Working Partners

Working Partners

Novatech believes that talent is an important asset for sustainable development and a strong force behind the quality and credibility of engineering services. To recruit and retain talent, we have a comprehensive recruitment system in place, including campus recruitment, internship agreements with colleges and universities, internal referral, and job banks, and offers competitive employee benefits and compensation and a healthy, friendly, and inclusive work environment. Oriented towards talent, our recruitment unit treats every employee or candidate equally and fairly regardless of race, class, language, ideology, religion, political party, gender, marital status, disability, nationality, parties, etc. Child labor, forced labor, and other violations of human rights are strictly prohibited. We address ourselves to creating a friendly, diversified work environment in compliance with relevant laws and regulations. We also provide many opportunities for employees to learn and develop throughout their careers. We will never stop investing in talent cultivation in order for our employees to understand the significance and value of work at Novatech. Adhering to the idea of putting the right people in the right place, the Company endeavors to ensure the quality of life for employees in hopes of attracting more outstanding talent.

Workforce Diversity

At Novatech, every employee is treated equally regardless of race, language, ideology, religion, gender, age, marital status, religion, nationality, political party, etc. In 2019, we had 157 working partners, including 155 regular employees and 2 non-regular employees. Among them, 107 were male and 50 were female, with a male-to-female ratio of 2.14:1, including one indigenous employee, three with disabilities, and one foreign national.

Type and Gender	2017		2018		2019
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Number of regular employees	93	46	105	49	105	50
Number of non-regular employees	1	1	3	0	2	0
Number of total employees	94	47	108	49	107	50

Type and Gender	2017		2018		2019
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Number of assistant managers and above	23	3	24	4	24	4
Number of managerial employees under assistant managers (including non-regular employees)	71	44	84	45	83	46
Number of total employees	141		157		157

Type and Gender	2017		2018		2019
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Number of Employees with Disabilities	1	2	1	2	1	2
Number of Minorities Employed  (Indigenous Peoples)	0	1	0	1	0	1
Number of Foreign Nationals Employed	0	0	0	0	1	0

About 82.17% of our employees graduated from universities/junior colleges and about 11.46% hold a master's degree. On the whole, 93.63% of our employees graduated from universities/junior colleges and above, showing that the Company thinks highly of professionalism.

2019	High School/Vocational High School and Below	University/Junior College	Master	PhD	Total
Male	10	82	15	0	107
Female	0	47	3	0	50
Total	10	129	18	0	157

New and Separated Employees

Novatech continues to recruit outstanding talent. Our selection process is based on the principles of fairness, justice, openness, and appropriateness; that is, we never discriminate employees or candidates due to age, gender, race, religion, political orientation, or pregnancy in terms of recruitment, screening, appointment, staffing, evaluation, promotion, education and training, employee benefits, pensions, etc. In 2019, we had 22 new recruits, accounting for 14.01% of all employees. Among these new recruits, 40.91% were under 30 years old, injecting vitality into the Company; the turnover rate reached 17.20%, with the majority aged between 31 and 50. The Company constantly cares for working partners and tries to understand their thoughts, so as to create a harmonious work environment. We recruit new members through various activities and channels such as campus recruitment and corporate visits in hopes of forwarding the organizational effectiveness and the sustainable development of talent.

Number and Percentage of New Employees in the Past Three Years
Gender	2017		2018		2019
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Below 30 years old	14	2	7	3	7	2
31~50 years of age	13	6	21	1	11	2
51 years old and above	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	36		32		22
Number of total employees	141		157		157
Percentage of new recruits	25.53%		20.38%		14.01%

Number and Percentage of Separated Employees in the Past Three Years
類別	2017		2018		2019
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Below 30 years old	5	1	6	1	5	2
31~50 years of age	27	3	14	0	15	0
51 years old and above	3	0	3	1	4	1
Total	39		25		27
Number of total employees	141		157		157
Percentage of new recruits	27.66%		15.92%		17.20%

Human Rights Protection

When drawing up labor rules, the Company views the decrees of the government as the upmost guiding principle. These decrees include the "Labor Standards Act," the "Act of Gender Equality in Employment," and relevant laws and regulations governing occupational safety. Our labor rules explicitly stipulate that the Company should treat and respect labor fairly and equally; in addition to the strict prohibition of child labor, the rules also specify the regulations governing the appointment of labor in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Type of Human Rights	Measures and Concrete Actions
Provide a safe and healthy work environment	Pay close attention to workplace safety, provide a safe and healthy work environment and sound safety training for employees, and establish the assessment and audit mechanisms to mitigate potential risks and hazards
Prohibit discrimination to ensur equal work opportunities	Treat employees and candidates equally and fairly regardless of race, class, nationality, religion, political party, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, etc. to maintained equal work opportunities
Prohibit child labor strictly	Abide by the "Labor Standards Act" and strictly prohibit the employment of children under the age of 16
Prohibit forced or compulsory labor	Draw up the policy that explicitly prohibits discrimination based on race or nationality and forced labor to ensure the quality of employees' work and life
Maintain employees' health and work-life balance	Implement occupational safety management to create a safe work environment, and regularly organize health promotion activities to improve employees' health conditions Stipulate working hours in accordance with relevant laws and regulations such as the "Labor Standards Act" and encourage employees to ask for leave to achieve work-life balance
Review and evaluate related systems and actions on a regularly basis	Have suppliers sign the "Supplier Commitment," which stipulates that suppliers should abide by relevant corporate social responsibility guidelines such as labor rights, conflict minerals management and environmental protection, before formal cooperation Conduct labor risk assessments every year to identify the impacts of various risks and float response plans
Ensure freedom of association and collective bargaining	Value the employees' rights for freedom of association and collective bargaining

Human Rights Training
Training Course	Number of Employees Attending Training	Number of Employees Subject to Training	Percentage of Employees Attending Training
Human Rights Policy	84	157	54%
Ethical corporate management	148	148	100%