As Home Credit Philippines (HCPH) continues to promote diversity and support different types of families in the workplace, the top consumer finance company now counts domestic partners as dependents for eligible employees in its medical benefits program.
Alpha Omega Aquino, the Chief People Officer of Home Credit Philippines, said that this new policy aligns with the company’s promise to put the well-being of its employees first.
“With this initiative, we hope to create an environment where every employee feels supported and valued. We want to help promote a caring and nurturing work culture that feels like home to empower our employees further,” said Aquino.
This new policy allows qualified employees to add domestic partners to their HMO coverage if they meet specific requirements. The employee and the domestic partner should be single and never have been married. They shouldn’t also be blood relatives, either legally or illegally. The partner must also be at least 18 years old and no older than 65.
If the partner is eligible, the employee can enroll them in the medical benefits program by giving the barangay certification of co-habitation, a certified copy of the partner’s birth certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and a PSA certificate of no marriage from the PSA (CENOMAR).
“By extending our medical benefits program to domestic partners, we aim to enable our employees to build strong and healthy families, regardless of marital status. The coverage will encompass inpatient and even outpatient services, including checkups, laboratory tests, rehab, therapy, emergency care, dental, mental health care, and pre-existing conditions,” Aquino added.
As a strong advocate of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), this initiative complements the Same-Sex Partner HMO Coverage that Home Credit started to offer its employees in 2021 to provide medical benefits to LGBTQIA+ partners. Currently, the company already has several employees enjoying this benefit.
“At Home Credit, we believe that our employees are our greatest asset. We remain committed to fostering a workplace that promotes DEI, allowing us to embrace different perspectives and backgrounds to make every employee feel welcome and appreciated. We will continue enhancing our programs for our employees, as we believe our success will not be possible without them,” Aquino remarked.
As a testament to Home Credit’s commitment to upholding DEI practice, the company recently received another Gold Stevie for the Innovative Achievement for Diversity and Inclusion category during the tenth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards last June.
