Towards a Happy Workplace

Employees are the most important asset of the Company and also a crucial factor in its the stable development of the Company. Billion has established relevant regulations and rules to protect the rights and interests of employees, strictly abides by labor and human rights standards, treats and respects all employees fairly continuously promotes employee care, promotes the physical and mental health of employees. Through fair employment and promotion systems, seeks talents with different backgrounds and expertise, continuously develops personal ability cultivation, and creates a "win-win" working environment for employees and Billion.

Sustainable Workforce


Talent Recruitment and Retention

The starting salary of men and women is in line with the minimum salary under the Labor Standards Act. However, the salary still considers seniority and work performance, so there is a difference in the salary ratio of job categories. The salary ratio in 2024 is as follows:

Billion
No. of Employees Salary Ratio
Female Male Female Male
Management 7 12 1 0.97
Non-Management Roles 38 28 1 1.51
Direct Personnel 10 0 1 0.00
Indirect Personnel 35 40 1 1.32

Note:

1. Female-to-male salary ratio (annual salary ratio): "Average annual salary of men in this category / Average annual salary of women in this category".

2. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that the seniority is higher, and the bonuses and surplus dividends are higher.

3. The remuneration of personnel who are less than one year of remuneration is not included in the calculation.

BEC Technologies
No. of Employees Salary Ratio (All employees are less than one year)
Female Male Female Male
Management 1 6 - -
Non-Management Roles 8 10 - -
Direct Personnel 0 0 - -
Indirect Personnel 9 16 - -

Note:

1. Female-to-male salary ratio (annual salary ratio): "Average annual salary of women in this category / Average annual salary of men in this category".

2. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that the seniority is higher, and the bonuses and surplus dividends are higher.

3. The remuneration of personnel who are less than one year of remuneration is not included in the calculation.

Billion Watts
No. of Employees Salary Ratio
Female Male Female Male
Management 3 9 1 0.89
Non-Management Roles 30 51 1 1.17
Direct Personnel 0 0 - -
Indirect Personnel 33 60 1 1.10

Note:

1. Female-to-male salary ratio (annual salary ratio): "Average annual salary of women in this category / Average annual salary of men in this category".

2. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that the seniority is higher, and the bonuses and surplus dividends are higher.

3. The remuneration of personnel who are less than one year of remuneration is not included in the calculation.

VG Watt
No. of Employees Salary Ratio
Female Male Female Male
Management 1 3 1 1.28
Non-Management Roles 3 3 1 1.74
Direct Personnel 0 0 - -
Indirect Personnel 4 6 1 1.42

Note:

1. Female-to-male salary ratio (annual salary ratio): "Average annual salary of men in this category / Average annual salary of women in this category".

2. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that male men are paid more because they are more skilled, senior and experienced.

3. The remuneration of personnel who are less than one year of remuneration is not included in the calculation.

Noonspare
No. of Employees Salary Ratio
Female Male Female Male
Management 2 11 1 1.96
Non-Management Roles 7 11 1 1.29
Direct Personnel 1 4 - 1
Indirect Personnel 8 18 1 1.38

Note:

1. Female-to-male salary ratio (annual salary ratio): "Average annual salary of men in this category / Average annual salary of women in this category".

2. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that male men are paid more because they are more skilled, senior and experienced.

3. The salary of personnel who are less than one year is not included in the calculation, and there is only one female direct employee who is less than one year, so it is not included in the calculation.

Country The ratio of the standard salary of male entry-level personnel to the local minimum wage The ratio of the standard salary of female entry-level personnel to the local minimum wage
Billion 1.31 1
BEC Technologies 1.53 1.4
Billion Watts 1.31 1.13
VG Watt 2.35 1.52
Noonspare 1.13 1.13

Note:

1. The basic salary of employees does not vary according to gender, race, religion, political affiliation, marital status, trade union associations, etc., but takes into account factors such as academic experience and work performance

There are differences.

2. The local minimum wage is 2024, and the basic salary announced by the Ministry of Labor is $27,470 per month.

3. The reason for the higher proportion of male pay is that male men are more skilled, senior and experienced, so they are higher compared to local salaries.

Country The ratio of Billion's highest-paid individual's annual total remuneration to the median annual total remuneration of employees (excluding the highest-paid individual). The ratio of the increase in the annual total remuneration of the highest-paid individual in Billion to the median annual total remuneration of the employee (excluding the highest-paid individual).
Billion 4.7 -
Billion Watts 4.41 1.14
VG Watt 2.28 -
Noonspare 4.18 -

Note:

1. The Chairman of the Board is not considered the highest paid individual unless he is also the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer.

2. The formula for calculating the annual median remuneration ratio is as follows: the annual salary of the individual with the highest annual salary for the year / the annual salary of the individual with the median annual salary for the year.

