Workplace reviews and discussion: 新加坡商百運達國際物流股份有限公司台灣分公司

Salary: Guaranteed 13.5 months’ pay (0.5 month mid-year bonus + 1 month year-end bonus); a start-of-work bonus; NT$3,000 each for the Mid-Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival; everyone receives a prize at the year-end banquet.

　　 There may be additional bonuses. Overall, the compensation is better than the industry average.

Working hours: Scheduled hours are 9:00–18:30 (if your work is finished, you can leave at 18:00); lunch break is 12:00–13:30.

**Late arrivals are not deducted from your pay, but the annual grace allowance is limited to three late arrivals and a combined total of no more than 30 minutes. Exceeding this may affect your performance evaluation.

Annual leave: Better than the requirements of the Labor Standards Act—9 days after one year of employment and 11 days after two years.

Overtime: Overtime is calculated starting at 19:00. If you work past 21:30, you can apply for taxi fare reimbursement (up to NT$300).

Pay raises: Originally scheduled for one raise per year, but the company may ask everyone to weather difficult times together ^^.

Seniority: Rewards are given after reaching certain years of service (a red envelope at 5 years; a medal at 10 years).

Welfare Committee: Small snacks and activities are prepared for major holidays (not sure whether this counts as a benefit), and everyone participates together.

　　　 Usually for Women’s Day / Earth Day / Dragon Boat Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival / CSW (an internal company event) / Thanksgiving / Christmas (year-end banquet).

The company provides courses in professional knowledge. Employees must complete at least 16 credits of training each year (with no upper limit on credits).

Annual leave: It can only be taken in half-day units, and the working hours are rather unusual.

‧ If you take the morning off, you come to the office at 14:00 and can leave at 18:00.

‧ If you take the afternoon off, you still come to the office at 9:00 and leave at 13:00 (excluding lunch time).

Annual leave must be used within the same year. Unused leave expires and is not converted into cash.

The company recommends a quarterly leave-taking ratio, which is included in performance evaluations.

(I recall it being Q1: 30%; Q2: 20%; Q3: 30%; Q4: 20%.)

Sick leave (always at half pay; there is no fully paid sick leave): People usually do not take menstrual leave. Sick leave requires receipts, even when taking only half a day.

A hospital follow-up appointment slip does not count as proof. If the visit only involves testing, sampling, or a blood draw, and there is no payment receipt, sick leave will not be approved.

Typhoon days off: If Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung make different announcements, the company will still require employees to come to work (even if the city or county where you live has declared a typhoon day off).

Make-up workdays announced by the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration must be covered by annual leave. The company asks all employees to sign a written declaration stating that they are voluntarily using annual leave.

Department atmosphere: There are two very domineering managers in the office. Choosing the wrong department can make your life extremely difficult.

If overtime exceeds 21:30, an additional overtime form must be completed, but usually no one fills it out (to avoid attracting managers’ attention to their overtime hours).