Human Right and Diversity

The growth of a company relies on the continuous contributions of its employees. To enhance its growth momentum, Novatek actively recruits outstanding professionals, adheres to international human rights standards, and treats current employees, fixed-term employees, interns, etc., with dignity and respect. Novatek also plans to implement RBA-related management systems and training courses internally in 2024, to adhere to the "RBA (Responsible Business Alliance) Code of Conduct". Novatek treats applicants of different races, genders, ages, religions, nationalities or political stances equally, and recruits employees through an open and fair selection process. In addition, Novatek protects the personal data of applicants and avoids employment discrimination in accordance with the required laws and regulations.

 

Novatek has established the "Novatek Human Rights Policy", and made commitment to ensuring a safe working environment for its employees, treating employees with respect and dignity, promoting environmental protection in its operations, and adhering to ethical practices. Specific measures include:

 

  • Provide human rights education and training to the Company’s supervisors, employees, as well as suppliers/contractors from time to time.
  • Conduct regular human rights due diligence investigations to assess the impact and potential risks of human rights violations.
  • Regularly verify and audit the process by internal responsible units.

Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms and Enhancement Measures

 

  • Multiple open and accessible internal and external communication channels, including anonymous reporting mechanisms, are provided to enable employees, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders to submit feedback or report suspected violations to Novatek.
  • To ensure that incident handling procedures adhere to principles of legality and impartiality by maintaining an objective approach and transparent communication channels to facilitate appropriate resolution measures.
  • While safeguarding personal privacy, Novatek regularly discloses information regarding the number, nature, and handling outcomes of related grievances and reported incidents.
  • Where investigations confirm violations, Novatek will implement disciplinary and counseling measures. Necessary corrective actions will also be incorporated into relevant policies and practices to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.

 

Human rights concerns and practices

Novatek Human Rights Policy

Novatek RBA VAP Recognition Cert

RBA VAP Validation and Ongoing Management

 

Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct Version 8.0 was adopted by Novatek in 2024 as the foundation for establishing its management system, and the Company successfully obtained certification under the RBA Validated Audit Program (VAP). Following the audit conducted in November of the same year, the Company was awarded Silver Status recognition. Since obtaining the certification, Novatek has continued to integrate the RBA management system into its daily management and governance practices, implementing its principles across areas including labor and human rights protection, occupational health and safety, environmental management, business ethics, and supply chain responsibility. The Company adopts the RBA Code of Conduct as the standard for continuous improvement, auditing, and communication, and through regular reviews and ongoing engagement with internal and external stakeholders, ensures that its operations and supply chain management continue to comply with RBA requirements and the highest industry standards.

 

Human Rights Due Diligence

 

Novatek periodically performs human rights due diligence, systematically identifying human rights risks in the Company's routine operational management that could affect its employees, the supply chain, or the communities. Based on the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) risk assessment framework, the Company performs an inventory and reviews existing audit results through the Sustainability Management Committee. It conducts risk identification and classification of the human rights issues of concern to the Company — forced labor; youth and child labor; working hours and wages; discrimination and harassment; freedom of association; occupational safety; and the rights of domestic and foreign migrant workers — and generates a list of priority improvement items. With respect to risk-related issues, it proposes corresponding improvement plans and corrective measures. Through internal and external communication and monitoring mechanisms, it continues to pursue improvement and effective disclosure, ensuring that the Company's operations and supply chain complies with RBA requirements and that human rights protection is implemented.

 

 

Human Rights Due Diligence Process

 

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Mitigation and Remediation Measures for Human Rights Issues

 

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Training for promoting human rights protection

Novatek is committed to protecting human rights and promoting human rights education and advocacy, providing a safe and healthy working environment, and advocating on issues such as employee integrity, information security, business secrets, personal information protection, integrity management, workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention, etc., to create a friendly working environment with respect and tolerance.

Training on human rights protection for new and all employees in 2025

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Diversity in Talent Recruitment

Global Talent Recruitment and Deployment

Novatek is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment and actively cultivates global operational talent. The Company welcomes international professionals from various cultural backgrounds, experiences, and expertise to join its workforce.


In 2025, Novatek participated in the Hsinchu session of the Career Training & Job Matching Events for International Master’s & PhD Students, organized by Industrial Technology Research Institute and National Tsing Hua University. During the event, the Company conducted one-on-one interviews with numerous highly qualified international candidates. In terms of overseas recruitment, Novatek has long established talent engagement efforts across Asia, including Mainland China, Japan, and Hong Kong. In recent years, to support its expanding business operations in Europe and North America, the Company has also established a subsidiary in the United States and continues to recruit outstanding overseas employees, further strengthening its global footprint.

Employed 24 people with disabilities in accordance with relevant laws and regulations

Novatek employed 24 disabled individuals(including 3 extremely severe, 13 severe, 4 moderate and the 4 mild), providing them with fair employment opportunities and guaranteeing their employment rights in line with the law and regulations.

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Achieving gender equality

Novatek is committed to implementing equality in recruitment, remuneration, training and development, and promotion opportunities. Novatek treats and cares all types of employees equally. We ensure that employees are not subject to discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment regardless of their gender, age, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation.

