4.3 Workplace Environment

PSC has formulated and implemented the company-wide Labor Health Protection Program since 2019 to safeguard employees’ health. The Labor Health Protection Program covers the following four aspects, and we have adopted an occupational health management service system. During the annual employee health examination, the physicians and nurses have talks with those who have unusual health indicators and provide them with health guidance to manage employees’ health.

Worker Health Protection Programs

4.3.1 Safe Workplace

PSC places great emphasis on workplace safety. In addition to strengthening the identification and improvement of office environment hazards, the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Project Section under the General Affairs Department was established to promote occupational safety and health. The section is staffed with certified OSH supervisors and OSH management personnel. Furthermore, all PSC branches have selected and assigned employees to receive training as fire prevention managers and OSH supervisors and obtain the relevant certifications to ensure office safety. All of the Company’s offices have developed fire safety plans in accordance with the law and are insured with public liability insurance and employer’s liability insurance to protect the rights and interests of both customers and employees.

Secure Hardware

As per the Building Public Safety Inspection Certification and Reporting Regulations, we regularly entrust a professional company to conduct a public safety inspection of buildings every two years and obtained a certification mark for building public safety. We outsource the regular maintenance and inspections of various electromechanical or fire-fighting equipment (such as fire alarms or fire extinguishers) every year in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Services Act and report to the competent authority. The planning of our office environment prioritizes employee safety. All entrances and exits are equipped with access control card readers, and there is security personnel monitoring access during the day, at night, and on holidays, to ensure the safety of employees. Moreover, we employ cleaning staff who regularly clean and wax the office environment to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.

Considerate Care

PSC has a health consulting room staffed with full-time health managers and on-site occupational medicine specialists to provide health consultation services to employees. We also regularly organize various health promotion seminars and use an online health education system to regularly disseminate information on preventive healthcare and health-related updates. In our headquarters building, we have a total of four automated external defibrillators on specific floors. Furthermore, as of 2023, a total of 71 employees have obtained certifications in first aid and safety and health education to provide assistance in critical situations.

Maternity Package

Dedicated to gender equality, PSC has created a gender-equal working environment. Even before the legal regulations on paternity leave were in place, the Company had already formulated and implemented related policies to provide paternity leave to our employees. Additionally, we have established well-equipped lactation rooms for the convenience of our female employees, and these facilities receive annual recognition for excellence from the Taipei City Government. In 2023, we received a higher recognition with the certificate for high distinction for lactation rooms.

Recognizing the challenges faced by female employees during their first pregnancies or due to busy work schedules, the Company has introduced a Maternity Package policy. This benefit is extended to employees at all branch offices throughout Taiwan and includes items such as wet wipes and diapers. In 2023, a total of 13 employees received the Maternity Package and expressed their appreciation for its practicality.

4.3.2 Health Care

Health Checkup and Counseling

PSC places a strong emphasis on the health of our employees. We have established a health consulting room and employed dedicated health management professionals and occupational medicine specialists to provide health consulting services. Since 1991, the Company has implemented measures that exceed regulatory requirements, offering free annual health checkups to our employees for the past 32 years. In addition to basic health checkup items, we provide additional examination items such as abdominal ultrasounds, breast cancer screenings, cancer screenings, and have recently added waist circumference measurements in an effort to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. We also adjust the examination items annually, including eye fundus photography, thyroid function, and gout screening, ensuring that our employees have a comprehensive understanding of their health conditions. Following health checkups, results are filed and managed for the provision of personal health reports as well as private medical consultation services to our employees. Our dedicated health management professionals oversee the follow-up and care related to health checkup results. During the peak flu season in autumn and winter, we offer workplace flu vaccinations and subsidies for self-administered vaccinations, encouraging employees to receive the flu vaccine to enhance protection and reduce the need to visit medical facilities during epidemics, effectively lowering the infection rate.

Health-Facilitating Activities

We have set up a 991.74-square-meter employee recreation center at the headquarters, with an aerobics room, a gym, a table tennis room, and a billiard room, along with various health promotion activities to provide employees with a wide range of health care measures. To raise their awareness of health, we motivate them to establish various clubs, including the billiard, yoga, aerobics, table tennis, and badminton clubs. The number of participants in club activities exceeds 100; the employee fitness center is used frequently. In addition, it is open to their family members on weekends and holidays. Led by top-level managers, we have developed a fitness culture in the Company and actively motivated employees to develop a regular exercise habit. As such, we have been awarded Taiwan i Sports Certification by the Sports Administration, Ministry of Education, in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2023 as one of the few securities firms that have won this honor for four consecutive sessions.

Note: The validity period for the sports enterprise certificate was 2 years from 2016 to 2018. Starting in 2019, the certification validity period has been extended to 3 years. The certificate obtained in 2023 remains valid until 2026.

The Company has established the LOHAS website on the PSC intranet, regularly providing various medical and health information, conducting online health education campaigns from time to time, and organizing health promotion lectures regularly. These efforts encourage employees to enhance their health knowledge, thereby caring for their own health. Since 2016, the Company has been organizing regular technology-based fitness activities to incentivize employees to attain better health. In 2023, a total of 59 people participated.