Chapter 4 Preserving Public Welfare |
| Article 18 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall comply with relevant laws and regulations, and the International Bill of Human Rights, with respect to rights such as gender equality, the right to work, and prohibition of discrimination.
A TWSE/TPEx listed company, to fulfill its responsibility to protect human rights, shall adopt relevant management policies and processes, including:
- Presenting a corporate policy or statement on human rights.
- Evaluating the impact of the company's business operations and internal management on human rights, and adopting corresponding handing processes.
- Reviewing on a regular basis the effectiveness of the corporate policy or statement on human rights.
- In the event of any infringement of human rights, the company shall disclose the processes for handling of the matter with respect to the stakeholders involved.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall comply with the internationally recognized human rights of labor, including the freedom of association, the right of collective bargaining, caring for vulnerable groups, prohibiting the use of child labor, eliminating all forms of forced labor, eliminating recruitment and employment discrimination, and shall ensure that their human resource policies do not contain differential treatments based on gender, race, socioeconomic status, age, or marital and family status, so as to achieve equality and fairness in employment, hiring conditions, remuneration, benefits, training, evaluation, and promotion opportunities.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall provide an effective and appropriate grievance mechanism with respect to matters adversely impacting the rights and interests of the labor force, in order to ensure equality and transparency of the grievance process. Channels through which a grievance may be raised shall be clear, convenient, and unobstructed. A company shall respond to any employee's grievance in an appropriate manner.
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| Article 19 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall provide information for their employees so that the employees have knowledge of the labor laws and the rights they enjoy in the countries where the companies have business operations.
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| Article 20 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to provide safe and healthful work environments for their employees, including necessary health and first-aid facilities and shall endeavor to curb dangers to employees' safety and health and to prevent occupational accidents.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to organize training on safety and health for their employees on a regular basis.
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| Article 21 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to create an environment conducive to the development of their employees' careers and establish effective training programs to foster career skills.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall establish and implement reasonable employee welfare measures (including remuneration, leave and other welfare etc.) and appropriately reflect the business performance or achievements in the employee remuneration, to ensure the recruitment, retention, and motivation of human resources, and achieve the objective of sustainable operations.
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| Article 22 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall establish a platform to facilitate regular two-way communication between the management and the employees for the employees to obtain relevant information on and express their opinions on the company's operations, management and decisions.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall respect the employee representatives' rights to bargain for the working conditions, and shall provide the employees with necessary information and hardware equipment, in order to improve the negotiation and cooperation among employers, employees and employee representatives.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall, by reasonable means, inform employees of operation changes that might have material impacts.
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| Article 22-1 | A TWSE/TPEx listed company is advised to treat customers or consumers of its products or services in a fair and reasonable manner, including according to the following principles: fairness and good faith in contracting, duty of care and fiduciary duty, truthfulness in advertising and soliciting, fitness of products or services, notification and disclosure, commensuration between compensation and performance, protection of the right to complain, professionalism of salespersons etc. Said company shall also develop the relevant strategies and specific measures for implementation.
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| Article 23 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall take responsibility for their products and services, and take marketing ethics seriously. In the process of research and development, procurement, production, operations, and services, the company shall ensure the transparency and safety of their products and services. They further shall establish and disclose policies on consumer rights and interests, and enforce them in the course of business operations, in order to prevent the products or services from adversely impacting the rights, interests, health, or safety of consumers.
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| Article 24 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall ensure the quality of their products and services by following the laws and regulations of the government and relevant standards of their industries.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall follow relevant laws, regulations and international guidelines in regard to customer health and safety and customer privacy involved in, and marketing and labeling of, their products and services and shall not deceive, mislead, commit fraud or engage in any other acts which would betray consumers' trust or damage consumers' rights or interests.
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| Article 25 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to evaluate and manage all types of risks that could cause interruptions in operations, so as to reduce the impact on consumers and society.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to provide a clear and effective procedure for accepting consumer complaints to fairly and timely handle consumer complaints, shall comply with laws and regulations related to the Personal Information Protection Act for respecting consumers' rights of privacy and shall protect personal data provided by consumers.
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| Article 26 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to assess the impact their procurement has on society as well as the environment of the community that they are procuring from, and shall cooperate with their suppliers to jointly implement the corporate social responsibility initiative.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to establish supplier management policies and request suppliers to comply with rules governing issues such as environmental protection, occupational safety and health or labor rights. Prior to engaging in commercial dealings, TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to assess whether there is any record of a supplier's impact on the environment and society, and avoid conducting transactions with those against corporate social responsibility policy.
When TWSE/TPEx listed companies enter into a contract with any of their major suppliers, the content should include terms stipulating mutual compliance with corporate social responsibility policy, and that the contract may be terminated or rescinded any time if the supplier has violated such policy and has caused significant negative impact on the environment and society of the community of the supply source.
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| Article 27 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies shall evaluate the impact of their business operations on the community, and adequately employ personnel from the location of the business operations, to enhance community acceptance.
TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to, through equity investment, commercial activities, endowments, volunteering service or other charitable professional services etc., dedicate resources to organizations that commercially resolve social or environmental issues, participate in events held by citizen organizations, charities and local government agencies relating to community development and community education to promote community development.
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| Article 27-1 | TWSE/TPEx listed companies are advised to dedicate resources to cultural and art activities or the cultural and creative industry constantly through donations, sponsorships, investments, procurements, strategic cooperation, corporate volunteering of technical support, or other supporting means, to promote cultural development.
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