Promoting gender equality policy:

  • Encouraging and promoting female employment:
    Adhering to the Novatek Human Rights Policy, Novatek abides by local laws and regulations and prohibits all discriminatory behaviors based on gender in hiring and employment process. Owing to the characteristics of the technology industry and the fact that most of the talents are in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, computer science and information engineering, Novatek’s employees are mainly male. In 2025, the number of female employees was 18.90%, which is higher than the average percentage of female graduates (14.99%) in the Departments of Electronics, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Information Engineering in Taiwan (statistics on the number of graduates from the Information Disclosure Platform for universities and colleges).
  • Salary based on gender equality:
    Novatek’s employee compensation system is designed on the basis of job category and job performance, and there is no difference in treatment due to gender and work location. Therefore, in terms of starting salary for inexperienced employees, the same standards are applied to employees of both sexes in all job categories. Afterwards, salary adjustments will be carried out based on work performance and years of work experience.
  • Equal and diverse education and training:
    According to Novatek's "Education and Training Regulations," a series of professional training courses based on the competencies were planned to not only enrich employees' professional knowledge and skills but also to achieve the goals and tasks assigned by the Company. This also helped employees to explore and develop themselves, accept challenges, strengthen their professional skills, and enhance their competitiveness.
  • Comprehensive performance management and promotion system on gender equality:
    Novatek has formulated the “Regulations for Performance Management and Development”, “Regulations for Occupation Level, Position and Title”, and the “Regulations for Promotion”. To review the status of employee development within the Company, as well las their performance and achievements at work, Novatek implements an employee performance management system. Every employee is required to participate in performance evaluation for the current year, regardless of their gender, age, and job category.

    Based on employees’ performance, achievements and years of experience, submissions can be made by department heads. After they have received the approval of the President, promotions are made.
  • Prevention of workplace violence and sexual harassment:
    To avoid and prevent workplace violence and sexual harassment, Novatek has formulated the “Workplace Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Handling Regulations” to explain relevant prevention measures, allowing the employees to understand the importance of respecting human rights, implementing gender equality, and emphasizing respect for differences and tolerance multiculturalism to provide a working environment without discrimination (including the discrimination of race, color, age, religion, nationality, ancestry, disability status, medical status, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, military service status, or political stance) and harassment.

Gender equality item

Result in 2025

Encouraging and promoting female employment

In 2025, female new hires account for 19.13% of all new hires, higher than the ratio of female in all employees. It illustrates that Novatek encourages and strives to achieve the goal of recruiting more female employees.

Equal and diverse education and training

The average training hours per employee was 33.2 hours, whereas average training hours per male employee was 33.4 hours and average training hours per female employee was 32.4 hours. Novatek protects women employees’ career advancement opportunities and rights. 

 

 

Gender salary ratio by job category in 2025


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Gender salary ratio by job category worldwide in 2025

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Employee communication

Novatek has high-quality manpower, complete employee benefits and harmonious employee-employer relationship. In addition to informal communication channels, Novatek has also established a variety of formal communication mechanisms, allowing its employees to fully express their opinions. The opinions of the employees are then responded quickly by the responsible units, creating a good and unimpeded communication culture and an open-minded working atmosphere. There were no reported cases of violating business ethics in 2025.

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Employee Sustainable Engagement Survey

Novatek conducted an Employee Sustainable Engagement Survey in 2025 to co-create a sustainably growing workplace with its employees.

The overall response rate reached 89%, and the survey results faithfully reflect employees' voices

Novatek's Human Resources Department conducted an Employee Sustainable Engagement Survey in 2025. The survey invited full-time employees who had been employed for at least three months as of June 15, 2025, covering a total of 3,717 employees across Taiwan and overseas subsidiaries. With an overall response rate of 89%, the results reflect the opinions and sentiments of most employees.

 

 

Three areas where Novatek outperformed the High Technology Norm

The survey was structured around the core themes of Purpose, Work, People, and Total Rewards, and examined 12 sub themes in depth. Overall results show that in the areas of Inspiring, Voice, and Growth, we performed above the High Technology Norm, indicating that employees recognize the company’s provision of clear career development paths and ample training resources. Conversely, there remains room for continued improvement and strengthening in the areas of Drive, Trust, Collaboration, and Wellbeing. The Sustainable Engagement score for this survey was 74%. In this context, engagement refers to whether employees are focused and involved in their work (Engaged), receive the support needed to complete their tasks (Enabled), and can maintain their energy (Energized).

 

 

Driving improvement initiatives to continuously build a sustainable corporate environment

Based on the overall survey results, the company will adopt the theme “Make Voices Heard, Make Actions Visible” and implement prioritized measures to address key improvement areas: foster an open communication culture and continue to provide diverse feedback channels; expand the deployment of AI solutions to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency, and strengthen cross departmental collaboration to co create change; and continue to establish a healthier, systematically supported work environment to materially improve employee satisfaction and well being.

Human Right and Diversity Spotlight
Human Right and Diversity Spotlight

Human rights protection program-Management and tracking of abnormal working hours

To help employees balance their work and life, Novatek has formulated the “Working Hours and Flexible Work Regulations” and the “Regulations on Overtime Pay and Compensatory Leave” in accordance with the Labor Standards Act and related regulations. Through new employee training, regular announcements to promote statutory working hours, and the developed “attendance analysis system”, supervisors can effectively manage the working hours of the employees. If the supervisors need to work overtime due to business needs, they need to obtain the consent from the employees. When the overtime is completed, overtime pay or compensatory leave will be provided. For employees who have consistent long working hours, regular notifications are sent to remind their supervisors to understand the employees’ working conditions, working load and emotional status, and take the initiative to care for the employees’ physical and mental health as well as the conditions of their families, ensuring the employees of Novatek to achieve work-life balance through appropriate work arrangements.