Post Date：2025.08.15         On August 8th, the authoritative Asian human resources media "HR Asia" held the "Asia's Best Employer Award" ceremony, under Far Eastern Group Far Eastern New Century Corporation 、 Asia Cement Corporation 、 Far EasTone Telecommunication 、 U-Ming Marine Transport 、 Far Eastern International Bank 、 FE SOGO Department stores 、Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls 、 Far Eastern Apparel (Vietnam) 、 Far Eastern Polytex (Vietnam) Nine affiliated enterprises, including Vietnam, have won a total of 27 awards, including 9 "Asia's Best Employer Awards", 6 "Diversity, Equity&Inclusion Awards", 5 "Most Caring Company Awards", 3 "Sustainable Workplace Awards", and 4 "Tech Empowerment Awards".

        Far Eastern New Century Corporation has won the Gold Award for Best Employer in Asia in HR Asia for five consecutive years

        

 

 

        In the wave of global competition for talent, accelerated innovation, and sustainable transformation, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, the leader of Taiwan's polyester and chemical fiber industry, has once again achieved good news. It has won the "Asia's Best Employer Award" for five consecutive times and won the highest honor, the "Gold Award". This not only highly affirms Far Eastern New Century Corporation's "talent oriented" philosophy, but also reflects its performance in four key areas: "diversity and integration", "sustainable workplace", "employee care", and "technology empowerment", firmly maintaining its leading position in the industry.

        Having been deeply rooted in Taiwan for over 75 years, Far Eastern New Century Corporation has always adhered to the belief of "treating employees well first, so that they have centripetal force and are willing to invest". The company believes that the true way to retain talent is not just about generous salaries and benefits, but more importantly, creating an open communication and warm workplace culture. To listen to the voices of employees, a satisfaction survey is conducted regularly every two years for global employees, and the results are reported to the Chairman. If there are projects with low satisfaction, the human resources department will immediately initiate improvement actions, demonstrating the company's high attention and rapid response to employee opinions.

        In the wave of digital transformation, Far Eastern New Century Corporation actively cultivates AI talents and strengthens employees' digital thinking and application abilities through systematic training at the "AI Intelligence Academy". Senior executives are more personally involved and encourage cross departmental participation in various' AI innovation proposal competitions'. Faced with the challenge of labor shortage, the company chose to start with "retaining talents" and promote the "Employee Stock Ownership Trust Plan" to subsidize stock purchases. By 2024, the participation rate will reach 95%, symbolizing the long-term commitment of enterprises and employees to share achievements and build the future together.

        Far Eastern New Century Corporation also understands that an excellent workplace not only focuses on job performance, but also values the physical and mental health and quality of life of its employees. In addition to regular health check ups, the company also provides comprehensive support through the "Diversity Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)" and collaborates with Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and external psychological counseling units to assist colleagues in adjusting their psychological stress and emotions. In terms of diversity and integration, Far Eastern New Century Corporation has made achievements in gender equality, cultural integration, intergenerational harmony, and support for middle-aged and elderly people. Through authentic employee stories, it strengthens culture internally and conveys values externally, continuously consolidating team cohesion. In the fiercely competitive talent market, with honesty, diligence, simplicity, prudence, and innovation as the core values, we will continue to build a trustworthy ideal workplace and steadily move towards the next sustainable milestone.

        Asia Cement Corporation has won the "Best Employer in Asia" award for five consecutive years, creating a comprehensive model of a happy workplace

        

 

 

        Asia Cement Corporation has been awarded the "Best Employer in Asia" award by HR Asia for the fifth consecutive year, receiving a gold medal and winning four major categories including "Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Award", "Best Employee Care Award", "Workplace Sustainability Award", and "Technology Empowerment Award". The "Best Employer in Asia" award covers 15 markets and hundreds of companies. Through employee engagement surveys and company reports, it evaluates the performance of companies in human resource management from three dimensions: organizational culture, employee experience, and teamwork. Asia Cement Corporation has won high recognition from reviewers and employees for its high level of employee engagement, comprehensive human resource management and development strategy, digital transformation, and sustainable practices.

        K. Y. Lee President stated that talent is the most valuable asset of Asia Cement Corporation. The company always adheres to a people-oriented approach, values talent cultivation and employee well-being, and is committed to establishing a culture of integrity and transparency in communication, encouraging innovative thinking while respecting diversity and differences. It creates a Go Inclusive work environment, allowing colleagues to be more confident and competitive in the rapidly changing market, and injecting vitality into the continuous growth of the enterprise.

        Asia Cement Corporation firmly believes that respecting and cherishing employees is the foundation of a happy workplace. The company implements human rights policies, promises to create a zero discrimination working environment, respects differences such as gender, ethnicity, age, religion, and nationality, and has also established a comprehensive appeal and remedy mechanism to fully implement diversity, equality, and inclusiveness. Internally, we will continue to deepen the DEI culture, while externally, we will promote the development of indigenous communities and expand the positive social influence of the enterprise. Faced with the wave of forward-looking technology, Asia Cement Corporation has introduced generative AI, deep learning, and IoT data platforms to comprehensively improve smart manufacturing and process management. It has also applied digital tools to various aspects of human resources selection, utilization, education, and retention. In 2024, a special AI and digital skills training program will be launched to enable grassroots, technical personnel, information personnel, and supervisors in various departments to achieve an "all staff AI" upgrade.

