2022 Sustainability Report | 2021 performance

People indicators

People indicators

This section includes indicators and GRI Standard disclosures.

DEFINITIONS

-

Data not available or not required.

NA

Not applicable.

Operator

Employees working in production operations.

Non-exempt

Employees who hold positions normally requiring higher education and who are eligible for overtime compensation.

Exempt

Employees who hold positions normally requiring graduate or post-graduate education and who are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Direct workers

Workers employed directly by ST.

Indirect workers

Workers employed by a third-party, such as interim agencies.

Headcount evolution by region(1) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

743

744

761

766

759

Female

190

183

192

188

185

Male

553

561

569

578

574

Asia Pacific

18,820

18,828

18,398

18,276

18,951

Female

7,947

7,848

7,484

7,432

7,616

Male

10,873

10,980

10,914

10,844

11,335

Europe

21,266

21,464

21,633

22,594

23,668

Female

5,188

5,296

5,320

5,616

5,941

Male

16,078

16,168

16,313

16,978

17,727

Mediterranean

4,638

4,917

4,762

4,380

4,876

Female

2,491

2,741

2,667

2,396

2,722

Male

2,147

2,176

2,095

1,984

2,154

Total

45,467

45,953

45,554

46,016

48,254

Female

15,816

16,068

15,663

15,632

16,464

Male

29,651

29,885

29,891

30,384

31,790

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Employees by gender and by category I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of operators

15,794

15,894

16,524

Female (%)

55%

55%

56%

54%

54%

Male (%)

45%

45%

44%

46%

46%

Number of non-exempts

10,024

9,598

10,302

Female (%)

23%

22%

22%

22%

22%

Male (%)

77%

78%

78%

78%

78%

Number of exempts

19,736

20,524

21,428

Female (%)

22%

23%

23%

24%

24%

Male (%)

78%

77%

77%

76%

76%
External hires in manufacturing (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Jobs filled externally vs overall jobs filled

97

98

96

97

97
Hires by job type I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

10,769

11,379

6,687

6,345

8,687

Female

3,984

3,938

2,114

1,870

3,125

Male

6,785

7,441

4,573

4,475

5,562

Non-exempt

2,503

2,760

3,033

2,473

3,255

Female

515

557

635

523

692

Male

1,988

2,203

2,398

1,950

2,563

Exempt

1,797

2,385

2,603

2,121

2,710

Female

445

733

713

573

808

Male

1,352

1,652

1,890

1,548

1,902

Total

15,069

16,524

12,323

10,939

14,652

Female

4,944

5,228

3,462

2,966

4,625

Male

10,125

11,296

8,861

7,973

10,027
Hires by age group (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

under 30 years old

82

78

72

72

73

30-50 years old

17

20

26

27

25

Over 50 years old

1

2

2

1

2
Hires by region (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0

0

1

1

1

Asia Pacific

74

68

65

61

56

Europe

18

22

26

32

34

Mediterranean

8

10

8

6

9
Newcomers induction program (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Newcomers who participated in a formal induction session (e.g. newcomers seminar) during their first year of employment

78

72

71

72

72
Workforce by employment type (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Full-time contract

97

97

97

97

97

Female

94

94

94

94

95

Male

99

99

99

99

99

Part-time contract

3

3

3

3

3

Female

6

6

6

6

5

Male

1

1

1

1

1
Workforce by employment contract (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Permanent contract

95

95

97

97

96

Female

94

94

96

96

94

Male

96

96

98

97

97

Temporary contract(1)

5

5

3

3

4

Female

6

6

4

4

6

Male

4

4

2

3

3

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Workforce by employment contract by region (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Permanent contract

Americas

99.2

99.6

99.3

99.7

99.6

Asia Pacific

99.6

98.8

99.4

98.8

99.7

Europe

93.8

94.7

97.1

95.8

95.0

Mediterranean

84.7

82.2

89.2

92.6

86.5

Temporary contract(1)

Americas

0.8

0.4

0.7

0.3

0.4

Asia Pacific

0.4

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.3

Europe

6.2

5.3

2.9

4.2

5.0

Mediterranean

15.3

17.8

10.8

7.4

13.5

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Workforce by employment relation (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Direct relation(1)

98

97

99

98

98

Indirect relation(2)

2

3

1

2

2

(1)

Workers employed directly by ST.

