Asia Cement Prioritizes Employee Well-being Talents Need to Go Sustainable

Asia Cement Prioritizes Employee Well-being Talents Need to Go Sustainable

In light of contemporary challenges of rapid changes in business landscape and labor shortage, retaining talent has become crucial for companies to maintain their competitiveness. Asia Cement has been dedicated to creating a happy workplace that strikes a balance between corporate growth and sustainable talent development. Recently, the company has been recognized by the CommonWealth Talent Sustainability Award and 1111 Job Bank's "Happy Enterprise Gold Award." Tony Yu, Vice President of Human Resources at Asia Cement, commented that these accolades are a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to talent development and a happy corporate culture. Asia Cement will continue striving to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that values the enhancement of professional knowledge and secured benefits of the employees.

Adhering to the principle of diversity and inclusion, Asia Cement ensures a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. The company emphasizes gender equality in terms of compensation and promotion opportunities, particularly focusing on the career development of female employees. Unlike the precedent in traditional manufacturing industry, 22% of positions of the chief of department are held by female managers in Asia Cement. To cater to employees' needs for career growth, Asia Cement has established a transparent and fair mechanism to support internal transfers and cross-departmental learning. In 2023, the proportion of supervisory positions promoted from within reached 92%. Furthermore, Asia Cement offers personalized development plans, including business development skills, professional skills training, and management development, providing employees with sufficient resources to discover individual potential and strengthen their confidence in the company's future.

Asia Cement also places great importance on employees' physical and mental health and their lifestyle needs. The company offers excellent benefit packages, preferential than mandatory by law, including medical check-ups every two years, onsite occupational health consultant by doctor or nursing practitioner and fully-subsidized group insurance. In addition to statutory holidays, employees are entitled to three paid leave for volunteer service each year which provide incentives for participation in charitable activities. Moreover, the company offers 30 days of paid sick leave, allowing employees to rest without financial concerns. Notably, Asia Cement's Hualien plant has specially designed benefit packages for Indigenous employees, allowing them to take time off during their traditional festivals to participate in tribal activities such as archery and dancing. Last year, 87% of Indigenous employees utilized this leave to return to their tribes and contribute to cultural preservation.

Asia Cement adheres to a "four zero-tolerance" policy, prohibiting workplace violence, workplace misconduct, bribery and corruption, and occupational accidents. The company not only offers training on sexual harassment prevention and gender equality to enhance employees' self-protection awareness and legal knowledge but also collaborates with the HR and IT departments to promote digital human rights and cybersecurity education, empowering employees to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and mitigate risks. In terms of integrity, Asia Cement actively promotes anti-corruption and anti-bribery education to ensure that all employees fully understand the company's core values of integrity and social responsibility. Asia Cement is also fully committed to fulfilling its occupational safety promises, investing heavily in the prevention and control of occupational accidents. This year, the company has once again been recognized by the Ministry of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and was shortlisted as one of the top 10% of companies with outstanding occupational health and safety performance nationwide, becoming the only cement company on the list.

Looking ahead, Asia Cement emphasizes that it will continue to invest in talent development, employee benefits, and workplace safety to create a healthier and happier work environment for its employees. Asia Cement firmly believes that the simultaneous growth of the company and the well-being of its employees is the key to achieving true corporate sustainability.