Faculty and Staff

The School is an important venue for cultivating students, and the faculty and staff play the most pivotal roles. As of December 31, 2022, the School had 412 full-time teachers, 652 part-time teachers, and 377 administrative staff. The number of faculty and staff had not fluctuated significantly compared with the previous year. The School stipulated the CSU Teacher Appointment and Promotion Measures, CSU Professional and Part-time Teacher Hiring Agreement, and Key Points for CSU Contract Personnel Hiring to ensure that faculty members were recruited by the main consideration of professionalism. There was no differential or unequal treatment due to the factors such as gender, race, and age, and the employment of indigenous personnel and people with disabilities accounts for more than 1% of the total number of employees, respectively. There were no faculty’s and staff’s appeals related to human rights or equality in 2022.

Through the Ministry of Education’s project funding such as the Higher Education Sprout Project and overall development incentive grant, the School provided those with outstanding performance or special contributions in the field of teaching, research, industry-academia collaboration, and service with opportunities to receive a raise in remuneration in a bid to retain outstanding teachers. As a result, the turnover rate of teachers had been maintained below 2%. Concerning administrative staff, some units experienced cutbacks in manpower and then underwent service adjustments. Furthermore, the salary of existing personnel has been increased to enhance the colleagues’ willingness to stay.

Faculty and Staff Continuing Education and Training

The School provides nearly 100 teachers with professional knowledge-related activities and lectures annually based on the teachers’ needs; for example, the Office of Library and Information’s online courses such as the Interactive Digital Teaching Media Course and the Information Security & Personal Information Security Training; the school-wide teachers’ professional growth study and workshops for new teachers, gender equality education, and anti-drug publicity planned by the Office of Academic Affairs, which aimed at enhancing the professional knowledge of the school’s teachers in counseling, as well as enhance the expertise of teachers and personnel related to student affairs.

Faculty and Staff Annual Evaluation and Promotion Mechanism

For the purpose of the School’s faculty and staff evaluation, the CSU Teacher Evaluation Regulations and CSU Staff and Workers Evaluation Regulations have been stipulated to improve the performance of teaching, research, and service. The teachers’ evaluation is conducted annually, and a general evaluation is carried out every three academic years. Faculty & staff and workers who have worked for a full academic year also need to be evaluated for their work, talent, and service. In 2022, 92% of the faculty and staff who should be evaluated received performance evaluations. For teachers who failed the evaluation, the school formed a follow-up counseling system in which the Personnel Office would notify the supervisors of each unit. Recently, approximately 4% of the teachers had failed the assessment due to factors such as pursuing continuing education or overtime leave. All of the teachers who failed the evaluation in academic year 2021 had received guidance, and the results were presented to the President.

Faculty and Staff Remuneration/Benefits and Parental Leave Application Conditions

By complying with the Ministry of Education and relevant laws and regulations, the School had formulated the Regulations for the Compensation of CSU Faculty and Staff, paying salaries according to the compensation standard and providing a fair and equal remuneration system. In addition, the School conducts annual salary increases every academic year based on the evaluation outcome. Since the School is an education institution, there is no independent remuneration committee to supervise the remuneration decision process. Furthermore, the School had stipulated the Faculty and Staff Welfare Implementation Key Points to improve teachers’ workplace happiness and job satisfaction. In academic year 2021, the School’s payments for the three major festivals (Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival) amounted to NT$2,737,500. Other benefits for the Faculty and staff included the following:

The School’s full-time faculty and staff were insured as per the Civil and Educational Personnel Insurance Act and Labor Insurance Act, and they were entitled to pension protection based on their seniority upon retirement. According to relevant regulations, people could apply for leave without pay due to childcare, elderly care, continuing education, or other matters, and those who apply for leave without pay could be reinstated onto the payroll after the specified period had expired or the reason for leave without pay had disappeared.

Operation of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee

To effectively prevent occupational accidents throughout the School, as well as foster the safety and health of all teachers, students, and workers, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the CSU Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulations, and CSU Occupational Safety and Health Operation Standard Measures had been stipulated. An Occupational Safety and Health Committee was established in accordance with occupational safety and health laws and regulations, with the President as the chairman, and the senior supervisors of each department were responsible for directing and overseeing the implementation of safety and health management operations in various departments. The School’s safety and health management regulations were applied to the faculty and staff, contractors, suppliers, and workplaces where the Occupational Safety and Health Act were adopted.

Risk Identification and Evaluation Regulations

To effectively cater to the need for safety and health management, the CSU Risk Identification and Evaluation Implementation Regulation had been formulated for safety and health-related hazards and risks faced by the faculty, staff, and students on the campus. The regulation is regularly reevaluated and updated in January every year. If new operational activities such as new equipment, process, or changes in SOPs were introduced into the campus, they had to be reevaluated and updated. A total of 90 risks were identified in 2022, of which 83 were low risks and seven were moderate risks. The planning process of risk identification, evaluation, control, and level is as follows:

If the faculty and staff discovered a hazard, which they could extricate themselves from work and reported it to their direct supervisor immediately, the School could not dismiss, transfer, retaliate, withhold wages during the suspension of work, or impose other unfavorable disciplinary actions on the evacuated personnel. When occupational disasters or false alarms occurred in various workplaces within the School or on contractors, the following reporting procedures must be followed:

The School conducts health and safety education and training courses for the faculty and staff every year according to the CSU Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulations and stipulates the Contractor Safety and Health Management Key Points. The applicant unit must complete the construction application form and environmental hazard notification before the contractor enters into the School. Furthermore, the contractor should be verified on-site, and any shortcomings must be improved within a specified time. The courses held and the number of participants in 2022 are as follows:

Occupational Injury Statistics for Faculty and Staff 

In 2022, two faculty and staff occupational injuries occurred, and zero injuries took place among contractors. The main types of injuries included the splashing of chemical solvents during experiments and the falls while walking. There were no major injuries caused by occupational accidents (including deaths and injuries that are difficult to recover within six months). There was no occupational disease incidents in the School in 2022. After the abovementioned events took place, the School immediately reviewed the SOP and reinforced safety and health education and training for the faculty and staff.

Faculty and Staff Health Promotion Plan

The School organizes health promotion-related activities for the faculty, staff, and administrative colleagues by following the Ministry of Education’s Subsidy for Colleges and Universities Health Promotion Program. In academic year 2021, the School organized activities including health clubs for the faculty and staff (multifunctional training classes, badminton), first aid safety training, campus and Niaosong Wetland Park healthy walk, so as to promote safety, health and fitness, and create a healthy & friendly environment.