        In addition, Asia Cement Corporation implements a "people-oriented" workplace care approach, which includes regular health checkups, on-site medical care, full group insurance, as well as 30 days of paid sick leave and 3 days of volunteer leave per year, all exceeding regulatory standards. It also encourages indigenous colleagues to apply for annual ceremonial leave, demonstrating respect and support for diverse cultures. Asia Cement Corporation believes that the value of a company lies not only in creating profits, but also in becoming the most trusted reliance for its employees.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication wins HR Asia's "Best Employer in Asia" award for AI empowerment and diverse communication channels to create a friendly workplace

        

 

 

        Far EasTone Telecommunications is committed to promoting a diverse and friendly workplace culture, strengthening its competitiveness in sustainability development, and standing out from 360 companies. It has won the "Best Employer in Asia 2025" award from HR Asia for three consecutive years and is the only telecommunications company in Taiwan to be selected.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication actively introduces generative AI tools, empowers employees with technology, significantly improves work efficiency and quality, balances work and life, and provides customers with a better service experience, which has been highly recognized by the judging panel.

        To enhance employees' AI application capabilities, Far EasTone Telecommunication plans to provide diversified training resources and subsidize external training expenses, encouraging employees to further their studies at artificial intelligence schools. In addition, the "Far EasTone Telecommunication Intelligence" AI platform, which was independently developed and recognized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs' first "Smart Innovation Award", will be widely used in internal IT maintenance, intelligent assistants, customer service platforms, etc. For example, this year, the "Human Resources Intelligence" AI customer service has been added to assist employees in answering questions about leave and welfare subsidy applications, reducing manpower burden.

        In addition, Far EasTone Telecommunication values employee communication and participation, holding quarterly online employee conferences where the President personally shares the company's achievements and future directions, and opens up real-time Q&A sessions where the management team responds to employee questions on site; At the same time, two eNPS employee satisfaction surveys are conducted annually as a basis for continuous improvement and to promote a feedback system for subordinates, allowing employees to score their supervisors and promoting two-way communication and leadership enhancement.

        Far EasTone Telecommunication offers a variety of thoughtful benefits, including: better than legal leave, prenatal examination leave, full pay sick leave, discounted leave, etc. It also introduces paid "peace of mind care leave" that can be used for personal health or taking care of family members. In terms of parenting, a childbirth subsidy of NTD 30000 or more will be provided, and those who have children under the age of 6 can also receive an annual childcare allowance of 10000 yuan. To take care of the health of employees, Far EasTone Telecommunication also provides health examination subsidies that are superior to the law, and employees over the age of 40 enjoy full health examinations every year; Each employee can also apply for an annual NTD 10000 travel subsidy, dedicated to creating a happy and fulfilling workplace environment.

        The first U-Ming Marine Transport in Taiwan's shipping industry has won the "Asia's Best Employer Award" for the fifth time

        

 

 

 

 

        Far Eastern International Bank strives for an excellent workplace environment, values a friendly workplace and employee care. Recently, it was awarded the "Best Employer in Asia" award by HR Asia for the fifth consecutive time since its participation in 2021, and also won the "Best Employer Care Award" for the third time, demonstrating Far Eastern International Bank's commitment to implementing employee care. In all aspects of this evaluation, Far Eastern International Bank stood out with outstanding results. Among them, in the employee opinion survey items, "I have received regular training to effectively use technology in my work", "The company encourages and subsidizes employees to organize various group activities", "I have enough time to complete the work at hand", and other three items scored significantly higher than the average of participating companies.

        In terms of talent cultivation, Far Eastern International Bank encourages its colleagues to keep up with the pulse of the AI era by building a diverse learning platform and holding digital finance lectures to deepen the technological capabilities of all employees. It has received government certification awards for 22 consecutive years, with a cumulative amount of over NTD 10 million. It has also won the Ministry of Labor's "Gold Medal Certification for Talent Development Quality Management System" twice in a row, and has been selected as a constant stock in the "Taiwan High Salary 100 Index" and "Taiwan Employment 99 Index" every year.

        In addition, Far Eastern International Bank is committed to creating a healthy workplace, holding annual Health Day themed events to promote learning about new health knowledge, and calling on colleagues to unleash their creativity by combining sports and environmental friendliness to arrange activities such as energy conservation, carbon reduction, and public welfare care. The participation rate of all employees in the 2024 "Sports+ESG" Health Day event reached 95%, and it is well deserved to be a frequent winner of the "Best Employer Care Award".

        Far Eastern International Bank has won the "Best Employer in Asia 2025" award for the fifth time and the "Best Employer Care" award for the third time in HR Asia, demonstrating that the bank's human resource management performance has been greatly recognized. In the future, the bank will continue to work with employees to build a happy workplace, becoming a reassuring support for employees and creating a more resilient and Go Prosperous happy corporate culture.

