Talents are the key to corporate sustainability and are iST’s most important asset and core competitiveness. Upholding the principles of “Respect for Human Rights” and “Merit-Based Employment,” we actively promote gender equality and are dedicated to creating a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace without discrimination based on non-work-related factors such as race, beliefs, religion, party background, gender, marital status, disability, or other legally protected attributes is strictly prohibited. These principles apply to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, salary and benefits, and we look forward to growing together with our employees. iST continues to build a friendly environment with positive communication. iST has also established a comprehensive labor–management communication channel, listening to employees’ voices so that employees can find a balance between the workplace and their families. iST attaches great importance in promoting labor and business ethical policies through work rules, document management systems, and bulletin systems, etc. iST also regularly reviews and optimizes relevant systems to respect all employees’ human rights and to provide fair and suitable job opportunities to both applicants and employees.

iST provides competitive compensation to attract external talent and retain top employees, while rewarding employees who create performance and make long-term contributions. We give priority to hiring local employees. The standard salary for entry-level employee is better than the local statutory salary requirements. Also, Taiwanese citizens are given priority for senior management positions within the Taiwan operational headquarters.

iST implements diversity, equality, and gender equality. iST promotes employee and determines salaries based on individual’s ability and job requirements, without any gender or racial differences. iST continues to complete its talent pipeline at every level of the organization. iST actively hires and promotes female employees. This allows female employees to develop their potentials and demonstrate their influences. iST values every employee’s rights and personal health and safety. We provide a safe and secure work environment for our foreign employees. Starting from 2023, iST has implemented the “Zero Placement Fee” policy to ease the financial burden for foreign employees who come to work in Taiwan and to avoid bonded labor problem. All employees receive equal employment based on the principle of reasonableness and fairness. Exceptional foreign blue-collar employees may be promoted to white-collar engineers, so that we could retain the excellent talents.

iST strongly believes that talent is the core element for sustainable development. We uphold the core concept of “Focus on Human” to create a friendly environment that emphasizes talent cultivation and development as well as employee identification, to enhance the company’s employer brand, and to raise the company’s growth momentum through diverse recruiting channels, in order to bring the power for innovation together.

iST has actively promoted industry–academia collaboration projects. Through the Elite Talent Scholarship, Freshman Pre-employment Program, Rooted Learning Program, Professional Lecture, Diverse Internship Program, Corporate Visits, and Campus Recruitment, iST has continued to collaborate with National Tsing Hua University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tamkang University, and Ming Hsin University to deepen campus relationships and continue to recruit more excellent talents to join iST to achieve the company’s talent sustainable development goal.