Employee Care and Benefits
We watch over the health of all employees through a diverse selection of health promotion and health management activities. We are also committed to improve employees' personal health in terms of lifestyles and actions.
Employee Care and Benefits
Happy Work and Happy Life
Employees are the most important assets of the Company, therefore we aim to create a work environment of hope and vitality, hoping employees could not only live a balanced work-life but also a balanced personal life. For this purpose, the Company initiates care programs, aid systems, and company activities designed for employees to work and live happily. In addition to the care and assistance programs provided for employees and their families, all of our global sites also organize other activities as well; including monthly birthday parties, company trips, employee welfare activities, and orientation programs. We also provide various lectures and courses so that employees can engage in various life experiences outside of work.
Flexible Work Policies
Wistron has established flexible working hour policies in each region and different work tasks, to ensure that employees can balance work and life. For indirect employees, in the fixed working hours every day, the company provides a flexible working period of half an hour before work and one hour after work; Czechia plant indirect employees can choose to work from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm every day with fix working hours 8:30-14:30 and have to fulfilled monthly working hours. For direct employees, the company provide shifts according to the job task, such as shift A from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, and shift B from 8:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Employees have flexible work hours according to work tasks.
Part-time work (less working hours) is practiced at Wistron Czechia plant. Applicants or employees in need can choose to apply for part-time positions according to personal needs, such as child-rearing women, allowing them to care for their family while working. In 2022, Czechia plant offers about 25 part-time jobs.
Protecting Employee Health and Safety
In 2022, COVID-19 has gone through several waves of the pandemic in the country. Meanwhile, Wistron provides protective clothing, masks, and rapid test kits to colleagues in need through a dedicated pandemic prevention team with sufficient anti-pandemic materials deployed in advance. In addition, we use the Company's internal pandemic prevention hotline to provide our colleagues with real-time pandemic prevention guidelines, and a healthcare mechanism was established for our colleagues who are diagnosed. When the pandemic is severe, the pandemic prevention hotlines of various external agencies are difficult to dial. The Wistron hotline ensures that the notification process can be followed correctly to ease the anxiety of our colleagues.
Employee Health Management
Wistron holds ad hoc health promotion activities. The Taipei office area has a health center with a medical office and a dedicated health management team stationed there to provide our employees with daily health consultations and services in addition to handling emergency medical care. In 2022, the medical care assistance in the office serviced 33 cases and 411 people for one-on-one health consultations.
1. Health Examination
Complete physical examinations can detect potential illnesses early. The Company organizes specific health examinations for employees working at special posts (e.g., high-noise, dust, and X-ray, etc.). All offices and plants in Taiwan offer health examinations for all employees each year while plants overseas actively provide health examination plans to encourage employees to learn about their health conditions through complete examination. In 2022, we and our related parties jointly handled the health checkup for all employees. Because of the internal publicity and the special reminders, the inspection rate increased from 91.63% to 95.47%.
After the health examination, medical staff at each office and plant will provide medical assistance and reminders for regular examinations for those with major irregularities found in their employee health examinations reports, to implement care services. Wistron also provides diverse professional consultations for those with health irregularities. Physician consultations are hosted in the offices periodically to provide employees with a professional consultation channel. The Company actively manages and establishes plans for education/training, guidance, prevention/risk monitoring, and medical assistance for personal health irregularities. The personal health service records and information of all employees are only used as the basis for evaluating whether employees are provided with a safe workplace environment and not for any other purposes. The information is securely stored by the dedicated unit responsible for health management and is not disclosed to external parties.
Number of employees who received health examination in Taiwan (Including the Xizhi, Neihu, Longtan, Hsinchu, and Kaohsiung Offices)
9,859
peopleExamination rate in Taiwan
95.47%
2. Internal Healthcare Platform
Through the Company's internal healthcare platform, the offices in Taiwan provide services for personal health and medical requirements to improve targets and track items. Health management specialists regularly arrange in the form of telephone interviews, reminders of taking medical services to employees, and one-on-one medication consultations. For the employees with more severe illnesses, they also provide reminders for three-month or sixmonth follow-ups and provide arrangements for medical assistance and other follow-up medical supports.
Employee health promotion
1. iSports Activities
In 2022, our life gradually returned to normal after the pandemic peaked in the country. The "Pro-Life Movement in response to COVID-19" seems to have become the consensus of life in the post-pandemic era. Various physical activities in the Company are gradually resumed with pandemic prevention as a priority. Safe exercise fields are established to maintain the habit of continuous exercise among our colleagues.
The road races organized by Wistron and the external units all set up exclusive rest areas for our colleagues to provide complete supplies. In addition, the health of the three highs groups is monitored before and after the races to ensure the physical condition of our colleagues by the comprehensive health care. In 2022, about 900 people participated in the long-distance running of more than 10 kilometers with a substantial growth compared to 421 people in 2021.