(2)

Workers employed by a third-party, such as interim agencies.
Remuneration (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees below the ST minimum salary scale in their job grade (exempt)

14

14

13

13

9

Employees with individual salary increase

86

84

83

30

96
Benefits, bonus & Unvested Stock Awards I 201-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Eligible (exempt >JG 11) employees receiving unvested stock awards (%)

29%

29%

30%

27%

26%

Number of employees rewarded

5,050

5,140

5,590

5,070

5,126
Number of nationalities in the headcount by region(1) I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

20

21

21

21

20

Asia Pacific

34

35

34

35

35

Europe

83

87

87

87

102

Mediterranean

40

47

50

46

50

Total

97

105

105

103

115

(1)

Expatriates and assignees are counted in host country.
Number of nationalities in Executive Committee I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Different nationalities represented in the Executive Committee

6

6

6

6

6
Employees by gender and by region (%) I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

Male

74

75

75

75

76

Female

26

25

25

25

24

Asia Pacific

Male

58

58

59

59

60

Female

42

42

41

41

40

Europe

Male

76

75

75

75

75

Female

24

25

25

25

25

Mediterranean

Male

46

44

44

45

44

Female

54

56

56

55

56
Average(1) overall turnover rate(2) by age group (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Under 30 years old

60

56

49

40

42

30–50 years old

8

9

9

8

10

Over 50 years old

9

6

6

7

6

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.
Average(1) turnover rate (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Average voluntary turnover rate(2)

18.5

18.3

16.1

12.6

14.6

Average overall turnover rate(3)

20.5

20.1

17.7

14.0

16.0

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations.

(3)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.
Average(1) overall turnover rate(2) by gender, by category and by region in 2021 (%) I 401-1 I

Operator

Non-exempt

Exempt

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Americas(3)

NA

NA

4.3

0.0

15.1

8.9

Asia Pacific

21.7

101.0

13.0

29.0

10.4

10.9

Europe

5.3

2.9

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

Mediterranean

6.5

17.4

6.5

5.2

17.0

16.2

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.

(3)

The Company has no manufacturing sites in these regions.
Average employee age by category

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

34

34

35

36

35

Non-exempt

38

39

39

40

40

Exempt

44

44

44

44

44

Average employee age (years)

39

39

40

40

40
Employees by category and by age group in 2021 (%) I 405-1 I

Under
30 years old

30–50 years old

Over
50 years old

Operator

40

50

10

Non-exempt

24

58

18

Exempt

12

57

31
Promotion ratio female/male by category and by region in 2021 (%) I 405-1 I SDG 5.5

Operator

Non-exempt

Exempt

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Americas(1)

NA

NA

9

0

12

10

Asia Pacific

11

12

20

11

14

11

Europe

7

5

11

9

16

13

Mediterranean

15

9

34

19

24

18

(1)

The Company has no manufacturing sites in these regions.
Disabled employees (%) I 405-1 I SDG 10.3

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Disabled people employed as % of total workforce

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.9
Career development (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees with a promotion in the year

9

11

10

8

12

Employees with a job function change in the year

3

2

2

2

2
Employee yearly Individual Performance Management (%) I 404-3 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

75

81

84

70

93

Female

70

72

77

54

92

Male

82

92

94

90

94

Non-exempt

81

91

90

92

52

Female

80

89

87

89

60

Male

82

92

92

93

49

Exempt

93

97

95

97

94

Female

91

96

95

96

94

Male

94

97

96

97

94

Total

90

89

90

85

85

Female

88

80

82

70

88

Male

91

95

95

97

83
Employees with a formal career development review(1) (%) I 404-3 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021(2)

Non-exempt

31

39

47

50

13

Female

35

44

51

55

18

Male

29

36

45

48

12

Exempt

50

57

64

66

18

Female

52

60

66

68

19

Male

49

56

63

66

18

(1)

Operators are managed through a different process.