3. The formula for calculating the annual salary increase rate is as follows: the percentage increase in the annual salary of the individual with the highest annual salary in the year / the percentage increase in the annual salary of the individual with the median annual salary in the year.

4. The median annual salary of Billion and VG Watt in 2024 will increase by 0% compared with 2023, so there is no annual salary increase rate.

5. As VG Watt joined the scope in 2024, there is no data for the previous year.

6. BEC Technologies was established in August 2024, so there is no annual information.


Local Employee Care 

Since its establishment in 1973, Billion Group has been in Xindian, New Taipei City for more than 50 years. In order to take care of local employees, Billion, BEC Technologies and Billion Watts have employed more than 20% of local employees. For example, there are 203 employees living in Xindian. 54 employees in the district and 25 employees in Wenshan District, with a local employment ratio of 34.6% (Updated: 2024/12/31)

No. of Employees Residing in Xindian District Residing in Wenshan District Subtotal Local Employment Ratio
Billion 85 27 10 37 44%
Billion Watts 93 23 14 37 40%
BEC Technologies 25 4 1 5 20%
Total 203 54 25 79 34.6%

Talent Cultivation and Development

Billion Group attaches great importance to talent development, in order to improve the functions of employees and grow together with the group, the company formulates human resource management procedures, plans training courses for positions and actual needs, and at the same time meets the needs of the company's business and personal development. In order to ensure that colleagues keep pace with the times, at the end of each year, the heads of each unit will be invited to propose the next year's training plan, which will be approved by the chairman of the board of directors as the training plan for the next year. In addition to the basic necessary training, other training is only required for work needs or strategies.

Billion
Item/Categories Mgmt role (Male) Mgmt role (Female) Non-management role (Male) Non-management role (Female) Direct employees (Male) Direct employees (Female) Indirect personnel (Male) Indirect personnel (Female)
Total number of people 12 7 28 28 0 10 40 35
Total training hours 217.5 110 411.5 354.5 0 119 629 464.5
Average training hours 18.13 15.71 14.70 12.66 0 11.9 15.73 13.27
Training expenses 44,660 28,000 14,060 62,200 0 0 58,720 90,200
Billion Watts
Item/Categories Mgmt role (Male) Mgmt role (Female) Non-management role (Male) Non-management role (Female) Direct employees (Male) Direct employees (Female) Indirect personnel (Male) Indirect personnel (Female)
Total number of people 9 3 51 30 0 0 60 30
Total training hours 58.5 19.5 349.5 205 0 0 408 224.5
Average training hours 6.5 6.5 6.85 6.83 0.00 0.00 6.80 7.48
Training expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VG Watt
Item/Categories Mgmt role (Male) Mgmt role (Female) Non-management role (Male) Non-management role (Female) Direct employees (Male) Direct employees (Female) Indirect personnel (Male) Indirect personnel (Female)
Total number of people 3 1 3 3 0 0 6 4
Total training hours 19.5 6.5 19.5 19.5 0 0 39 26
Average training hours 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 0 0 6.5 6.5
Training expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEC Technologies
Item/Categories Mgmt role (Male) Mgmt role (Female) Non-management role (Male) Non-management role (Female) Direct employees (Male) Direct employees (Female) Indirect personnel (Male) Indirect personnel (Female)
Total number of people 6 1 10 8 0 0 16 9
Total training hours 39 6.5 71.5 60 0 0 110.5 66.5
Average training hours 6.5 6.5 7.15 7.5 0 0 6.91 7.39
Training expenses 0 0 5,000 0 0 0 5,000 0
Noonspare
Item/Categories Mgmt role (Male) Mgmt role (Female) Non-management role (Male) Non-management role (Female) Direct employees (Male) Direct employees (Female) Indirect personnel (Male) Indirect personnel (Female)
Total number of people 22 9 11 2 11 7 4 1
Total training hours 396 91 176 25.5 220 65.5 37 10
Average training hours 18 10.1 16 12.8 20 9.4 9.3 10.0
Training expenses 8,832 0 3,320 0 0 0 0 0

Employee Retirement System and Implementation Status

The Group handles employee retirement matters in accordance with the provisions of the "Labor Standards Act" and the "Labor Pension Act." In accordance with the "Labor Standards Act", 6% of the total employee salary is allocated monthly as a retirement reserve, and is supervised by the Labor Retirement Reserve Supervision Committee. The current balance of the retirement reserve special account is NT$16,222,387. There are still 4 employees, accounting for 4.7% of the total number of employees, who continue to choose the old retirement pension scheme. In accordance with the provisions of the "Labor Pension Act", 6% of the total monthly salary of employees is allocated monthly to individual retirement accounts established by the employees at the Ministry of Labor.

Environment Safety and Health


Employee Health Examination

In order to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for employees, Billion Group has a special health service organization to improve the working environment according to the characteristics of on-site operations, and conducts regular health examinations for employees in general operations every year, and provides special health examinations according to the nature of different jobs.


