Taishin FHC Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2019

75 Friendly Workplace Recruitment Channels Methods Performance in 2019 -14 Diversified Recruitment Industry- academia collaboration Overseas Talent Recruitment Substitute service Total Year 2016 2017 2018 New Recruit Rate (%) 25.9 26.5 26.2 26.7 Male 995 Female 1,101 1,087 1,248 1,047 1,319 1,126 1,326 Age 30 and below 1,176 Age 31-50 892 1,263 1,001 1,274 1,025 1,477 927 Age 51 and above 28 71 67 48 2019 Recruitment rate = cumulative number of new recruits in the current year/ number of permanent employees at the end of year 2,096 2,335 2,336 2,452 Full-time New Recruits ● Established industry-academia collaboration with universities to develop fundamental talents for the financial industry. ● Held campus recruitment seminars ● Launched a series of recruitment projects for MA, ARM and banking freshmen. ● Early Win - Workplace experience program ● Brought nearly 573 fresh graduates and 336 interns into the organization. ● In collaboration with overseas branches, affiliated enterprises and the governments New Southbound Strategy, we actively recruited talents fromUSA, Japan, China Vietnam, and other countries/regions. ● Offered systematic training and undergo job rotations to quickly accumulate the expertise needed to support future expansions and international businesses. ● Was the first in the industry to offer banking positions as military substitute service. ● R&D substitute service ● Taishin offers internship as a substitute military service, where potential talents get to experience real work and prepare themselves for future careers ● Organized 64 campus recruitment seminars ● Cooperated with 72 universities ● 33 % of overseas MA ● Orgainzied 5 overseas talent recruitment seminars ● Currently Had 10 employees from Substitute Military Service and R&D substitute service Talent Development Recruitment Channels and Methods People are the key that supports business growth, and through the use of four main channels including industry-academia collaboration, overseas recruitment, and substitute military service/ R&D substitute service, Taishin recruits suitable and top-quality talents from the market to meet the plans and requirements of its business units. Taishin recruited a total of 2,452 employees in 2019. Taishin has been able to maintain new recruits at approximately 25% of its staff size and a gender distribution close to 50%-50% in the last 3 years, which conform with the organization's diversity and non-discrimination policies. Young employees aged 30 and below accounted for more than 50% of new recruits; their presence not only brings energy and secures the foundation of this organization, but also helps build a creative and refreshing image. As at the end of 2019, Taishin Holdings and subsidiaries employed 9,195 permanent staff and 480 non-permanent staff for a total of 9,675 employees. Female employees totaled 5,446, representing 59% of the employee base. Female managers totaled 573 and accounted for 47% of managerial positions. As the figures have shown, there was no gender discrimination or special treatment in the recruitment or promotion of employees. As for overseas operations, Taishin makes it a priority to hire workers locally from where it operates. In 2019, overseas operations hired a total of 740 work- ers, in which 89% of employees and 65% of managers were locals. In addition, the average age of Taishin employees is currently 38.2. With respect to the recruitment of the socially disadvantaged and people of diverse ethnicity and nationality, Taishin not only employs the legally required number of people with disability, but also makes the work environment accessible as well. With employee diversity increasing to a total of 13 nations/regions, we were able to blend multiple cultures into the organization and incorporate them as part of our competitive advantage.