Employee benefit expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021


	Year ended December 31,
	2019		2020		2021
	NT$000		NT$000		NT$000
Salaries		5,114,790		4,937,591		5,632,219
Directors’ remuneration		26,266		28,229		40,164
Labor and health insurance		422,106		396,796		424,901
Pension		194,173		189,489		200,014
Share-based payments		822		—		—
Other personnel expenses		317,616		458,122		460,590

		6,075,773		6,010,227		6,757,888

In accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, employees’ compensation is based on the current year’s earnings, which should first be used to cover accumulated deficits, if any, and then 10% of the remaining balance distributed as employees’ compensation, including distributions to certain qualifying employees in affiliate companies, and no more than 0.5% as directors’ remuneration. Subject to the Board of Directors’ approval, employees’ compensation may be made by way of cash or share issuance. Distribution of employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration shall be presented and reported in the subsequent shareholders’ meeting.

Based on profit distributable as of the end of reporting period, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, the employees’ compensation were accrued at NT$338,356 thousand, NT$332,080 thousand and NT$673,387 thousand, respectively; the directors’ remuneration were accrued at NT$16,918 thousand, NT$16,604 thousand and NT$25,690 thousand, respectively.

For the year of 2020, employees’ compensation and directors’ remuneration recognized were consistent with the amounts resolved in the Board of Directors’ meeting.