Labor Structure and Recruitment
FENC fortifies labor structure with comprehensive human resources system.
When it comes to human resources, FENC has always believed in finding the right person for the right position and giving employees the opportunity to develop their full potential. The Company puts such conviction to practice with a comprehensive organizational structure and human resources system. Permanent employees hold 92% of the key positions, and the Company offers internal training, job rotation and internal promotion track for top performers, which demonstrate the comprehensive and diverse opportunities for career advancement at FENC.
Human Resources Overview in 2020

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Human Resources Profile
Permanent Employees | Temporary Employees | Total | ||||||||
Male (%) | Female (%) | Number | Male (%) | Female (%) | Number | Male (%) | Female (%) | Number | ||
Taiwan | 2018 | 73% | 27% | 4,393 | 86% | 14% | 1,143 | 75% | 25% | 5,536 |
2019 | 73% | 27% | 4,371 | 88% | 12% | 1,108 | 76% | 24% | 5,479 | |
2020 | 73% | 27% | 4,162 | 88% | 12% | 950 | 76% | 24% | 5,112 | |
China | 2018 | 52% | 48% | 5,934 | 62% | 38% | 817 | 53% | 47% | 6,751 |
2019 | 51% | 49% | 5,795 | 57% | 43% | 543 | 52% | 48% | 6,338 | |
2020 | 54% | 46% | 4,808 | 59% | 41% | 600 | 54% | 46% | 5,408 | |
Vietnam | 2018 | 31% | 69% | 9,910 | 28% | 72% | 247 | 31% | 69% | 10,157 |
2019 | 34% | 66% | 11,748 | 36% | 64% | 136 | 34% | 66% | 11,884 | |
2020 | 33% | 67% | 9,482 | 38% | 62% | 162 | 33% | 67% | 9,644 | |
Japan | 2018 | 80% | 20% | 85 | 0% | 100% | 1 | 79% | 21% | 86 |
2019 | 80% | 20% | 104 | 80% | 20% | 5 | 80% | 20% | 109 | |
2020 | 84% | 16% | 142 | 87% | 13% | 15 | 84% | 16% | 157 | |
U.S. | 2018 | 84% | 16% | 141 | 83% | 17% | 6 | 84% | 16% | 147 |
2019 | 86% | 14% | 158 | 50% | 50% | 4 | 85% | 15% | 162 | |
2020 | 82% | 18% | 163 | 100% | 0% | 2 | 82% | 18% | 165 | |
Total | 2018 | 47% | 53% | 20,463 | 71% | 29% | 2,214 | 49% | 51% | 22,677 |
2019 | 47% | 53% | 22,176 | 75% | 25% | 1,796 | 49% | 51% | 23,972 | |
2020 | 48% | 52% | 18,757 | 72% | 28% | 1,729 | 50% | 50% | 20,486 |
Note: 1. “Non-permanent employees” refers to foreign workers in Taiwan; contract workers or contractors in China; employees under probation in Vietnam; outsourced workers in Japan; temp workers in the U.S. 2. The age cohort does not include non-permanent employees. 3. No part-time workers are employed at any production and business sites. |
Twenty-five percent of the employees who left the Company in 2020 are retired employees. The overall turnover rate is lower than the average of 15.5% in the manufacturing industry. Bases in China continue to enhance employee retention with a focus on the internal referral system and improving work value. In 2020, the number of employee turnover decreased by over 800 comparing to the previous year, marking a 7% downturn. In Vietnam, the Company has been strong in recruitment performance, meeting labor demand with higher wages and benefits; internal and external recruitment; enhanced work environment. Among the new recruits, 71% are under the age of 30, demonstrating the Company’s efforts in introducing new blood into its work force.
The 2020 turnover rates in Japan and U.S. sites are 5% and 4%, respectively, which are relatively low. By providing comprehensive compensation package, employees are able to attain work-life balance, build team spirit and in turn deliver high performance and output, which is a win-win for both the employer and employee.
In October 2018, FENC grabbed 149th on Forbes’ list of World’s Best Employers. In November 2019, FENC was voted as the recipient of 2019 Happiness Enterprise Award on the recruitment platform, 1111 Job Bank. These recognitions reflect the employee-friendly nature at FENC, making it a top choice for job seekers.
