Employee opinion survey

Based on the results of this survey, the Company will continue to improve in the following three aspects in the future :
  • Continuous optimization of the Company’s salary and benefits system : In addition to the annual salary adjustment plan, retention incentives, and new restricted employee shares, the Company assesses the feasibility of other remuneration systems based on the Company’s ability to afford. In addition, the Company will continuously improve and enhance employee benefits through diverse communication channels to understand the needs of employees.
  • Continuous promotion of internal communications, arrangement of the Company’s supervisors and colleagues to engage in diverse forms of interaction and communication, and enhancement of the employees’ understanding of the Company’s business philosophy, development direction, and organizational culture through activities, company gatherings, games, and meetings.
  • Regarding employees’ development, the Company will continue its internal assessment, training, promotion, and rotation systems. It will also advance succession planning and talent reserves across all management levels, including frontline supervisors, and encourages employees to take on rotational roles as needed to fulfill both employees’ development and the Company’s long-term talent sustainability.
In addition to providing employees with a grievance venue, D-Link collected employees’ opinions through employee satisfaction and engagement surveys to create a more friendly workplace environment. The 2021 employee satisfaction and engagement survey was launched in early 2022, with a completion rate of 35.58% and a satisfaction score of 68/100; the 2022 employee satisfaction and engagement survey was launched in December 2022 and completed in January 2023. The survey was conducted anonymously and included eight aspects including supervisor, colleagues, work, salary, development, corporate culture, engagement and overall satisfaction. The survey completion rate of 71.5% and a satisfaction score of 77.2/100. The 2023 employee satisfaction and engagement survey was initiated in December 2023 and completed at the end of December 2023. The survey was conducted anonymously, covering nine aspects: supervisor, colleagues, work, salary, development, corporate culture, professionalism, sustainable operations and overall satisfaction. The completion rate was 72.1%, and a satisfaction score of 75.3/100 (4.52/6) .The 2024 employee satisfaction and engagement survey was initiated in December 2024 and completed at the end of December 2024. The survey was conducted anonymously, covering nine aspects: supervisor, colleagues, work, salary, development, corporate culture, professionalism, sustainable operations and overall satisfaction. The completion rate was 73.8%, and a satisfaction score of 75.2/100 (4.51/6) .
In December 2025, the Human Resources Department conducted the annual employee experience survey. The “2025 Employee Experience Survey” was administered via the third-party survey platform using the “104 Employee Experience Survey System. ”The survey period was from December 30, 2025, to January 13, 2026. During the survey period, the total number of active employees in Taiwan was 374, with 368 respondents, resulting in a survey coverage rate of 98.40%. The actual completion rate was 75.3%, an increase of 1.5% from last year; the valid response rate was 69.3%, an increase of 2% from last year; the overall satisfaction score was 75.2/100(4.51/6). This survey was conducted anonymously using asix-point scale (with a maximum score of 6) to avoid middle-of-the-road responses. The survey
covered nine key dimensions: “Leadership,” “Culture,” “Collaboration,” “Sustainability,” “Work Performance,” “Engagement,” “Development,” “Promotion,” and “Compensation. “Engagement” further encompasses “value alignment,” “effort commitment,” and “retention intent.” 

Employee Well-being

The work-life balance for employees is most important to D-Link, and taking care of each employee has been our on-going commitment. We hold workplace safety and health seminars from time to time, offer regular medical examinations to monitor employees’ health, and on-site nursing staff to provide the latest health information. A fully-equipped gym with shower facilities in our office building are also free to employees for usage.

Freedom of Association

D-Link respects every employee’s right to freedom of association and the right to form a union according to law. To establish a friendly and smooth communication channel to protect the rights and interests of employees, the Company has set up a labor-management meeting, an employee welfare committee, an employee suggestion box, and an employee complaint channel (general complaints and workplace sexual harassment complaints). Since December 2022, to provide multiple channels for employees to express their ideas and suggestions, the “Date with Supervisors” campaign has been arranged, so that the Company can also better understand the opinions of employees, and then reach a consensus through discussions. Organized 3 sessions of “Date with Supervisor” events, with a total of 28 employees participating in 2024. There was no material reported cases in 2024, thus, reporting to the Board was not required.

Protection for Female Employees

D-Link adheres to all relevant gender equality regulations for female employees. We offer private nursing rooms, maternity leave, flexible working hours (start time 8:00 to 9:30 AM, end time 5:00 to 6:30 PM), and paid family leave superior to the regulations to help female employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.
D-Link ensures gender equality in recruitment and promotion, with no bias based on gender. The proportion of female employees has continued to grow annually, increasing from 45% to 46.7% over the past 3 years—an increase of 1.7%. In addition, female managerial officers35 now account for 50% of all managerial positions. Moving forward, D-Link will continue to increase the representation of women in both managerial roles and the overall workforce to achieve substantive gender equality.
In 2024, 55 new employees were hired, and in terms of gender ratio distribution, the percentage of female new employees was 0.2% higher than that of male new employees. Additionally, the total number of resignations in the year was 115, the percentage of males was 1.8% higher than that of females.

Labor Standards

D-Link has not experienced any incidents of non-compliance with labor standards resulting in penalties in the year of 2024.