        FE SOGO Department Stores has won the Best Employer Award in Asia for three times, with the highest number of awards in the five Grand Slam department store retail industry

        

 

 

        In the "Best Employer in Asia 2025" selection by HR Asia, FE SOGO Department stores stood out among the participating companies and won the "Technology Empowerment Award", "Employer Care Award", "Workplace Sustainability Award", and "Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Award" for three consecutive years. It is the only department store retail industry to have won a grand slam.

        FE SOGO Department stores has been promoting a friendly workplace policy for a long time. In the three aspects of organizational culture, employee experience, and team trust in this evaluation, the scores are higher than the market average. Sophia C.W. Huang Chairman said, "We firmly believe that caring for employees, supporting work life balance, and respecting diversity are the core values of corporate sustainability development. Relevant measures not only improve employee satisfaction and sense of belonging, but also promote the stable growth of the organization. In the future, FE SOGO Department stores will continue to deepen a friendly workplace culture and create a more inclusive and happy work environment.

        Faced with three major issues: talent gap crisis, demand for sustainable competitiveness, and digital transformation in the workplace, FE SOGO Department stores adopts the core strategy of "creating a happy workplace that selects and nurtures talents". Through five leveraged human resources investments, including salary, occupational safety, ESG, etc., FE SOGO Department stores aims to cultivate talents and improve organizational resilience. In addition, FE SOGO Department stores have received salary increases for four consecutive years, with multiple employee benefits superior to laws and industry regulations. They have also strengthened their efforts to create a safe and secure workplace, and have won the Taipei City Labor Safety Award for 12 consecutive years. All locations are certified as "Safe Places" by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

        In terms of talent cultivation, FE SOGO Department stores have been increasing their education and training funding and attendance year by year. This year, a new job ranking system has been introduced, introducing a dual career track system where employees can be promoted based on their personal traits and career goals. To improve work experience, we actively improve digital governance, establish digital office systems, and update multiple internal administrative operating systems to enhance operational efficiency. FE SOGO Department stores have also been awarded the "Friendly Parenting Business Award" by the Taipei City Government Labor Bureau for their outstanding achievements in promoting a happy workplace. These achievements include implementing a subsidy system for unpaid childcare agents, providing parental leave that is superior to laws and regulations, regularly providing childcare and parenting support services, organizing parent-child cultural experience activities, and establishing and improving breastfeeding facilities.

        Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls has won HR Asia's recognition as the only gold award in Taiwan's department store retail industry for six consecutive years

        

 

 

        This year, Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls has won three major awards from HR Asia, including the Gold Award for Best Employer in Asia, the Diversity Inclusion Award, and the Technology Empowerment Award, marking their sixth consecutive year of recognition. Chairman Li Jingfang stated that "Happy Enterprise" is implemented from top to bottom by the company, practiced in the system and culture, placing colleagues at the core of the company's sustainability development, in order to create a warm and futuristic workplace.

        Since its opening, Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls has adhered to six values - "sincerity, diligence, simplicity, prudence, innovation, and enthusiasm", as well as five core values - "safe and healthy workplace, equal respect for the environment, reasonable salary and special benefits, sound training system to empower colleagues, and public welfare participation for the common prosperity of colleagues", and has devoted resources to creating a happy workplace. In addition to providing various types of leave and insurance benefits in accordance with the law, there are also additional benefits such as colleague birthday leave, six day gift money, rental subsidies, exclusive parking spaces for pregnant women, and childcare leave. Since its opening, Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls has achieved record high performance. It shares its business achievements with colleagues, and has continuously adjusted salaries for 13 years and guaranteed 15.2 months of salary, demonstrating a diverse and inclusive corporate culture.

        Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls understands that the development of colleagues is closely linked to the sustainability of the enterprise. It has actively introduced the TTQS talent development quality management system, with the goal of "cultivating first-class retail talents", and won the gold medal certification in 2024. The key to success lies in the company's planning of diverse training courses that align with long-term development strategies and the growth needs of colleagues. This promotes collaboration between senior executives and colleagues in attracting investment, serving customers, and fostering innovative thinking. Through practical leadership and the inheritance of workplace experience, the team's cohesion is strengthened. The Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls Big Celebrity Lecture Hall has attracted nearly 3000 colleagues and suppliers to participate, creating a competitive learning environment for colleagues and partners.

        Big City Far Eastern Big City Shopping Malls provides professional workplace experience and protection, cares more about the health and safety of colleagues, establishes ISO9001 quality management and occupational safety system, has AED equipment and health promotion activities, has attracted more than 7000 participants in the past 3 years, and has won multiple safety and health awards from the Ministry of the Interior and the National Health Agency. In the future, we will expand the overall efficiency of the group and collaborate with Yuan Ze University between industry and school to enhance colleagues' mastery of key skills such as Big Data analysis and AI technology application. Internally, we will also promote courses such as community marketing and cross platform operations to improve colleagues' adaptability and strengthen their superpowers in responding to unknown challenges.

        

 

 

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