of josie lau 'breached staff code of conduct'

Josie Lau 'breached staff code of conduct': DBS Bank yesterday elaborated on the reasons it was unhappy that Ms Josie Lau disregarded the advice not to take on the role of Aware president. Its spokesman issued this statement:

The bank takes pride in the fact that many DBS employees pursue their interests and passion outside work, and are involved with various community/ charity/volunteer organisations in their personal capacity.

These employees had sought and obtained prior approval to do so, in accordance with the bank's staff code of conduct. Approval is granted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the demands of the proposed external appointment as well as the job responsibilities that the individual holds in the bank.

Josie informed the bank of her appointment as Aware Exco member on April 13, over two weeks after she was appointed on March 28. She had not sought prior approval for this appointment and thereby breached the staff code of conduct. Nevertheless, DBS made a concession and agreed to support her involvement as Exco member.

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