ESG Report 2024

To protect employee rights, the Group has established a Code of Business Conduct, which clearly defines the standards for business behaviour within the organisation. The Group established the "The United Laboratories Code of Business Conduct" during the Year, which explicitly outlines the business conduct standards for The United Laboratories. The Group attaches great importance to human rights and prohibits all discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, nationality, age, pregnancy, physical disability or illness, marital or family status, sexual orientation, political opinion, social status, etc. In addition, the Group actively encourages the establishment of a diverse workforce, ensuring that every employee is treated fairly in personnel activities, including compensation, training opportunities, work arrangements, promotions, disciplinary actions, and dismissals. We also respect each employee's personal development and dignity, safeguarding their rights to participate in independent unions, collective bargaining, and freedom of association. Furthermore, we strictly implement equal pay regulations, ensuring that male and female employees receive equal treatment for the same positions. We protect the legitimate rights and interests of all employees in accordance with the law and strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations. We oppose slavery, exploitative child labour and human trafficking, and ensure that we will not knowingly do business with organisations involved in such activities. We have established strict rules that employees must be at least 18 years old to work in any position in the Group, and it is strictly prohibited to employ children under 16 years old. For this reason, the Group requires applicants to provide proof of identity during the recruitment process to verify their age and avoid wrongful employment of child labour. Employees are required to sign a labour contract before induction, which should clearly state the employee's work content, salary, insurance, benefits, working hours and holidays to avoid the situation of forced work. If child labour or forced labor occurs by mistake, the Group will immediately stop the work of the relevant persons, take remedial measures and trace the reasons to avoid the recurrence of similar situations. Employees who propose to leave office must apply according to the relevant procedures, so that the Group can know the reasons for their resignation in detail and provide proper resignation arrangements, such as salary payment. The Group applies a five-day work week and an eight-hour work day, except for employees working in specified production workshops. We pay highly attention on employees attainment of work-life balance, the Group does not encourage overtime work. In case of inevitable overtime work, the Group limits the maximum daily overtime hours, with the length of overtime hours varies depending on the job position. Overtime pay is strictly issued in accordance with legal regulations and calculated based on the employee's regular wages. 9.3.1 Protecting Employee Rights All employees of the Group are entitled to statutory holidays, such as annual leave, sick leave, marriage leave, maternity leave, breastfeeding leave, paternity leave, childcare leave, nursing leave, compassionate leave, and work-related injury leave, in accordance with legal requirements. The Group also provides employees with "Five Insurances and One housing provident fund" and high- temperature subsidies in compliance with relevant laws and regulations, ensuring comprehensive protection of employees' basic welfare. Apart from the statutorily required basic welfare, in order to care for the employees and enhance employee cohesion, the Group provided the following benefits to employees: 9.3.2 Benefits and Welfare 69 Regularly issued the enterprise journal, “The TUL's People” and “The TUL's Pictorials” Updated the enterprise's Weibo account, WeChat Public Account, etc., enabling employees to keep abreast of the latest news of the Group at all times Distributed festive (such as Chinese New Year, Women's Day, Mid-Autumn Festival) gifts Provided birthday cake coupons for employees Annual comprehensive free health examination Employee mutual fund Marriage and Childbirth allowance Provided free meals Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2024 The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited