SDG 8.2.3 Employment policy on discrimination
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 the National Changhua University of Education has been established, and the Teacher Grievances Committee has been initiated.
(2) To protect the work rights of faculty and staff, ensure a work environment free from sexual harassment, and to safeguard the rights of those involved, NCUE has established the "NCUE Regulations for the Prevention, Complaint, Handling, and Punishment of Sexual Harassment" These measures safeguard the working rights of faculty and staff, thus providing them with a working environment free from sexual harassments, preventing sexual harassments, and protecting the rights and interests of all parties.
(3) The ‘Organization 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, 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 National Changhua University of Education Teacher Appeal Review Committee Organization and Evaluation Guideline:
https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/1/1001/img/861/302445154.docx
(b) Link to the NCUE Regulations for the Prevention, Complaint, Handling, and Punishment of Sexual Harassment:
https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/1/1001/img/631340164.pdf
(c) Website for the ‘Organization and Key Evaluation Points for the NCUE’s Staff Appeal and Appraisal Committee’:
https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/1/1001/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://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/1/1001/img/881/353929796.pdf
(e) Website for the Gender Equality in Employment Act:
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 for a friendly working environment:
(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 Gender Equality in Employment Act, 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)
Figure 1. Breastfeeding (breast milk collection Room)
(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 NT dollars are spent on improvements each year, with a cumulative funding for enhancing accessible facilities of NT$109,072,100. Accessible facilities have been implemented quite thoroughly on both campuses, as shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2. No-Smoking and accessible facilities on Campus
(b) Each of the 23 main buildings on campus has been equipped with accessible elevators and toilets, with an installation rate of 100%. All accessible 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 accessible rooms, which can accommodate 68 students with disabilities. The type and quantity of our campuses’ accessible facilities are listed below. (Table 1, Table 2)
Table 1. Installation status of accessible facilities on NCUE
Accessible facilities |
Quantity |
Installation rate |
Elevators |
23 |
100% |
Toilets |
61 |
100% |
Ramps for refurbishment works |
19 |
100% |
Stair handrails |
36 |
100% |
Guidance facilities |
26 |
100% |
Table 2. Statistics on accessible accommodation in student dormitories
Student dormitory |
Total number of rooms |
Number of rooms for students with disabilities |
No. 3 |
77 |
3 |
No. 5 |
90 |
4 |
No. 6 |
63 |
1 |
No. 7 |
140 |
3 |
No. 8 |
179 |
6 |
No. 9 |
151 |
6 |
No. 10 |
187 |
8 |