2011 Acer Corporate Responsibility Report - Acer Group

Staff Structure
Employment
At the end of December 2011 Acer employed 7,894 persons
worldwide, including 202 managers, 7,036 professionals, and 656
administrators. Their average age was 37.2 years and average
seniority was 5.4 years.
Recruitment
In our recruitment of staff around the world, we observe labor laws
in the relevant locations and recruit mainly local personnel, holding
to the principle of equal opportunity and carrying out recruitment
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Employee Welfare and Advancement
Female 34%
• Staff Structure by Gender
Administrators
8.3%
• Staff Structure by Job Category
Male 66%
Managers
2.6%
Professionals
89.1%
through open selection procedures with no discrimination by race,
gender, age, religion, nationality, or political affiliation. The hiring
of child workers is forbidden. The right personnel are hired for the
right jobs, and a diverse range of personnel are recruited for Acer
worldwide. A total of 137 new personnel were recruited in 2011.
Competitive Compensation
Compensation
Competition in the global market for technology products is intense,
and so is the competition for personnel; to recruit and retain
quality personnel, therefore, we offer competitive compensation. In
41~50
19.8%
30 and Under
21.0%
• Staff Structure by Age
Americas
10.1%
China
13.3%
Asia Pacific
18.9%
• Staff Structure by Location
50 and Over
3.4%
31-40
55.8%
Taiwan
33.5%
EMEA
24.2%
2011 Acer Corporate Responsibility Report
formulating our compensation policy, we consider the requirements
of local labor laws at our global locations and consult compensation
surveys carried out in various parts of the world by consulting
firms to assure that the total compensation packages we offer are
competitive in the local manpower markets. Depending on our
profitability and the performance of units and individuals, we pay
bonuses to reward outstanding personnel; in the Taiwan area, for
example, we provide performance bonuses and profit sharing for
our employees.
Acer sets its compensation policy according to
the following principles:
• Equal consideration of shareholder and employee interests.
• Ability to attract and retain outstanding personnel.
• Provision of suitable incentives to reward personnel who make
remarkable contributions to Acer.
Employee Welfare
Besides providing basic welfare as required by law, we also
provide group medical insurance and other employee benefits in
accordance with local custom and practice. The Taiwan area’s
employee welfare committee, for instance, provided the following
three types of benefits in 2011:
1. Leisure and entertainment
The company provided numerous choices of activities for employee
and family participation, including 2- and 3-day trips in which more
than 10,000 family members participated, allowing employees to
relax in body and mind and have fun with their families. Subsidies
for self-arranged leisure activities were also provided, allowing
employees to choose their own leisure activities to stimulate
balanced physical and mental development.