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Healthy and Vital Employee Relations
Employees are the most valuable assets of a company. “Happy employees are the foundation of customer satisfaction” is the belief that we persist in. We treat employees as our family members and care about the physical and mental health of all the “iST folk.” With the organization of different activities, we encourage employees to endeavor hand in hand with their families and keep balance between their work and life to create a warmhearted and positive workplace culture.
In 2024, each employee is eligible for a travel subsidy of NT$20,000, and a total of 1,059 employees utilized the Company’s travel subsidy program for self-organized trips (with family members). Employee participation rate reached 97.5% with a total subsidy amount of NT$21,180,000. In order to meet the employees’ expectations for flexible benefits and to allow them to freely arrange their own trips to achieve work–life balance.
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Welfare measures of the Welfare Committee |
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Held by the Company and Welfare Committee |
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| Employee Voluntary activities |
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Medical insurance and health care |
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Contribution to the society and volunteer participation |
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Positive Communication with Employees through Multiple Channels
iST values employee feedback and actively encourages employees to come up with innovative ideas. iST’s multiple smooth communication platform allows employees directly express their opinions to the top management, so we can solve problems immediately and effectively, thus creating a harmonious work environment. The case closing rate for employee feedback was 100%. The Company also persist in zero tolerance for unlawful infringement. The whistleblowing channel is confidential and smooth to the employees.
New employees can clearly understand the labor regulations through the employee guidelines on the date when they report for duty. We encourage the employees to put forth their opinions related to the business behavior of the Company and the labor conditions at the labor–management meeting. The employees authorized their representatives to participate in the labor–management collective bargaining.
Labor–management meetings
The quarterly labor–management meetings are held to facilitate full communication between labor and management, reaching consensus and demonstrating a positive labor–management relationship.
Welfare committee meetings
Through the Welfare Committee, we understand employees’ voices and expectations. and organize proper employee exchange events to maximize the benefit of the employees.
Outstanding Personnel Discussion Meeting
The Chairman shows his recognition and appreciation in person. He exchanges opinions with outstanding employees to establish a positive two-way interaction and let them understand his expectations and the perspective of the Company.
Foreign Labor Discussion Meeting
Dissemination of laws and regulations, healthcare or related measures is held on an irregular basis. Twoway communication is achieved by encouraging employees to give their opinions
Employee assistance hotline
- Zero tolerance to illegal infringement hotline: 995.
- Factory nurse hotline: 885
Employee opinion survey
Periodically hold employee opinion surveys to implement positive employee communication and foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Employee’s opinion
The diverse and confidential feedback platform directly enables employees to share their opinions and communicate instantly, showcasing problem-solving efficiency.
Cultural consensus camp and seminar
The Chairman of the Board participates in the consensus camp to share his views on corporate strategy, cultural values, and expectations for employee development. This provided new employees with the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas directly with the Chairman to enhance their recognition with the organization.
Feedback and interviews with new employees
New employees receive onboarding support one week, one month, and three months after the commencement of their work. We gather their opinions on learning status, supervisor guidance, peer interactions, and the work environment to help them feel comfortable and build a sense of belonging.
Questionnaire & feedback
A satisfaction survey is conducted for each activity to collect the opinions of the employees as a reference for the various information about events in the future.
Social media platform
We share information about employee relations and welfare activities through videos and photos. This open exchange of information helps all employees and potential candidates understand the company’s commitment to its people, with the goal of fostering a positive growth cycle within the organization.
Establishing a health-friendly workplace
• Diverse activities for the health of the employees
To prevent and mitigate the chronic diseases caused by obesity and the three highs (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids), we are committed to creating a healthy workplace and continuously arranging various health promotion activities to enhance the health awareness and improve the overall quality of life for the employees.
We have multi-functional classrooms and sports centers and provide well-equipped sports spaces and resources, enabling employees to easily participate in different after-work activities for their health. We organize the following health promotion events regularly and irregularly:
- Walk for Your Health：
We have organized the annual “Walk for Your Health” event since 2020 and encouraged employees to walk 5,000 steps a day. As of 2024, the average number of steps taken by the employees during the annual event has reached 176,500 kilometers. If we calculate based on the straight-line distance of 384,400 kilometers from the Earth to the Moon, we have landed on the Moon twice from the Event 1.0 to the Event 5.0! We provide a monthly lucky draw event for the employees who meet the monthly target to encourage exercises for their health. In addition to the monthly draw of “NT$500” for 100 participants (thus a total of 600 participants), a cash bonus of “NT$5,000” is drawn for 50 employees who complete the competition event. There is also a “Walking King” award to stimulate the willingness of the employees to participate in health promotion events continuously. In 2024, a total of 560 employees participated in the event to walk nearly 500 million steps. The cumulative charitable donations reached NT$200,200. The carbon reduction in 2024 reached up to 70,000 tons and was the highest in the history. - The King of Slimming：
“The King of Slimming” event is organized from 2021 with an average weight loss of 500kg and an average fat reduction rate of 220% every year. A total of 340 employees participated in the event in 2024 to achieve a total weight loss of 434KG and a total body fat reduction of 236%.
