Far Eastern Group wins 7 gold and 5 silver awards at the 2024 Happy Enterprise Awards

        On November 11th, 1111 Job Bank held the 2024 "Happy Enterprise" award ceremony. Far Eastern Group's Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Asia Cement Corporation, Far Eastern International Bank, Far EaseTone Telecommunications, Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection, and Far Eastern Group Shangri La in Taipei/Tainan stood out from over 3700 companies and won 7 gold awards; U-Ming Marine Transport, Far Eastern General Construction Inc., Everest Textile, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, and Far Eastern Ployclinic also won 5 silver awards, totaling 12 awards. Among them, Far Eastern International Bank has won the award for three consecutive years, while Far EasTone Telecommunication has won the award for five consecutive years since its establishment, and its Grand Slam achievements are unparalleled in the entire Taiwan telecommunications industry. This award is the greatest recognition of Far Eastern Group's affiliated enterprise's investment in talent development and a happy corporate culture.

        Asia Cement Corporation: Talents should also be sustainable! Continuously adding happiness to employees

                Under the dual challenges of industrial transformation and labor shortage, retaining talent has become the key to maintaining competitiveness for enterprises. Asia Cement Corporation is committed to creating a happy workplace that balances business growth and talent sustainability development. After winning the "National Talent Sustainability Award", it has once again been awarded the 1111 Job Bank "Happy Enterprise" Gold Award.

        Asia Cement Corporation upholds the concept of diversity and inclusivity, ensuring a diverse, equal, and inclusive work environment. In terms of salary and promotion opportunities, emphasis is placed on gender equality, with a particular focus on the career development of female employees. Currently, the proportion of female supervisors has reached 22%. At the same time, establish a transparent and fair mechanism to support employees' internal transfer or cross departmental learning, and achieve an internal promotion rate of 92% by 2023. In addition, there are personal development plans available, including business simulations, professional skills training, etc., providing employees with sufficient resources to unleash their potential.

        Asia Cement Corporation also values the physical and mental health and living needs of its employees, fulfilling its corporate responsibility through welfare commitments that go beyond regulations, including providing biennial health check ups, occupational medical and nursing residency, group insurance, paid volunteer leave, and 30 days of paid sick leave. It is worth mentioning that the Hualien factory has specially designed welfare benefits for indigenous employees, making it convenient for them to take a day off on New Year's Day to encourage participation in traditional activities such as archery and dance in the tribe.

        Not only that, Asia Cement Corporation adheres to the "Four Zero Tolerances" - eliminating workplace violence, illegal infringement, corruption and bribery, as well as occupational safety accidents. The company not only offers courses on sexual harassment prevention and gender equality, but also promotes digital human rights and information security education to enhance employees' awareness of prevention. At the same time, it plans anti-corruption and anti bribery education to help all colleagues understand the company's core values of integrity and social responsibility. It also spares no effort to fulfill its commitment to occupational safety. This year, it has once again been recognized by the Ministry of Labor Occupational Safety Administration and has been listed as one of the top 10% performing companies in Taiwan's occupational health and safety performance, becoming the only cement company to be included in the list. Looking ahead, Asia Cement Corporation will increase investment in talent development, welfare policies, and workplace safety to create a happier working environment.

        Far EasTone Telecommunications: The Only Five Telecommunications Companies to Win the "Happy Enterprise" Gold Award

                Far EasTone Telecommunication is committed to creating a happy and friendly workplace environment based on "care", and hopes that colleagues and the company can grow together to build a competitive and resilient team. Not only has it won the award for five consecutive years, but it is also the only one in the telecommunications industry in Taiwan that has earned high recognition for its long-term efforts to create a happy workplace.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication has added the "Anxin Care Leave" starting from August 2024, which allows employees to apply for personal health management or care needs for family members, demonstrating the company's support for colleagues and their families. At the same time, it also provides "flexible attendance periods" and "remote work modes", allowing employees to flexibly arrange their work time according to their needs and become the strongest teammates. Far EasTone Telecommunication has also innovatively launched the "Working Time Physical Education Class", offering long-term exercise courses during working hours. Employees can apply for the aforementioned peace of mind leave to participate in the course, allowing sandwich workers who are busy taking care of their families after work to also take time to exercise, which has been well received by colleagues.

        In addition, Far EasTone Telecommunication offers free health check ups every 2 years, which are better than legal regulations. Starting from 2024, it will increase the annual subsidy for health check ups for employees over 40 years old. The company also provides "free physician on-site health consultation services" and integrates Far EasTone Telecommunication's self-developed Health+remote diagnosis and treatment platform to support employee health report interpretation and health medical consultation services.

        Far EasTone Telecommunications is committed to creating a happy workplace and has received recognition from all walks of life. In addition to winning the "2024 Asia Best Employer Award" from the well-known human resources magazine "HR Asia", it has also been recognized as the only telecommunications operator in Taiwan to be selected. It has also been awarded the "National Talent Sustainability Award" by Common Wealth Magazine and is the only telecommunications operator to be selected in the top three of "Large Enterprises - Service Industry" for two consecutive years.

        Far Eastern International Bank: Happy Three peat

                Building a friendly workplace and valuing employee happiness have been prominent lessons in business operations in recent years. Far Eastern International Bank has won the "2024 Asia Best Employer Award" and "Best Employer Care Award" from the authoritative human resources magazine "HR Asia" in 2024, as well as the highest honor "Best Employer Brand Award" at the first "Employer Brand Award" of 104 Job Bank. This time, it has once again won the "2024 Happy Enterprise" gold award from 1111 Job Bank, and its commitment to creating a happy and friendly workplace has been recognized by institutions at home and abroad.

        1111 Job Bank held a "Happy Enterprise" selection event, collecting and reviewing information on accuracy, welfare systems, and public information on labor relations. After three months of online voting and secret customer selection, Far Eastern International Bank won the gold award for the third consecutive year in 2024 in fierce competition among major excellent enterprises.

        Far Eastern International Bank continues to create a happy and friendly workplace environment, regards talent as sustainable corporate capital, and has long focused on employee compensation, benefits, and talent development, sharing business results with employees. It has not only won the highest human resources award in Taiwan, the "Talent Development Award - Large Enterprise Award", but also received the Ministry of Labor's "Talent Development Quality Management System Gold Certification" twice in a row. In 2024, it was selected as a constant stock in the "Taiwan High Salary 100 Index" for the 11th year.

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