The road races organized by Wistron and the external units all set up exclusive rest areas for our colleagues to provide complete supplies. In addition, the health of the three highs groups is monitored before and after the races to ensure the physical condition of our colleagues by the comprehensive health care. In 2022, about 900 people participated in the long-distance running of more than 10 kilometers with a substantial growth compared to 421 people in 2021.
Wistron encourages employees to participate in marathons to develop running habits and challenge themselves.
2. Group Fitness Activities
Wistron encourages employees to participate in team sports, which can improve the health of employees and the bond between team members.
In 2022, the Taiwan office and plant area held group events, such as softball, volleyball, basketball, billiards, badminton, and bowling. etc. The group bowling events were added this year to increase the level of participation and they attracted nearly 800 people to participate. A total of 2,277 people participated in the ball games throughout the year. We also encourage employees to form fitness clubs such as the cycling club, basketball club, badminton club, hiking club, jogging club, table tennis club, and softball club. We seek to use the power of small groups of sports lovers to create a trend for exercise and fitness in the Company.
In 2022, the Taiwan office and plant area held group events, such as softball, volleyball, basketball, billiards, badminton, and bowling. etc. The group bowling events were added this year to increase the level of participation and they attracted nearly 800 people to participate. A total of 2,277 people participated in the ball games throughout the year. We also encourage employees to form fitness clubs such as the cycling club, basketball club, badminton club, hiking club, jogging club, table tennis club, and softball club. We seek to use the power of small groups of sports lovers to create a trend for exercise and fitness in the Company.
Our employees actively participate in team games.
3. Diverse Themed Events and Lectures
Every quarter, Wistron arranges several lectures and events that cover a diverse range of topics and information, including health, diet, care, and social communication. Apart from hiring professional speakers to give the lectures, the course content is also recorded on the internal streaming platform, so that employees who were unable to participate can also watch the entire lecture and enhance their knowledge.
In 2022, the Taiwan office area held a three-month culture festival activity. Our colleagues and their family members were also invited to participate. There were as many as 37 diverse activities in the form of art performances, documentary appreciation, roaming tours, ecological tours, and office concerts, etc. Our colleagues can learn more about the public welfare projects that Wistron cooperates and sponsors. The rest of life outside the company can also be conducted through entertainment and education while enhancing one's humanistic qualities.
In 2022, the Taiwan office area held a three-month culture festival activity. Our colleagues and their family members were also invited to participate. There were as many as 37 diverse activities in the form of art performances, documentary appreciation, roaming tours, ecological tours, and office concerts, etc. Our colleagues can learn more about the public welfare projects that Wistron cooperates and sponsors. The rest of life outside the company can also be conducted through entertainment and education while enhancing one's humanistic qualities.
Activities of the culture festival
Childbirth Benefits and Childcare Resources
The Company organizes health seminars exclusively for women, and special examination items for female employees are also organized in the annual health examinations, offering mammography and pap smears, to provide better care. In addition, we also provide special care and consultation for pregnant employees. Also, the offices and the plants in Taiwan have set up the "Support for Mother" website to compile personal healthcare information during pregnancies and provide appropriate care. Each office and plant across the world is equipped with breastfeeding rooms to encourage female employees to continue to breastfeed their newborns after childbirth. Also, there are 60 minutes of breastfeeding time during the daily work period.
Regarding the aspect of parenting resources, Wistron's first kindergarten was completed and opened in the Czech plant. All preschool children aged 1 to 6 can enjoy the exclusive childcare services provided to our employees. Moreover, professional education and security personnel are hired to ensure the quality of teaching.
1. Childbirth Incentives
To support our employees to attain work and family life balance in different stages of their lives, we have placed special emphasis on assisting the employees with newborns. The employees in Taiwan enjoy a special bonus of NT$60,000 for each newborn and the Employee Welfare Committee also provides an additional NT$2,000 per newborn as childbirth subsidies. In 2022, 261 employees in Taiwan applied for the bonus for 266 newborns.
The "mother-tobe support station" dedicated website set up by the Company provides information on subsidy fees of various domestic units and childcare institutions, and practical childcare gifts are also provided to all the mother-to-be. Ad hoc parent-child lectures are held, and the professional lecturers and doctors provide our colleagues with relevant knowledge on parenting education and health care. All are highly praised by the colleagues.
Incentive Bonus provided for each child birth in Taiwan offices & plants
NT$
60,000
2. Parental Leave Application and Reinstatement Statistics
Paid maternity leave and paid parental leave are provided in all Wistron offices and plant around the world in accordance with local laws, and eligible employees can apply when necessary. In Taiwan, female employees are provided with 8 weeks of paid maternity leave before or after giving birth, and can apply for parental leave after giving birth, of which 6 months (about 24 weeks) with allowances and subsidies. In China, since 2022, employee who has child under age three could apply for 10 days parental leave each year ; in Czechia plant, it is 28 weeks; in Mexico plant, it is 12 weeks for mother.
In Taiwan, in addition to new mother as a primary caregiver, father as a non-primary caregiver who has served for 6 months in the company and before his child turns age three can also apply for parental leave. Leave can be used for maximum of 2 years, and allowances and subsidies are equivalent to the primary caregiver. In China, paid parental leave could be applied by parents. ; in Czechia plant, Father Leave for husbands takes up to 2 weeks; in Mexico plant, it is 5 days paid leave for father.