(2)

New performance review system implemented in Q2 2021. Cycle extended to Q1 2022.
ST population recognized through the technical ladder(1) (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Asia Pacific

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.8

Europe & Mediterranean

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.1

Worldwide

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.8

6.0

(1)

The specified path starts from job grade 14.
Employee survey – engagement rate (%)

2017(1)

2018

2019

2020

2021

Overall participation rate

NA

87

90

89

89

Individual engagement index

NA

77

79

82

83

Organizational agility index

NA

66

68

73

73

Goal alignment index

NA

77

80

82

84

(1)

No survey conducted in 2017.
Internal mobility(1) (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

-

-

4

3

2

Non-exempt

-

-

5

6

8

Exempt

33

25

20

27

23

Total

-

-

8

9

7

(1)

Jobs filled internally.
Average number of training hours per year(1) I 404-1 I SDG 4.4

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

66

60

65

64

61

Female

56

56

62

55

59

Male

75

64

68

72

64

Non-exempt

38

40

46

35

34

Female

29

30

40

27

27

Male

40

42

47

37

36

Exempt

28

30

33

29

25

Female

31

32

37

31

27

Male

27

29

32

28

24

Total

48

47

50

44

42

Female

48

48

53

44

47

Male

48

46

47

44

40

Total number of employees trained

-

-

-

42,989(2)

47,039(2)

(1)

Based on the total headcount including turnover. Includes training on equipment and outside training.

(2)

Based on the total headcount on December 31, excluding turnover.
Employees enrolled in ST supported external education programs (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

0.8

0.6

1.1

1.0

0.8

Non-exempt

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.3

Exempt

1.8

1.9

3.6

2.2

1.5
Formal recognition and suggestion scheme

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of people recognized(1)

17,110

18,879

20,837

23,892

25,909

Accepted suggestions which were implemented (%)

54%

52%

30%

40%

51%

(1)

Can include more than one recognition per employee over the year.
Unplanned absenteeism (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Unplanned absenteeism

2.59

2.92

2.77

3.32

2.93

% by region

Americas

0.17

0.24

0.03

0.01

0.01

Asia Pacific

1.99

2.82

2.83

2.62

2.78

Europe

2.90

2.84

2.89

3.68

3.01

Mediterranean

3.91

3.99

2.45

5.03

3.59

% by gender

Female

3.40

3.54

3.19

3.87

3.61

Male

2.14

2.57

2.54

3.02

2.57
Collective bargaining I 102-41 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of collective agreements signed in the year

49

55

30

62

55

People covered by collective bargaining agreements (%)

74%

74%

78%

78%

79%

People covered by representatives (%)

71%

71%

71%

71%

72%
Fair wages (%) SDG 10.3

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees paid above 105% of the legal or conventional minimum wage

89.2

90.8

93.2

90.1

95.1
Working time and overtime hours

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees with regular worktime less than 48 hours per week (%)

84%

85%

85%

85%

85%

Average weekly overtime (hours per employee)

5.0

5.2

4.3

5.4

5.8
Average weekly working time, including overtime, in selected countries(1) (hours)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

China

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

8.2

9.0

8.9

10.2

11.8

France

ST standard working time(2)

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.5

Overtime

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

Italy

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

Malaysia

ST standard working time

48

48

48

48

48

Overtime

12.0

12.2

12.2

11.7

10.4

Malta

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

8.2

8.1

6.9

7.3

7.8

Morocco

ST standard working time

44

44

44

44

44

Overtime

0.4

0.6

1.7

0.4

0.4

Singapore

ST standard working time

44

44

44

44

44

Overtime

7.2

8.3

4.7

6.9

11.3

The Philippines

ST standard working time

48

48

48

48

48

Overtime

7.9

7.0

0.9

11.5

11.0

(1)

For non-exempts and operators.

