Cultivating a Happy Workplace

Jul 19, 2024

The foundation of the design of the ASUS Monogram is a Mandarin symbol of “人” which means “people”. ASUS believes in a people-oriented corporate culture that inspires, motivates, and nurtures employees. Cultivating a happy and safe workplace is highly relevant to the sustainability of a corporation. Happy employees are more likely to enjoy their work and deliver better results.

ASUS has been named one of the World’s Best Employers for four consecutive years by Forbes and is selected as one of the World’s Best Companies by TIME magazine in 2023. ASUS creates a happier, healthier workplace through facilitating communication, caring for employees’ mental health, ensuring workplace safety, promoting equality, and through employee training.

ASUS understands the importance of communication and mutual understanding, so we are continuously designing and implementing new channels of communication. For example, CEO-on-live is an internal communication event held regularly. Employees are invited to submit questions related to the company’s development or make comments to the Co-CEOs of ASUS. A livestream is then arranged for the Co-CEOs to directly answer employee inquiries. Less public communication methods for private or political matters are also enabled through suggestions emails and employee satisfaction surveys.

In addition, the ASUS Labor Union was founded in July, 2023, marking a new milestone of open dialogue between ASUS and its employees. Monthly meetings are held between ASUS and the union to align on employee expectations and feasible improvements.

ASUS continuously works to discover and implement measures to promote a safer work environment, addressing employees’ mental health, physical health, and environmental safety.

To further ensure employees’ wellbeing, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service hotline that includes 6 free sessions with a therapist is available to ASUS employees. Plus, annual health checkups are provided to employees in addition to a multifunctional court, two gyms, a swimming pool, multiple yoga classrooms, and dry saunas at ASUS Headquarters to ensure employees get the exercise and decompression they need.

Harassment or unlawful harm situations are addressed in a timely, serious manner. ASUS has promised to promote gender equality and protect all employees from harm in the workplace. To support this promise, a guideline for reporting and punishment of unlawful workplace harm and harassment has been established.

To enhance occupational safety, an Occupational Safety and Health Committee was established. Regular checks on operation environments, safety and health training, health checks, and other factors to determine whether the company complies to related laws and regulations are conducted by the committee. Mandatory CPR, disaster handling, and disease-prevention courses are also provided to all ASUS employees.

ASUS strives to ensure a safe, just, and respectful workplace for its employees, suppliers, and partners. An ASUS Human Rights Policy has been established based on international standards set by groups such as the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), and International Labour Organisation (ILO).

As a global enterprise, ASUS has partners across numerous countries. We believe in supporting a diverse, equal workplace — free of discrimination based on nationality, race, gender, marital status, age, appearance, religion, or political views. We also believe that diversity at work is a positive and that it creates value.

Resources are provided to female employees to ensure that their rights are well taken care of. Private nursery rooms are available and emergency phone lines are installed in each breastfeeding room at ASUS Headquarters. Options to apply for free pregnancy risk evaluations, health education, doctor appointments, parking, pregnancy chairs and pregnancy giftboxes are available to pregnant employees if they choose to use these resources, so they can enjoy a more comfortable experience at work while expecting. A paid maternity leave of 8 weeks is provided to new mothers along with 7 days of family care leaves per year.

Acquiring talent and facilitating knowledge development to help employees do their work based on the company’s values and strategies is crucial. ASUS has structured employee training courses, both online and physically, in categories of Core, Managerial, and Expertise training.

Design Thinking is also an important value and design method embedded in ASUS’s innovative culture. To cultivate the Design Thinking spirit, deploy Design Thinking in departments and ultimately throughout the company, ASUS has established a Design Thinking Coach & High Potential Program. In 2023, 57 trainees of which 39% were in managerial positions joined the program and 27 of them ultimately received the program’s certification. 2 High Potential talents and 2 managers among them were chosen and sent to Stanford D. School for further training.

Higher employee satisfaction contributes to lower turnover rate, so ASUS is dedicated to fostering employee satisfaction through multiple mechanisms. Employee Stock Ownership Trust is available to full-time employees at ASUS Headquarters who have worked for the company for over one year, and it promotes mutual growth between employees and the company.

To emphasise team spirit, each year ASUS hosts a Family Day and provides budget for team-building events. Employees can enjoy fun activities such as enjoying rides in theme parks, a marathon and more on ASUS Family Day, and each team is free to decide what they would like to do with their Team Building budget.

After the pandemic, work-from-home options have become available. Full-time employees at ASUS HQ are free to choose 24 days throughout the year to WFH, and overseas branches also have hybrid work policies. This allows employees to have more flexibility when it comes to managing their work-life balance.

ASUS had 16,332 full-time employees at the end of 2023 and each employee received 17.8 hours of training on average. Mechanisms for cultivating workplace happiness are constantly changing and evolving based on various factors, including employee feedback. The process of promoting a happy workplace is a continuous effort that ASUS is devoted to. Click the link below to read more about how ASUS is devoted to making the world a better place.