In Taiwan, employees are proactively asked about their willingness for reinstatement 45 days before the expiry of their leave. With their high awareness of gender equality, a total of 58 employees applied for parental leave in Taiwan in 2022, with 16 applications filed by male employees, and 29 applications at the Czechia Plant.
Parental Leave Application Statistics in 2022
| Employees on Parental Leave in 2022 | Taiwan | Czechia | ||
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| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Number of employees qualified for parental leave applications in 2021 | 604 | 246 | 0 | 29 |
| Number of parental leave application in 2021 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 29 |
| Expected number of employees reinstated in 2021(a) | 10 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| Actual number of employees reinstated in 2021(b) | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Reinstatement rate in 2022:(b)/(a) | 50% | 53% | - | 100% |
| Actual number of employees reinstated from parental leave in 2021 (c) | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Actual number of employees reinstated from parental leave in 2021 and have worked continuously for at least one year (d) | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 retention rate:(d)/(c) | 50% | 88% | - | 100% |
All offices and plants across the world are equipped with breastfeeding rooms for Wistron mothers to continue to breastfeed their newborns after childbirth.
3. Family Care Resources
Wistron has established different flexible care leave in different countries according to local customs and laws regulations. Employees can take leave to reduce the burden of care while family members or relatives who are sick or have accidents.
In Taiwan, Wistron provides full-time employees with 7 days of paid leave every year. Employees can take leave according to their needs for family care when necessary, and do not need to provide any relevant certificates, which allow them to take care family in need in emergency; in China, if employees are the only child of the family, and their parents are 60 years old and sick or hospitalized, they can apply for 5 days of paid nursing leave. In Czechia, employee has 9 days of family care leave, while employee who is single parent have up to 16 days. 90 days of Long-term family care is also can be used for employee in need.
Employee Support Programs
Wistron have established diverse programs and resources to balance their work, family care and physical and mental health needs.
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| Physical and mental health care | Workplace stress management |
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350 counselors were trained, and the retention rate of six months reached over 90% in China sites. | ||
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The psychological state of 3,678 employees was assessed for the first time in China sites, and provided counseling service to the high-risk groups. | ||
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The service has started from 2023 for employees. It opens 8 hours of per day, and approximately 30 employees use per week in Mexico plant. | ||
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In 2022, we invested over NT$ 10 million in Taiwan to promote a culture of sports within the company, reached a total of 3,178 participants in various sports, and total of 3,062 of fitness center members. | ||
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| Work condition enhancement | Flexible working hours |
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Wistron has established flexible working hour policies in each region and different work tasks, to ensure that employees can balance work and life. |
| Working-from-home arrangements | Employees with health or care needs during epidemic, or employees whose work assignments require them to work outside the company, may apply for work from home or other locations. | We establish a flexible work Environment to allow employees to take good care between family and work workplace flexibility. | |
| Part-time working options | In Czechia plant, applicants or employees in need can choose to apply for part-time positions according to personal needs, such as child-rearing women, allowing them to care for their family while working. | Czechia plant offers about 25 part-time jobs in 2022. | |
| Family Benefits | Childcare facilities or contributions/ Breast-feeding/lactation facilities | All offices and plants across the world are equipped with breastfeeding rooms for Wistron mothers to continue to breastfeed their newborns after childbirth, and they have 60 mins breastfeeding time per workday. | 100% of our global plants and offices are equipped with breastfeeding rooms. |
| We regularly organize parenting related lectures, inviting experts to provide various parenting knowledge to assist employees in nurturing their children. | The quarterly parenting lectures in 2022 had a total attendance of over 6,000 people, including both the live audience and online viewers. The recording videos are available on the internal website for employees to access at any time. |
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| Wistron's first kindergarten was opened in the Czechia plant. All employees’ preschool children aged 1 to 6 can enjoy the exclusive childcare services. | 54 children have enrolled in the for school opened in Sep 2022. | ||
| Kid’s care area was opened in Mexico plant, this project is free for employees and helps parents keep their children safe and entertained during shift change. | The area is opened in 2023, approximately 25 children are cared per day. | ||
| Parental leave policy | Paid maternity leave and paid parental leave are provided in all Wistron offices and plants around the world in accordance with local laws, and eligible employees can apply when necessary. | 87 applications for parental leave in 2022 in Taiwan and Czech Republic. | |
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| In Czechia plant, 28 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers, while 2 weeks of paid Father leave for non-primary caregivers. | |||
| In Mexico plant, 12 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers, while 5 days paid leave for non-primary caregivers. | |||
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-In China, if employees are the only child of the family, and their parents are 60 years old and sick or hospitalized, they can apply for 5 days of paid nursing leave. -In Czech Republic, employee has 9 days of family care leave, while employee who is single parent have up to 16 days. 90 days of Long-term family care is also can be used for employee in need. |
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