※iST has held “Walk for Your Health” and “The King of Slimming” events for many years in a row. The total prize money for the 2024 events reached up to NT$1 million.
• Participation in annual sports events：
Dragon Boat Race for the Dragon Boat Festival, marathon event, and other competition events planned from time to time.
• Sports club：
Development of regular exercise habits among employees through sports clubs and regular gatherings, such as badminton club, softball club, basketball club, boxing club, strength and aerobics club, and yoga club.
• Organizing a series of health promotion courses, including “the harm of tobacco, alcohol and betel nut and how to refuse them”, “office gym”, “guidelines for eating out”, and “the importance of metabolic syndrome in your life”. Employees can freely choose the courses they want to learn relevant health knowledge.
• Irregular sports events：
We arouse teamwork and health awareness among employees through these events. These helps promote physical exercise among employees, reduce health problems caused by sedentary lifestyle, and improve the mental health of the employees and their energy level during the work.
Preliminary games for the 30th anniversary sports meet in 2024: Happy Baseball Game, Princess Dodge Ball, 3x3 Basketball, Charge & Touchdown, Top Tower, Leading the Way, 10 People with 11 Legs, Tug of War, Team Relay and Creative Marching into the Arena, with more than 1,500 participants.
• Irregular large-scale outdoor events：
Such as Family Day, film festival event, bowling competition, basketball machine competition, and beach cleaning event
• Healthy workplace as a honor：
2024 Corporate Health Responsibility Award and Excellence Award for “Health for Everyone in the Workplace”
Healthy and Vital Employee Relations
Employees are the most valuable assets of a company. “Happy employees are the foundation of customer satisfaction” is the belief that we persist in. We treat employees as our family members and care about the physical and mental health of all the “iST folk.” With the organization of different activities, we encourage employees to endeavor hand in hand with their families and keep balance between their work and life to create a warmhearted and positive workplace culture.
In 2024, each employee is eligible for a travel subsidy of NT$20,000, and a total of 1,059 employees utilized the Company’s travel subsidy program for self-organized trips (with family members). Employee participation rate reached 97.5% with a total subsidy amount of NT$21,180,000. In order to meet the employees’ expectations for flexible benefits and to allow them to freely arrange their own trips to achieve work–life balance.
| Class | Item | Sub-item |
|
Welfare measures of the Welfare Committee |
|
| Welfare measures |
|
|
|
Held by the Company and Welfare Committee |
|
| Employee Voluntary activities |
|
|
|
Medical insurance and health care |
|
| Health promotion activity |
|
|
|
Contribution to the society and volunteer participation |
|
Positive Communication with Employees through Multiple Channels
iST values employee feedback and actively encourages employees to come up with innovative ideas. iST’s multiple smooth communication platform allows employees directly express their opinions to the top management, so we can solve problems immediately and effectively, thus creating a harmonious work environment. The case closing rate for employee feedback was 100%. The Company also persist in zero tolerance for unlawful infringement. The whistleblowing channel is confidential and smooth to the employees.
New employees can clearly understand the labor regulations through the employee guidelines on the date when they report for duty. We encourage the employees to put forth their opinions related to the business behavior of the Company and the labor conditions at the labor–management meeting. The employees authorized their representatives to participate in the labor–management collective bargaining.
Labor–management meetings
The quarterly labor–management meetings are held to facilitate full communication between labor and management, reaching consensus and demonstrating a positive labor–management relationship.
Welfare committee meetings
Through the Welfare Committee, we understand employees’ voices and expectations. and organize proper employee exchange events to maximize the benefit of the employees.
Outstanding Personnel Discussion Meeting
The Chairman shows his recognition and appreciation in person. He exchanges opinions with outstanding employees to establish a positive two-way interaction and let them understand his expectations and the perspective of the Company.