(2)

French standard legal working time is 35 hours, but ST has a collective agreement for 38.5 hours.
ST sites subject to regular human rights SAQ & audits (RBA) I 412-1 I SDG 8.8

Country

Major site(1)

% Workforce

Self-assessment

Audit

High risk

China

Shenzhen

9.7%

Malaysia

Muar

9.1%

Singapore

Ang Mo Kio

9.3%

The Philippines

Calamba

5.8%

Medium risk

Malta

Kirkop

3.5%

Morocco

Bouskoura

6.2%

Low risk

France

Crolles

9.1%

Grenoble(2)

4.1%

Rousset

5.7%

Tours

2.8%

India

Greater Noida(2)

1.8%

Italy

Agrate

10.2%

Castelletto(2)

2.3%

Catania

9.6%

Marcianise

0.5%

Percentage coverage of total workforce

90%

90%

81%

Number of sites subject to regular human rights SAQ and audits

15

11

(1)

Site with >700 employees and large manufacturing sites.

(2)

Design centers. Other sites are manufacturing.
RBA audit results for ST operations SDG 8.7

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of audits

4

7

8

9

12

Total of priority non-conformances

0

0

0

0

0

Total of major non-conformances

8

21

12

11

37

Average major/priority NC/audit

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.2

3.1

Labor

Working hours

1

4

1

3

6

Wages and benefits

2

1

0

0

2

Freely chosen employment

1

1

2

0

3

Non-discrimination

0

0

1

0

2

Young workers

0

0

0

0

2

Total of major NC

4

6

4

3

15

Average major NC/audit

1.0

0.9

0.5

0.3

1.3

Ethics

Intellectual property

0

0

0

0

1

No improper advantage

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

0

0

0

0

2

Average major NC/audit

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

Health and Safety

Emergency preparedness

1

3

2

2

5

Occupational injury and illness

0

3

1

0

1

Industrial hygiene

0

0

1

0

0

Machine safeguarding

0

0

0

1

0

Food, sanitation and housing

0

0

0

1

0

Occupational safety

0

3

1

2

2

Health and safety communication

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

1

9

5

6

9

Average major NC/audit

0.3

1.3

0.6

0.7

0.8

Environment

Hazardous substances

2

2

0

0

0

Energy consumption and GHG emissions

0

1

1

0

0

Storm water management

1

0

0

0

0

Total of major non-conformances

3

3

1

0

0

Average major NC/audit

0.8

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

Management Systems

Supplier responsibility

0

1

1

2

2

Training

0

1

0

0

2

Audits and assessments

0

1

1

0

1

Improvement objectives

0

0

0

0

1

Company commitment

0

0

0

0

2

Management accountability and responsibility

0

0

0

0

2

Legal and customer requirements

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

0

3

2

2

11

Average major NC/audit

0.0

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.9
Employees with healthcare coverage provided by ST(1) (%) SDG 3.8

2018

2019

2020

2021

Work-related health issues

78

79

88

79

Personal health issues

89

89

98

98

Direct family members health issues

72

68

83

82

(1)

In addition to national healthcare schemes.

Recordable case rate benchmarks(1) | 403-2 |

Recordable case rate benchmark (bar chart)
(1)Including injuries only. 2021 Benchmark data not available at time of publishing. (2)Bureau of Labor Statistics (United States Department of Labor).
Recordable case rate(1) by gender and by region I 403-9 I SDG 8.8

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Gender

Female

0.23

0.18

0.21

0.15

0.15

Male

0.10

0.16

0.13

0.13

0.10

Region

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.16

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.10

Europe & Mediterranean

0.14

0.23

0.21

0.16

0.14

(1)

Work-related injuries per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Contractor recordable case rate – including injuries and illnesses | 403-9 | 403-10 |