Number and Percentage of New Employees in Last 3 Years
2020 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 78 | 38 | 116 | 78 | 25 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 226 |
Ratio | 20% | 28% | 22% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 5% | |
China | Number | 475 | 168 | 643 | 310 | 197 | 507 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1,159 |
Ratio | 76% | 38% | 61% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 24% | |
Vietnam | Number | 1,013 | 1,823 | 2,836 | 284 | 842 | 1,126 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3,972 |
Ratio | 52% | 48% | 49% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 42% | |
Japan | Number | 20 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Ratio | 59% | 33% | 55% | 24% | 7% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
U.S. | Number | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Ratio | 17% | 100% | 21% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 4% | |
Total | Number | 1,589 | 2,032 | 3,621 | 692 | 1,065 | 1,757 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 5,405 |
Ratio | 53% | 46% | 49% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 29% |
2019 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 136 | 54 | 190 | 103 | 32 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 329 |
Ratio | 28% | 34% | 29% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
China | Number | 870 | 577 | 1,447 | 475 | 612 | 1,087 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2,542 |
Ratio | 90% | 80% | 86% | 26% | 29% | 28% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 44% | |
Vietnam | Number | 2,045 | 3,243 | 5,288 | 551 | 1,215 | 1,766 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 7,077 |
Ratio | 75% | 65% | 68% | 45% | 45% | 45% | 27% | 22% | 26% | 60% | |
Japan | Number | 11 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Ratio | 58% | 25% | 52% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 11% | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
U.S. | Number | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
Ratio | 28% | 0% | 28% | 11% | 44% | 16% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 14% | |
Total | Number | 3,067 | 3,875 | 6,942 | 1,149 | 1,867 | 3,016 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 10,001 |
Ratio | 72% | 66% | 69% | 23% | 34% | 29% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 45% |
2018 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 184 | 66 | 250 | 104 | 47 | 151 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 407 |
Ratio | 35% | 44% | 37% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 9% | |
China | Number | 1,518 | 767 | 2,285 | 645 | 557 | 1,202 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3,501 |
Ratio | 124% | 84% | 107% | 37% | 29% | 33% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 59% | |
Vietnam | Number | 1,615 | 3,021 | 4,636 | 543 | 1,102 | 1,645 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 6,320 |
Ratio | 76% | 63% | 67% | 63% | 54% | 56% | 55% | 48% | 53% | 64% | |
Japan | Number | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Ratio | 19% | 33% | 23% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
U.S. | Number | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
Ratio | 53% | 0% | 53% | 17% | 83% | 25% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 21% | |
Total | Number | 3,330 | 3,856 | 7,186 | 1,309 | 1,713 | 3,022 | 50 | 16 | 66 | 10,274 |
Ratio | 85% | 66% | 73% | 30% | 37% | 34% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 50% |
Note: 1. The number of new employees indicates the number of new permanent employees in an area. 2. The percentage is derived by dividing the number of the new employees of an age group by the total number of employees of the same age group. |
Number of Employees Who Left the Company and Turnover Rate in Last 3 Years
2020 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 66 | 32 | 98 | 105 | 57 | 162 | 119 | 45 | 164 | 424 |
Ratio | 17% | 24% | 19% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 10% | |
China | Number | 572 | 345 | 917 | 523 | 568 | 1,091 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 2,049 |
Ratio | 92% | 78% | 86% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 12% | 257% | 21% | 43% | |
Vietnam | Number | 1,832 | 2,956 | 4,788 | 593 | 1,439 | 2,032 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 6,857 |
Ratio | 94% | 77% | 83% | 54% | 57% | 56% | 31% | 83% | 47% | 72% | |
Japan | Number | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Ratio | 6% | 33% | 10% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
U.S. | Number | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Ratio | 6% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 4% | |
Total | Number | 2,473 | 3,335 | 5,808 | 1,225 | 2,064 | 3,289 | 163 | 83 | 246 | 9,343 |
Ratio | 82% | 76% | 78% | 26% | 42% | 34% | 13% | 22% | 15% | 50% |
