI learning and skills development, starting with building basic AI literacy and risk awareness, and training more than 200 non-engineering employees to become AI developers, helping them use technology to improve problem-solving capabilities and optimize workflows. In addition, the Singapore Branch won bronze in employee engagement achievement with the CUB Singapore 4H Employee Engagement Model, and in 2026 developed the 4H: Happy, Healthy, Hearty, Horizon employee engagement model, promoting employee engagement across four dimensions of happy workplace, physical and mental health, social care and career growth, combined with cross-department exchanges, family-friendly flexible work, employee activities and talent development, to enhance belonging and team cohesion. Cathay United Bank said it will continue to deepen its benefits programs, talent development and technology applications, and grow together with the organization.