Employee Benefits System

Chunghwa Telecom views its employees as the most important partners. Committed to “employee at ease,” we not only protect the labor rights of employees from violation but also help employees achieve a work-life balance and bring out their best through construction of a quality benefits system and a safe, decent working environment.

Happy Enterprise

Aiming to become a “happy enterprise,” we are dedicated to creating a sound work environment and employee welfare system. We value compensation, training, and benefits, committed to establishing a friendly and comfortable workplace atmosphere, so as to put employees at ease and bring out their best to create higher values for individuals and the Company.


The achievements of Chunghwa Telecom’s long-standing commitment to employee care have won accolades by the public. In 2023, it received the Gold Award in the Technology R&D category of "2023 Happy Enterprise" from 1111 Job Bank as well as the first “Family-Friendly Workplace Awards” organized by CommonWealth Education Media & Publishing Co., Ltd. under CommonWealth Magazine Group!

Benefit Description Beneficiaries(perso) Amount Invested(NT$ Thousand)
 
Parental Allowance(Company)
A 6-month allowance available in line with the Employment Insurance Act, along with an extra parental allowance of 50% of insured salary amount of the Labor Insurance in line with the CHT policy. 105 13,860.06
 
Childcare Allowance(Company)
Automatic subsidy of NT$12,000/year by the system for any eligible child of employee aged 0-6. 3,502 35,414
 
Sports Activities
12 road running events, 125 hiking events, 82 ball games, and 344 other activities( stairclimbing, calisthenics, walking, health lectures, etc.) organized nationwide. 34,908 14,562.77
 
*ESOT
To improve employee welfare, boost employees' commitment to the Company, and share fruits of corporate operation. All employees are eligible to join but they can decide to participate or not based on his or her own will. 18,106 2,143,516.18
 
Children Education Subsidy
Twice a year (for the 1st and 2nd semesters) 23,841 123,861.8
 
Wedding Subsidy
Wedding subsidy for application by employee to be married in line with the laws and regulations. 293 732.5
 
Maternity Allowance
Maternity Allowance for application by employee or the spouse thereof giving birth. 464 7,740
 
Funeral Subsidy
Family funeral subsidy for application by employee in the event of death of parent, foster parent, stepparent, spouse, or child thereof 115 575
 
Work Hour Reduction for Childcare
Application for 1 work hour reduced per workday with pay available for any employee with the need to care for child at age 3 or under. 1,556 34,042
 
Recreational/Sports Space
Sports center, swimming pool, tennis, badminton, basketball, table tennis room, integrated activity space, karaoke, employee hotels. Activity space is 15,608 square meters in total

*Note: As of 2023, with the employee ESOT participation rate at as high as 90%, our employee invested in ESOT with amount of 1.65 billion NT dollars , coupled with the amount contributed by the Company, the total investment in stock trust was reached to 2.14 billion NT dollars. Employees participating in the ESOT program has become the company's third-largest shareholders, fostering a symbiotic relationship between colleagues and the company, contributing to mutual prosperity and growth.

Leaves and Allowance Better than the Statutory Requirements

Item CHT Labor Standards Act
Annual Leave
  1. Service for 7 years: 21 days
  2. Service for 10 years: 28 days
  3. Service for 15 years: 30 days
  1. Service for 7 years: 15 days
  2. Service for 10 years: 16 days
  3. Service for 15 years: 21 days
Funeral Leave Better than the statutory requirement for certain kin Paid leave available for certain kin
Personal Leave 5 days of personal leave with pay No salary
Family Care Leave 7 days for personal leave and family care leave combined No salary
Sick Leave Full salary Half salary
Menstrual Leave Full salary Half salary
Maternity Leave 42 days, with flexible day-off, fixed day-off, or national holiday excluded
(It has been adjusted to 13 weeks(calendar days) since Jul.1st ,2024.)
8 weeks, with flexible day-off, fixed day-off, or national holiday included
Pregnancy Checkup Leave 10 days 7 days
Miscarriage Leave Full salary No salary
Pregnancy Checkup Accompaniment and Paternity Leaves 10 days 7 days

Childcare Benefits

Childcare-friendly Workplace

Chunghwa Telecom committed to building a thoughtful environment that fosters a balance between work and family life for employees, aiming to become an ideal childcare-friendly workplace. To alleviate the issue of low birthrate in Taiwan, and to support employees who just start families and raise children, it offers a variety of childcare support measures and benefits, including:

  • Any employee with the need to care for child at age 3 or under may apply for 1 work hour reduced per workday with full pay and without impact to attendance or performance appraisal. Where both husband and wife are employees of Chunghwa Telecom, they are eligible to this benefit together, allowing the family to spend a quality time altogether. Starting from 2024, the scope of eligibility will be expanded to include employees with children under the age of 6.
  • In 2023, the benefits are planned to be raised further. In addition to the raise in the monthly childcare allowance for employee with child aged 0-6, there is maternity allowance of NT$20,000 per childbirth available as well.
  • A total of 16 workplace childcare support centers were set up at 9 locations across six municipalities for the children of employees aged 2 to 6 years old to access education and care services. Starting from the academic year of 2023, free extended-hour service is available for employees to pick up their children without worry.

To care for employees and alleviate the issue of low birthrate in Taiwan, CHT offers a well-rounded care mechanism, including matchmaking before marriage, group wedding, and maternity allowance. Starting from 2006, we implemented the parental leave system first with a parental leave allowance better than the statutory requirement.

There were 115 employees applying for parental leave allowance without paid, 105 employees claiming the parental allowance, and a total of NT$13,860,060 disbursed for parental allowance in 2023. Also, “Family care leave, pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leaves for males, menstrual leave for females, pregnancy checkup leave, maternity leave, and breastfeeding rooms” are available in accordance with the laws. The epidemic prevention childcare leave is also available in line with the government’s policy of epidemic prevention for employees to take care of their families at ease.

Year Item Male Female Total
2023 Employees eligible for unpaid parental leave(persons) 1,022 358 1,380
Employees applying for unpaid parental leave(persons) 37 78 115
Reinstatement rate(%) 111.5385 117.3913 115.2778
2022 Retention rate upon reinstatement from unpaid parental leave(%) 95.6522 97.1429 96.7742

Note: Relevant benefits are mainly applied to the non-fixed term contract employees of Chunghwa Telecom, excluding those of subsidiaries.

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