Employee health is Billion's greatest asset, the company conducts regular health examinations every year, and requires employees to receive relevant education and training on occupational safety and health, and has health care, according to the type of occupation of employees, in the health examination to provide special examination items (such as: free radiation risk detection).


Employee Health Check-up Headcount and Expenses

General Health Check-up(Note 1)
Examination Items Height, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, vision, color blindness test, hearing test, routine urine test, routine blood test, blood cell classification count, liver function test, gallbladder function, kidney function test, diabetes test, blood lipid test, heart function test, chest X-ray, physical examination, ultrasound examination, bone density test.
Billion Headquarters Yilan Plant BEC Technologies Billion EVC VG Watt Billion Watts
Number of people examined 67 5 25 7 12 64
Examination expenses (NT$) 33,500 2,500 12,500 3,500 6,000 32,000
Special Health Check-up(Note 2)
Examination Items Ionizing radiation examination
Number of participants in the inspection 1
Examination expenses (NT$) 0

Note:

1. If not all employees have undergone a health check-up, they are unable to complete the health check-up within the required time due to personal reasons, and they waive this right on their own.

2. The special health examination fee shall be approved by the labor insurance for the prevention of occupational diseases due to the application for labor insurance, and the examination fee shall be listed by the labor insurance bureau in accordance with the medical expense payment standard of the national health insurance

The provisions of the project shall be approved.

3. The number of health checkers is the total number of active employees in August.


Occupational Disease and Injury

In order to effectively prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases and accidents, Billion operates in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, such as the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Facilities Rules, the Occupational Safety and Health Management Measures, the Occupational Safety and Health Labeling Standards, the Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training Rules, the Labor Health Protection Rules, the Measures for the Implementation of Labor Work Environment Monitoring, the Standards Allowed Exposure in the Workplace, the Measures for the Implementation of Maternal Health Protection of Female Workers, the Standards for Identifying Hazardous or Harmful Work Prohibited for Pregnant and Postpartum Female Workers and Workers Under 18 Years of Age, the Measures for the Assessment and Classification of Hazardous Chemicals, the Safety Standards for Machinery and Equipment, the Labor Protection Act for Occupational Accident, the Enforcement Rules of the Labor Protection Act for Occupational Accident, the Regulations on Labeling and General Knowledge of Hazardous Chemicals, the Regulations on the Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning. In addition, management personnel also conduct periodic inspections of work environments in various units. They also publicly disseminate and promote labor safety-related operational standards, management system related standards, and safety data sheets for employees to access, enabling employees to gain a deeper understanding of safety and health concepts and apply them in their daily work. When company employees have injuries or illnesses, they will actively report and handle according to procedures, and report the number of incidents and improvement measures to department heads and the administration department quarterly/annually. The Company will provide resources and assistance based on actual situations. The Group defines occupational diseases according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as diseases that workers develop due to exposure to certain risk factors while performing their duties over time. As of the end of 2024, the Group has not had any recordable occupational injuries or work-related illnesses in the past three years.

Billion-Employee Total Working Hours Statistics 2022 2023 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 109,120 117,056 100,296
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 128,960 134,912 98,304
Total Working Hours 238,080 251,968 198,600
Note:
1. This time includes Shengda head office and Yilan plant.
2. Calculation formula: number of people × number of working days (249 days) per year × number of working hours.
Billion Non-Employee Total Working Hours 2022 2023 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 48 48 48
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 48 48 48
Total Working Hours 96 96 96
Note: The calculation formula is as follows: number of people × working hours (4 hours/month) × 12 months.
Yilan Plant Non-Employee Total Working Hours 2022 2023 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 48 0 11
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 624 292 638.5
Total Working Hours 672 292 649.5
Note: Calculation formula: Calculated based on the actual number of non-employee registration hours entering the factory.
VG Watt 2023 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 9,920 7,968
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 15,872 11,952
Total Working Hours 25,792 19,920
Note: The calculation formula is as follows: number of people × number of working days (249 days) per year × number of working hours.
Billion Watts Non-Employee Total Working Hours 2022 2023 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 39,680 59,520 66,000
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 65,472 89,280 120,000
Total Working Hours 105,152 148,800 186,000
Note: The calculation formula is as follows: number of people × number of working days (249 days) per year × number of working hours.
BEC Technologies-Employee Total Working Hours Statistics 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 7,704
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 13,696
Total Working Hours 21,400
Note: Calculation formula: number of people× number of working days (107 days) per year× number of working hours. (BEC Technologies was established in August 2024)
Noonspare-Employee Total Working Hours 2024
Total Working Hours of Female Employees 16,000
Total Working Hours of Male Employees 44,000
Total Working Hours 60,000
Note: The calculation formula is as follows: number of people × number of working days (250 days) per year × number of working hours.
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