2021

Contractor recordable case rate(1)

0.28

(1)

Per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Total recordable case rate for employees and contractors – including injuries and illnesses | 403-9 | 403-10 |

2021

Total recordable case rate(1) for employees and contractors

0.15

(1)

Per 100 employees and contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Recordable case rate on-site industrial/domestic(1) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Recordable case(2) industrial rate

0.07

0.13

0.09

0.07

0.06

Recordable case(2) domestic rate

0.08

0.04

0.07

0.07

0.06

(1)

Industrial recordable cases are directly linked with industrial activity. Domestic recordable cases are on-site cases such as a fall or slip on stairs or struck by or against door/chair/building and structures etc.

(2)

Work-related injuries per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Recordable cases by type of event, accident or exposure (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Fall or slip

48

30

45

47

49

Struck by or against

27

35

32

24

25

Overexertion

4

3

1

3

4

Caught in, under or between

8

10

7

8

4

Contact with chemicals

2

4

1

8

5

Bodily reaction from slip or motion

2

9

6

6

9

Others

9

9

8

4

4
Severity rate(1) by gender and by region

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Gender

Female

2.4

2.1

3.3

2.8

2.8

Male

1.9

1.6

2.0

3.5(2)

2.2

Region

Americas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Asia Pacific

0.9

0.4

0.7

1.7(2)

2.3

Europe & Mediterranean

3.1

3.1

4.1

4.7

2.5

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Severity rate(1) – injuries and illnesses

2020

2021

Employee severity rate

4.00

2.50

Contractor severity rate

-

4.80

Total severity rate for employees and contractors

-

2.80

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees and contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Occupational disease rate by gender and by region I 403-10 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Occupational disease rate(1,2)

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.01

Gender

Female

0.03

0.06

0.03

0.01(3)

0.01

Male

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01(3)

0.00

Region

Americas

0.13

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Europe & Mediterranean

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.01

(1)

Work-related illnesses per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

100% of occupational diseases are linked to musculoskeletal disorders.

(3)

Data corrected due to error in reporting.
Occupational disease severity rate by gender and by region

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Occupational disease severity rate(1)

1.05

1.92

0.93

0.72

0.08

Gender

Female

2.70

5.50

2.70

0.13

0.15

Male

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.03(2)

0.05

Region

Americas

0.65

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Europe & Mediterranean

2.00

3.70

1.78

1.36(2)

0.16

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Lost workday incidence rate – contractors I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Lost workdays per 100 contractors

5.1

5.2

4.1

5.3

4.8
Lost workday incidence rate(1) – contractors by region I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

5.98

1.62

0.00

1.06

5.63

Europe & Mediterranean

4.50

7.55

6.85

8.22(2)

4.27

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Lost workday – contractors by gender (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Female

13

26

26

18

45

Male

87

74

74

82

55
Lost workday case incidence rate(1) – contractors by region I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.17

0.14

0.00

0.04

0.14

Europe & Mediterranean

0.30

0.40

0.44

0.39

0.35

(1)

Number of cases with days lost per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Lost workday cases – contractors by gender (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Female

24

14

30

18

20

Male

76

86

70

82

80
EHS training

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Average number of EHS training hours per employee

7.4

7.2

7.4

5.7

6.0
Injuries costs and savings (US$m)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Injuries costs

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.5(2)

2.2

Results without action

8.9

9.8

10.1

10.5

11.7

Savings(1)

7.4

8.4

8.2

7.4(2)

9.5

(1)

Around US$116m savings in 19 years.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.

Fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions in 2021

None

Number of fatalities I 403-9 I 403-10 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees

1(1)

0

0

0

0

Subcontractors

1(2)

0

0

0

0

Total

2

0

0

0

0

(1)

One ST employee died from medical complications after coming into contact with a chemical (tetramethylammonium hydroxide) in Ang Mo Kio site (Singapore). In 2018, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower Investigation concluded that the accident was work-related.

