Gender Equality and Diversity

Exercising policies of gender equality and diversity, Chunghwa Telecom upholds the principles of pay and promotion equity, making sure that employees are not subject to discrimination, harassment, unfair treatment arising from ethnicity, gender, religion, age, political leanings, or otherwise protected by applicable laws and regulations.

We attach importance to workforce diversity and employ numerous employees with disabilities, exceeding the statutory requirement by 3.19 times of that stipulated in the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act. (Employment of 188 employees with disabilities is legally required; 599 are employed as employment of one person with severe disabilities is calculated as two people in accordance with the laws.) In addition, regarding the 62 indigenous employees in service, we respect their cultures and customs with no violation of their right to work or human rights.

In 2023, we launched the Women’s Power Star Program to help employees strike a balance between “work,” “family,” and “self.” To create a gender-friendly workplace, we established designated parking spaces for pregnant women, improved and optimized women’s restrooms, and organized a series of events, such as “Female Corporate CEO Sharing,” “Workplace Stress Relief Seminar,” and “Parenting Talk,” facilitating employees to find balance on different facets. The events attracted a total of 800 employee participants.

Also, to raise the awareness of gender equality among employees, we continued to conduct sexual harassment prevention and grievance management training for all employees and held our first “Gender Equality: Yes, I Do” experience activity with approximately 3,000 participants online and offline in total.

Equal Pay

Compensation Committee has been established at Chunghwa Telecom to offer competitive compensations for employees, rewarding and sharing fruits of corporate operation performance with employees via the remuneration policy of transparency and equality.

For basic specialist position on the same level, individuals are employed with equal treatment. Also, remunerations are evaluated based on the academic backgrounds/experiences of individuals with relevant expertise and work experiences, regardless of gender or ethnicity.

Employee Well-being Survey

To capture employees’ perception with their works, Chunghwa Telecom conducts “Happiness at Work Survey” yearly, covering dimensions like the sense of belonging, happiness, vitality, sense of achievement, and effort (with indicators: job satisfaction, purpose, happiness, and stress).

The 2023 Happiness at Work Survey was calculated in percentage. A total of 16,129 questionnaires were recovered with a recovery rate of 81.45%. The survey result indicates an average score of happiness at work is 89.84 points and the percentage of high engagement employee is 95.24%. We seek to probe into the key elements for employees to maintain a high level of engagement and elevate their sense of happiness and continue to respond specifically to the issues reflected by our employees and communicate constantly so as to establish approaches and measures to draw, incentivize, and retain talents, creating a happy enterprise of sustainable development.