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Acer Incorporated 2008 Annual Report44
Acer’s Winning Formula
Acer Incorporated 2008 Annual Report 45
measures both the division’s and employee’s performances. Taking Taiwan for example, in addition to the fixed
monthly salary and festival bonuses, Acer offers incentives that reward new innovations, intellectual property rights,
sales achievements, performance bonus and prot sharing.
5.3.7 Pension Scheme
The Company abides to each country’s labor laws and customs. Taking Taiwan for example, Acer conforms to the
Labor Standards Act and Labor Pension Act by contributing a portion of employees’ salaries toward a pension
scheme. Employees who have served for 15 years and have reached 50 years of age can apply for early retirement.
5.3.8 Employee Relations
Acer respects employees’ opinions and is dedicated to maintaining a harmonious relation between managers and
their team members. In the past two years, Acer has not suffered any nancial loss from employee conict.
Taking Taiwan for example, Acer offers multiple channels for interaction in order to improve two-way communication:
‧ A hotline for each supporting function has been set up for employees to call, in condence, to express concerns
or issues. Acer will provide counsel and/or resolve the issue in the most efcient way.
‧ Employees can report areas of concern to their immediate supervisor or choose to convey to higher authorities
for resolution. Meanwhile, the Company Chairman meets face-to-face with employee representatives from each
division on a quarterly basis, to discuss areas of improvement and respond to issues. The Chairman also assigns
the relevant member(s) to aggressively follow up on change or improvement, and to report on progress at the
next quarterly meeting. The meeting minutes are published on the Company Intranet for all employees’ attention.
‧ The Company conducts am annual employee opinion poll to understand the perceptions of employees on the
Company, management team and working environment. Such feedback provides valuable direction for the
management to take improved actions.
5.4 Important Contracts
Nature of Contracts Contracting Parties Beginning and Ending Dates
of Contracts Major Content Restrictive
Clauses
Software License
Agreement Microsoft Inc. Aug 1, 2008~Jul 31, 2009 Obtain license from Microsoft for
using certain software
Condential
Non-assignable
Patent License
Agreement
IBM Corp. Nov 22, 2006 until the end
of related patents period
Cross license arrangements for
certain patents
Condential
Non-assignable
Lucent Technologies
GRL, LLC Apr 1, 2004~Dec 31, 2010 Cross license arrangements for
certain patents
Condential
Non-assignable
MPEG LA, LLC Jun 1, 1994~Dec 31, 2010 Obtain license for MPEG-2
encoding/decoding patents
Condential
Non-assignable
Hewlett-Packard
Development L.P. Jun 13, 2008~Jun 12 2014 Cross license arrangements for
certain patents
Condential
Non-assignable
Consultant Service
Agreement ID SoftCapital Inc. Feb 1, 2005~Jan 31, 2010 Obtain consulting services from
IDS in investment management
Condential
Non-assignable
Credit Facility
Agreement
Coodinator:
Citibank N.A., Taipei
Branch
Oct 11, 2007, Oct 10, 2010
The syndicated nancing in the
amount of up to NT$19,800
million
Condential
Non-assignable