Safe Workplace｜Human Rights and Gender Equality
Nuvoton values talent as the cornerstone of sustainable development. Embracing a ''people-oriented'' approach, we prioritize talent cultivation and development. Our five core strategies—diverse strategies to
attract talent, active cultivation and development of talent, superior retention system compared to industry peers, emphasis on and practice of workplace safety, and care for employees and encouragement of communication—are designed to foster a safe workplace environment, ensuring employees have a secure and healthy working environment.
The company follows the Labor Standards Act and other relevant labor regulations, and supports the protection spirit and basic principles of various international human rights conventions, including the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" by the United Nations, the "United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights," and the "Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work" by the international labor organization.
The Company places strong emphasis on the implementation of corporate sustainability principles and has incorporated sustainability development into the job competency framework of senior executives as one of the key performance evaluation indicators. Job competency performance indicators account for 20% of the overall performance evaluation weighting.
Nuvoton further strengthens the promotion of its sustainability objectives by linking these performance indicators to the variable compensation of senior executives. Through this mechanism, the Company encourages management to actively implement its sustainability strategies and continuously enhance overall performance in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects.
196.8/200
Points
2025 RBA VAP Risk Assessment Score (Labor Rights, Environment & Safety, Ethics & Compliance)
24
Ten thousand NTD
childcare subsidy per child
0.63
%
0.63 Occupational injury rate per 1,000 employees reduced by 40% from the baseline (1.81 to <1.10)
Nuvoton Human Rights Policy
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Advancement of Human Rights Management
To safeguard the human rights of employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders, Nuvoton implements various measures for human rights management.Firstly, the company has formulated the "Code of Sustainable Conduct" and developed internal management policies and procedures based on it. Additionally, Nuvoton follows the Responsible Business Alliance's standards on freedom of employment to safeguard employees' s labor rights. This includes ensuring the freedom to choose employment, prohibiting the use of child or forced labor, protecting young workers, adhering to statutory working hours and wages, respecting employees' freedom of association, and avoiding the use of conflict minerals.
Discrimination based on various factors, such as race, nationality, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, religion, political opinions, military service status, protected genetic information, club membership, or marital status in matters such as employment, wages, rewards, punishments, promotions, or retirement is strictly prohibited. If the use of child labor is discovered after employment, immediate notification is given to the employing unit, work is suspended, and the child is sent to the hospital for examination to ensure their health has not been affected by work. After terminating the employment relationship, the child is returned to their guardian, with all incurred costs, including examination fees, wages owed, and transportation expenses, borne by the company. Furthermore, Nuvoton requires all suppliers in the supply chain to jointly sign the RBA-compliant "Compliance Commitment" and "Confidentiality Commitment" and utilizes its purchasing power to demand adherence to human rights and social standards. Regular sustainability education and training are conducted to raise awareness of human rights protection among employees. Finally, the company has established a complaint mechanism and procedure for handling violations of integrity conduct complaints, as outlined in the "Reporting Violations of Integrity Conduct Regulations."
In 2024, we established and publicly announced our human rights policy. In July, we implemented a human rights due diligence process and conducted a human rights risk assessment for employees at our Taiwan headquarters. Please refer to the 2024 Human Rights Due Diligence Report.
Our medium- to long-term plan is to gradually expand the scope of risk assessments to include overseas subsidiaries, suppliers, local communities, and other stakeholders.
Assessment and Management of Risks to Human Rights
In addition to regular internal self-assessments and policy formulation, Nuvoton responds to customer demands by engaging third-party organizations to conduct RBA guideline Validated Audit Process (VAP) audits. These external audits provide valuable perspectives and help enhance the overall management system. In the 2022 RBA audit results, Nuvoton Taiwan's research and development factory achieved a perfect score of 200 points in the VAP risk assessment. This assessment covered various areas, including labor, health and safety, environment, ethics, and compliance.
To underscore the company's "zero tolerance" policy towards workplace misconduct, Nuvoton conducts comprehensive annual education and training on the subject for all employees. This training aims to raise awareness of prevention strategies, identify various types of misconduct, provide stress relief techniques, introduce complaint channels, and enhance self-protection awareness among employees to prevent future incidents. Additionally, supervisors receive management education and training specifically focused on addressing "workplace misconduct." We remain committed to providing our employees with a better working environment. In 2024, Nuvoton did not receive any human rights-related complaint cases in either the Taiwan region or overseas regions. Furthermore, there were no reported incidents of violations of employees' freedom of association or collective bargaining rights.
zero tolerance
Novoton prohibits the use of child labor and has not received any complaints regarding discrimination, forced labor, or violations of indigenous people's rights.