Various results have been achieved by NCUE in our effort to prevent workplace discrimination and create a friendly working environment. These are elaborated upon below.

1. Legal achievements:

(1)To protect teachers’ rights and foster cohesion on campus to provide education, the Organization and Fundamentals of Reviews of the Teacher Grievances Committee of National Changhua University of Education has been established, and the Teacher Grievances Committee has been initiated.

(2)The ‘NCUE’s Measures Regarding the Prevention, Complaint, and Handling of Sexual Harassment’ was specially formulated in accordance with the provisions under the Act of Gender Equality in Employment and the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act. NCUE’s Gender Equity Education Committee safeguards the working rights of faculty and staff, thus providing them with a working environment free from sexual harassment, preventing sexual harassment, and protecting the rights and interests of all parties.

(3)The ‘Organisation and Key Evaluation Points for the NCUE’s Staff Appeal and Appraisal Committee’ was formulated to protect the rights and interests of NCUE’s employees, to establish a channel for employee complaints, and enhance harmony on campus.

(4)The ‘Key Points for the Handling of Complaints by NCUE’s Faculty and Staff regarding Workplace Bullying’ was formulated to establish a healthy and friendly workplace environment that is free from bullying.

(5)Links to the relevant laws and regulations:

(a)Link to the Organization and Fundamentals of Reviews of the Teacher Grievances Committee: https://personnel.ncue.edu.tw/ezfiles/6/1006/img/861/194007954.pdf.

(b)Website for the ‘NCUE’s Measures Regarding the Prevention, Complaint, and Handling of Sexual Harassment’: https://personnel.ncue.edu.tw/ezfiles/6/1006/img/139/244387094.pdf.

(c)Website for the ‘Organisation and Key Evaluation Points for the NCUE’s Staff Appeal and Appraisal Committee’: https://personnel.ncue.edu.tw/ezfiles/6/1006/img/881/202354694.pdf.

(d)Website for the ‘Key Points for the Handling of Complaints by NCUE’s Faculty and Staff regarding Workplace Bullying’: https://personnel.ncue.edu.tw/ezfiles/6/1006/img/881/353929796.pdf.

(e)Website for the Act of Gender Equality in Employment: https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=N0030014.

(f)Website for the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act: https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=D0050074.

2. Implementation results of friendly working environments:

(1)Two nursing rooms (one in each campus, as shown in Figure 1) for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk have been set up in accordance with the provisions under the Act of Gender Equality in Employment, together with the formulation of the ‘Measures for the Use and Management of the Nursing Rooms under the NCUE’s Student Affairs Office’. In addition to the prescribed resting time, faculty and staff who are personally breastfeeding their baby are allocated another 60 minutes a day for them to breastfeed or express breast milk ( Please also refer to Annex 8.2.3A - Measures for the use and management of the nursing rooms under the NCUE’s Student Affairs Office).

(2)The two campuses have smoke-free environments and enhanced facilities for barrier-free accessibility.

(a)NCUE attaches great importance to the implementation of smoke-free environments and barrier-free facilities on campus. All buildings and facilities on campus have been inspected and improved in accordance with the design specifications for building accessibility. Millions of dollars are spent on improvements each year, with a cumulative funding for enhancing barrier-free facilities of NT$99,540,000. Barrier-free accessibility has been implemented thoroughly on both campuses, as shown in Figure 2.

(b)Each of the 23 main buildings on campus has been equipped with barrier-free elevators and toilets, with an installation rate of 100%. All barrier-free facilities in buildings, such as ramps, guidance facilities, and stair handrails, are installed in compliance with the design specifications for building accessibility. The 7 student dormitories on campus have 31 barrier-free rooms, which can accommodate 68 students with disabilities. The type and quantity of our campuses’ barrier-free facilities are listed below (Table 1, Table 2).

Table 1. Installation status of barrier-free facilities on our campuses

Table 2. Statistics on barrier-free accommodation in student dormitories