Employee Rights and Development

Employee Rights and Develpment

The Company respects and protects human rights, makes every effort to identify, mitigate, and prevent human-rights risks associated with its operations, prohibits all forms of discrimination based on nationality, region, race, ethnicity, gender, age, religious belief, or other such factors, eliminates the use of child labor and forced labor, eradicates workplace bullying and harassment, respects employees’ rights to freedom of association, collective bargaining, and collective agreements, strictly forbids the unlawful collection of personal information of job applicants, and provides comprehensive protection of employees’ human rights and legitimate rights and interests in areas such as recruitment, employment, employee communication, compensation and benefits, and occupational health and safety. In addition, the Company conducts annual training for new hires that places particular emphasis on the Company’s relevant policies and management standards, ensuring that employees understand their basic rights and obligations and that the Company’s employment practices remain fully compliant.

• Establish and improve the Recruitment Management System, ensure that recruitment is conducted in a lawful and compliant manner, refrain from imposing restrictions on recruitment based on alma mater, overseas study experience, or mode of study, and continuously strengthen the management and oversight of recruitment activities.

• Continuously optimize talent acquisition efforts by developing a clear recruitment plan, establishing diversified recruitment channels, and facilitating the smooth onboarding of target talent.

• 100% labor contract signing rate and 100% social insurance coverage.

Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Guangdong Hongda integrates the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into its operations and corporate culture, striving to foster a workplace culture and work environment in which individual differences are fully respected, individual potential is fully unleashed, and individual value is more widely recognized.

• Women in mid- and senior-level management account for 7.65% of the workforce; the return-to-work rate after maternity/parental leave is 100%; and screening coverage for the “two cancers” among female employees is 100%.

• Minority employees account for 5.54%, and employees with disabilities account for 0.56%. 
 

“Golden Autumn Rendezvous” Themed Cultural Event

“Striving with Me—Voicing Our Dreams” Themed Cultural Event

Strengthen democratic management

Guangdong Hongda respects employees’ opinions and suggestions, continuously strengthens and improves its democratic management system, establishes open and unimpeded communication channels and mechanisms, and has put in place a variety of communication platforms, including transparent factory operations, a “Voice of Employees” community, Chairman’s Reception Day, and the Hongda Cloud Home portal. These initiatives encourage employees to share their ideas and recommendations on the company’s operations and management, harness collective employee wisdom, and drive ongoing improvements in corporate governance.

• Held five staff meetings and staff representative meetings, with 100% union membership coverage.

• A total of 130 valid employee suggestions were received, with a 100% adoption and implementation rate.

Building a Talent Hub

Guangdong Hongda upholds the talent philosophy of “emphasizing virtue, competence, and technical expertise; attracting top talent from around the globe; and jointly realizing the Hongda Dream.” The company continuously refines its talent cultivation and development mechanisms, establishes smooth career advancement pathways, builds a premier hub for talent aggregation, creates a dynamic platform for professional excellence, and works hand in hand with employees to co-create a thriving enterprise.

• Continuously deepen talent management efforts, with a strong focus on developing a comprehensive talent development plan and establishing a robust end-to-end management system that covers talent attraction, talent identification, talent development, and talent pipeline building, thereby fostering deep integration between employee growth and the organization’s strategic objectives.

• Closely align with industry development trends, proactively formulate talent strategies, and continuously expand career development opportunities for all types of talent. By conducting forward-looking talent planning and building robust talent pipelines, we have established a dual-track career development system, a competitive appointment mechanism, and an integrated development framework for both technical and skills-based professionals, thereby encouraging employees to choose the career path that best suits them and maximize their personal value.

• Tailoring personalized development programs to meet the needs of talent at different levels, we have launched the “New Youth Program,” “Young Eagle Program,” “Flying Eagle Program,” “Elite Eagle Program,” and “Peak Talent Program” to unlock employees’ full potential.

• Establish a comprehensive compensation framework and a scientifically designed pay system that closely aligns individual employee performance with company results. Through regular performance evaluations, high-performing employees are rewarded with appropriate bonuses and promotion opportunities, thereby fostering their work enthusiasm and innovative spirit.

• Total investment in employee training: RMB 3.5058 million

• Total employee training sessions: 42,239; employee training coverage: 99.71%

• Total employee training hours (excluding safety training): 167,984.80 hours; average training duration per employee: 15.43 hours. 

 

Third Training Session of the First Phase of the New Youth Program

Second Training Session of Phase II of the Flying Eagle Program

Phase 3, Season 1 Training Camp of the Elite Eagle Program

Building a Grand Vision of Happiness

Guangdong Hongda is deeply committed to caring for its employees, implementing a series of employee well-being initiatives to create a warm, pleasant, and relaxed work environment. Through these efforts, employees feel greater warmth and care within the Guangdong Hongda family.

• Ensuring Employee Health: The trade union organizes annual occupational health check-ups for all employees, and each business unit purchases “Employee Medical Mutual Aid Insurance” to provide a robust health protection umbrella for staff.

• Building a “Home for Employees”: The Hengyang Branch of Hongda Engineering has launched a pilot project to integrate “meetings, stations, and homes,” creating a new employee service hub with well-developed infrastructure, comprehensive service functions, and standardized management and operations. Meanwhile, grassroots trade unions continue to strengthen the construction of employee homes and caring rest stations, providing employees with positive and healthy leisure and recreational spaces.

• Enriching employees’ lives: Organizing a variety of cultural and sports activities such as sports meets and book clubs, as well as arranging health and wellness retreats, to enhance employees’ sense of fulfillment and happiness, and to strengthen the company’s cohesion and combat effectiveness.

• Heartwarming Employee Care: Regularly organize outreach initiatives such as “Winter Warmth,” “Summer Coolness,” “Autumn Education Assistance,” and routine care visits, assist employees’ children in applying for the Autumn Education Assistance Grant, and provide the most practical and heartfelt support in everyday interactions.

• Assistance for Employees in Financial Difficulty: The Employee Handbook clearly outlines the procedures for providing assistance to employees facing financial hardship and for covering major medical expenses. Regular visits and condolences are extended to employees in need, and a “Great Love Fund” has been established to offer such assistance to current employees of Guangdong Hongda’s headquarters, wholly owned subsidiaries, and controlled subsidiaries, as well as to their first-degree relatives and spouses. In 2024, assistance was provided to 19 employees in financial difficulty, with a total expenditure of RMB 31,000.