Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: Uploan PH

by | Jul 31, 2020 | Best Practices, COVID19

Business Case #4
Uploan PH

 

Uploan is an innovative fintech company based in the Philippines that provides short-term loans and insurance coverage to its over 250 partner employers. The company was founded in early 2017 with a core mission to build a financially inclusive community through its secure, reliable, and affordable financial services.

 

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Uploan has strived its best to protect its employees by adapting flexible and work-from-home arrangements, including the payment of their full salaries and a one-time cash assistance allowance. Moreover, throughout enhanced community quarantine, Uploan has to observe the following practices to sustain the engagement of its employees:

 

  1. Uploan All Hands Townhall Meeting

A bi-weekly meeting conducted every two weeks of the month, primarily to update Uploan employees regarding the new policies and procedures. It also serves as a weekly check-in that includes recognizing hard workers and celebrating milestones.

 

  1. #CheckUp Program

Uploan has also rolled out its free webinars and 1-on-1’s with certified counselors to provide mental health support among its employees during this unprecedented time.

 

Uploan’s 3-Phase Adaptability Plan

Uploan has also crafted an adaptability plan for post-ECQ guidelines to be observed by the management and its employees. The 3-phase plan includes: Phase 1 – Preparation, Phase 2 – Implementation, and Phase 3 – General adaptation.

 

During Phase 1, the internal admin has to prepare the office, implement all necessary safety measures, and weigh in the transportation system for commuting employees. Employees shall continue on a flexible work arrangement.

 

A skeleton workforce of no more than 50% shall be adopted in Phase 2, while the non-critical roles will remain on a work-from-home arrangement. Upon the implementation of the new safety measures, employees are allowed to report at the office during Phase 3.

 

General precautionary measures, such as the distribution of the disinfectants and face mask, observance of one-seat apart, maximum of 6 pax per meeting room, as well as mandatory health clearance, shall be strictly complied with by all Uploan employees and its management at all phases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).  He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.