Foreign Labor Discussion Meeting
Dissemination of laws and regulations, healthcare or related measures is held on an irregular basis. Twoway communication is achieved by encouraging employees to give their opinions
Employee assistance hotline
- Zero tolerance to illegal infringement hotline: 995.
- Factory nurse hotline: 885
Employee opinion survey
Periodically hold employee opinion surveys to implement positive employee communication and foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Employee’s opinion
The diverse and confidential feedback platform directly enables employees to share their opinions and communicate instantly, showcasing problem-solving efficiency.
Cultural consensus camp and seminar
The Chairman of the Board participates in the consensus camp to share his views on corporate strategy, cultural values, and expectations for employee development. This provided new employees with the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas directly with the Chairman to enhance their recognition with the organization.
Feedback and interviews with new employees
New employees receive onboarding support one week, one month, and three months after the commencement of their work. We gather their opinions on learning status, supervisor guidance, peer interactions, and the work environment to help them feel comfortable and build a sense of belonging.
Questionnaire & feedback
A satisfaction survey is conducted for each activity to collect the opinions of the employees as a reference for the various information about events in the future.
Social media platform
We share information about employee relations and welfare activities through videos and photos. This open exchange of information helps all employees and potential candidates understand the company’s commitment to its people, with the goal of fostering a positive growth cycle within the organization.
Establishing a health-friendly workplace
• Diverse activities for the health of the employees
To prevent and mitigate the chronic diseases caused by obesity and the three highs (high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids), we are committed to creating a healthy workplace and continuously arranging various health promotion activities to enhance the health awareness and improve the overall quality of life for the employees.
We have multi-functional classrooms and sports centers and provide well-equipped sports spaces and resources, enabling employees to easily participate in different after-work activities for their health. We organize the following health promotion events regularly and irregularly:
- Walk for Your Health：
We have organized the annual “Walk for Your Health” event since 2020 and encouraged employees to walk 5,000 steps a day. As of 2024, the average number of steps taken by the employees during the annual event has reached 176,500 kilometers. If we calculate based on the straight-line distance of 384,400 kilometers from the Earth to the Moon, we have landed on the Moon twice from the Event 1.0 to the Event 5.0! We provide a monthly lucky draw event for the employees who meet the monthly target to encourage exercises for their health. In addition to the monthly draw of “NT$500” for 100 participants (thus a total of 600 participants), a cash bonus of “NT$5,000” is drawn for 50 employees who complete the competition event. There is also a “Walking King” award to stimulate the willingness of the employees to participate in health promotion events continuously. In 2024, a total of 560 employees participated in the event to walk nearly 500 million steps. The cumulative charitable donations reached NT$200,200. The carbon reduction in 2024 reached up to 70,000 tons and was the highest in the history. - The King of Slimming：
“The King of Slimming” event is organized from 2021 with an average weight loss of 500kg and an average fat reduction rate of 220% every year. A total of 340 employees participated in the event in 2024 to achieve a total weight loss of 434KG and a total body fat reduction of 236%.
※iST has held “Walk for Your Health” and “The King of Slimming” events for many years in a row. The total prize money for the 2024 events reached up to NT$1 million.
• Participation in annual sports events：
Dragon Boat Race for the Dragon Boat Festival, marathon event, and other competition events planned from time to time.
• Sports club：
Development of regular exercise habits among employees through sports clubs and regular gatherings, such as badminton club, softball club, basketball club, boxing club, strength and aerobics club, and yoga club.
• Organizing a series of health promotion courses, including “the harm of tobacco, alcohol and betel nut and how to refuse them”, “office gym”, “guidelines for eating out”, and “the importance of metabolic syndrome in your life”. Employees can freely choose the courses they want to learn relevant health knowledge.
• Irregular sports events：
We arouse teamwork and health awareness among employees through these events. These helps promote physical exercise among employees, reduce health problems caused by sedentary lifestyle, and improve the mental health of the employees and their energy level during the work.
Preliminary games for the 30th anniversary sports meet in 2024: Happy Baseball Game, Princess Dodge Ball, 3x3 Basketball, Charge & Touchdown, Top Tower, Leading the Way, 10 People with 11 Legs, Tug of War, Team Relay and Creative Marching into the Arena, with more than 1,500 participants.
• Irregular large-scale outdoor events：
Such as Family Day, film festival event, bowling competition, basketball machine competition, and beach cleaning event
• Healthy workplace as a honor：
2024 Corporate Health Responsibility Award and Excellence Award for “Health for Everyone in the Workplace”