2019 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 65 | 35 | 100 | 92 | 54 | 146 | 91 | 60 | 151 | 397 |
Ratio | 13% | 22% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 17% | 11% | 9% | |
China | Number | 1,019 | 631 | 1,650 | 594 | 635 | 1,229 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2,901 |
Ratio | 106% | 88% | 98% | 32% | 30% | 31% | 10% | 38% | 12% | 50% | |
Vietnam | Number | 1,880 | 3,244 | 5,124 | 462 | 1,200 | 1,662 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6,809 |
Ratio | 69% | 65% | 66% | 37% | 45% | 42% | 19% | 41% | 26% | 58% | |
Japan | Number | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Ratio | 26% | 25% | 26% | 9% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
U.S. | Number | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Ratio | 11% | 0% | 11% | 5% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 5% | |
Total | Number | 2,971 | 3,911 | 6,882 | 1,156 | 1,889 | 3,045 | 121 | 78 | 199 | 10,126 |
Ratio | 70% | 67% | 68% | 24% | 35% | 29% | 9% | 19% | 12% | 46% |
2018 | Under 30 | Between 31 and 50 | Over 50 | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | Male | Female | Subtotal | |||
Taiwan | Number | 75 | 29 | 104 | 99 | 70 | 169 | 88 | 54 | 142 | 415 |
Ratio | 14% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 14% | 10% | 9% | |
China | Number | 1,485 | 835 | 2,320 | 667 | 640 | 1,307 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 3,657 |
Ratio | 121% | 92% | 108% | 39% | 33% | 36% | 8% | 173% | 20% | 62% | |
Vietnam | Number | 1,235 | 2,908 | 4,143 | 340 | 1,170 | 1,510 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 5,684 |
Ratio | 58% | 61% | 60% | 40% | 57% | 52% | 45% | 36% | 42% | 57% | |
Japan | Number | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Ratio | 31% | 0% | 23% | 16% | 0% | 13% | 14% | 0% | 13% | 15% | |
U.S. | Number | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Ratio | 5% | 0% | 5% | 9% | 0% | 8% | 12% | 0% | 9% | 8% | |
Total | Number | 2,801 | 3,772 | 6,573 | 1,117 | 1,880 | 2,997 | 128 | 82 | 210 | 9,780 |
Ratio | 71% | 64% | 67% | 26% | 40% | 33% | 10% | 19% | 12% | 48% |
Note: 1. The number of new employees indicates the number of new permanent employees in an area. 2. The percentage is derived by dividing the number of the new employees of an age group by the total number of employees of the same age group. |
Percentage of Employees with a Disability
Year | Taiwan | China | Vietnam | Japan | U.S. |
2018 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note:The percentage is derived by dividing number of disability permanent employees by number of permanent employees of the same region. |
Recruitment
FENC is dedicated to creating a friendly workplace to attract top talents. The recruitment policies set forth in the Company do not discriminate based on any personal attributes, and regular meetings are held to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations. An international talent pool is in the pipeline to foster talent acquisition and professional development. The database is meant to be shared among all production sites, which will benefit tremendously as skilled professionals can be strategically deployed among FENC’s international subsidiaries. Stage 1 of the international talent pool is tentatively scheduled to complete in 2021.We will also be implementing aptitude tests tailored to the Far Eastern corporate culture as well as local policies and practices to establish internal talent acquisition database that better assesses the personality profile of local talents.
As digital technology grows prevalent, FENC also utilizes social network and websites to post the latest corporate activities or job openings to attract talents. All business sites use QR Code to interact with domestic and international job candidates. Be it seasoned professional or new graduates, digital applications are bridging the distance between the Company and potential recruits.
Recruitment Platform for Production and Business Sites

Recruitment Approach

Industry-Academia Internship
FENC offers industry-academia internship. In 2012, the Company launched the Talent Pool Program, providing field opportunities for top-performing students from Yuan Ze University and Oriental Institute of Technology with the corporate internship program. In 2020, the program offered 32 internship positions and recruited 20 students. The practical training helps students grow into exceptional corporate talents. The overseas internship programs, however, have been thrown off course by the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore temporarily suspended. In Taiwan, where the pandemic has been kept under control, the local internship programs take advantage of corporate synergy and continue to recruit students. The programs provide them with learning opportunities and aims to foster future pillars of the Company.