Benefits and Rights
Parental Benefits
1st Enterprise in Taiwan’s IT Service Industry Simultaneously Increase Maternity Vacations and Subsidies
In response to the issue of negative population growth in Taiwan, in order to encourage employees to get married and have children, SYSTEX has planned incentive measures such as “Marriage and Maternity Gifts”, “Maternity Allowance and Care” and “Intimate Lactation Rooms” to show support and care for colleagues’ marriage and childbirth.
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[SYSTEX Baby Happy Growth Funds] Subsidy up to NT$120,000 per Newborn
Starting to planning the program in 2020, SYSTEX has launched “SYSTEX Baby Happy Growth Fund” program in 2021, providing double gifts of subsidies and vacations to encourage employees to have children (Up to 70 days of full-paid maternity leave and a maximum subsidy of NT$120K per newborn baby), becoming the 1st Enterprise in Taiwan’s IT Service Industry Simultaneously Increase Maternity Vacations and Subsidies.
Increase Maternity Subsidies and Vacations
For all permanent employees, as long as employees have a newborn under the age of 2, they can receive a subsidy of up to NT$60,000 per newborn. In addition, all maternity over 35 years old (incl.) can enjoy double subsidies, up to NT$120,000 per newborn. In 2022, SYSTEX has distributed a maternity subsidy of NT$4.44M, benefiting 105 SYSTEX babies. Meanwhile, SYSTEX has also provided maternity vacations more than that of Labor Standards Act, up to 70 days, and assigned a dedicated health manager to take care of the health of maternity employees. Since the program starting from 2021, SYSTEX has distributed a cumulative maternity subsidy of NT$7.08M, benefiting 195 SYSTEX babies.
SYSTEX not only increases maternity benefits, but also goes beyond the Labor Standards Act to increase maternity leave, which can be increased by up to 14 days. In addition, a lactation room with excellent certification has been set up, and full-time health managers and resident doctors have been specially hired to care for the health of pregnant employees.
Maternity Allowance of SYSTEX Employee Welfare Committee
SYSTEX has set up an “Employee Welfare Committee”, providing a subsidy of NT$3K to each newborn. In 2022, SYSTEX Employee Welfare Committee has distributed a maternity subsidy of NT$156K, benefiting 52 SYSTEX employees.
Parental Leave
SYSTEX legally accepts applications for employees’ unpaid parental leave and their reinstatement after parental leave. In 2022, there are 44 applicants, including 6 males and 38 females. The “return to work rate” is 77%.
Parental Leave Statistics
Note:
(A)The 2022 eligibility for parental leave is the employees who are working at the end of the year and give birth during 2019/1/1 ~ 2022/12/31 and are listed by gender.
(B) Eligible for parent leave and applying for it in the current year.
(C) Expected to return to work in 2022.
(D) Actual to return to work in 2022.
(E) Actual to return to work in 2021.
(F) Return to work in 2021 and worked for 12 months after reinstatement.
Flexible or Part-time Working Hours for Childcare
In order to raise children under 3 years old, employees can apply for flexible working hours, or to reduce their working hours by one hour per day (reduced working hours will not be paid).