(2)

One subcontractor victim of a fatal accident in an electrical area at our Bouskoura site (Morocco).

This section includes indicators and GRI Standard disclosures.

DEFINITIONS

-

Data not available or not required.

NA

Not Applicable.

Operator

Employees working in pure production operations.

Non-exempt

Employees who hold positions normally requiring higher education and who are eligible for overtime compensation.

Exempt

Employees who hold positions normally requiring graduate or post-graduate education and who are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Direct workers

Workers employed directly by ST.

Indirect workers

Workers employed by a third-party, such as interim agencies.

Headcount evolution by region(1) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

743

744

761

766

759

Female

190

183

192

188

185

Male

553

561

569

578

574

Asia Pacific

18,820

18,828

18,398

18,276

18,951

Female

7,947

7,848

7,484

7,432

7,616

Male

10,873

10,980

10,914

10,844

11,335

Europe

21,266

21,464

21,633

22,594

23,668

Female

5,188

5,296

5,320

5,616

5,941

Male

16,078

16,168

16,313

16,978

17,727

Mediterranean

4,638

4,917

4,762

4,380

4,876

Female

2,491

2,741

2,667

2,396

2,722

Male

2,147

2,176

2,095

1,984

2,154

Total

45,467

45,953

45,554

46,016

48,254

Female

15,816

16,068

15,663

15,632

16,464

Male

29,651

29,885

29,891

30,384

31,790

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Employees by gender and by category I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of operators

15,794

15,894

16,524

Female (%)

55%

55%

56%

54%

54%

Male (%)

45%

45%

44%

46%

46%

Number of non-exempts

10,024

9,598

10,302

Female (%)

23%

22%

22%

22%

22%

Male (%)

77%

78%

78%

78%

78%

Number of exempts

19,736

20,524

21,428

Female (%)

22%

23%

23%

24%

24%

Male (%)

78%

77%

77%

76%

76%
External hires in manufacturing (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Jobs filled externally vs overall jobs filled

97

98

96

97

97
Hires by job type I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

10,769

11,379

6,687

6,345

8,687

Female

3,984

3,938

2,114

1,870

3,125

Male

6,785

7,441

4,573

4,475

5,562

Non-exempt

2,503

2,760

3,033

2,473

3,255

Female

515

557

635

523

692

Male

1,988

2,203

2,398

1,950

2,563

Exempt

1,797

2,385

2,603

2,121

2,710

Female

445

733

713

573

808

Male

1,352

1,652

1,890

1,548

1,902

Total

15,069

16,524

12,323

10,939

14,652

Female

4,944

5,228

3,462

2,966

4,625

Male

10,125

11,296

8,861

7,973

10,027
Hires by age group (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

under 30 years old

82

78

72

72

73

30-50 years old

17

20

26

27

25

Over 50 years old

1

2

2

1

2
Hires by region (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0

0

1

1

1

Asia Pacific

74

68

65

61

56

Europe

18

22

26

32

34

Mediterranean

8

10

8

6

9
Newcomers induction program (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Newcomers who participated in a formal induction session (e.g. newcomers seminar) during their first year of employment

78

72

71

72

72
Workforce by employment type (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Full-time contract

97

97

97

97

97

Female

94

94

94

94

95

Male

99

99

99

99

99

Part-time contract

3

3

3

3

3

Female

6

6

6

6

5

Male

1

1

1

1

1
Workforce by employment contract (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Permanent contract

95

95

97

97

96

Female

94

94

96

96

94

Male

96

96

98

97

97

Temporary contract(1)

5

5

3

3

4

Female

6

6

4

4

6

Male

4

4

2

3

3

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Workforce by employment contract by region (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Permanent contract

Americas

99.2

99.6

99.3

99.7

99.6

Asia Pacific

99.6

98.8

99.4

98.8

99.7

Europe

93.8

94.7

97.1

95.8

95.0

Mediterranean

84.7

82.2

89.2

92.6

86.5

Temporary contract(1)

Americas

0.8

0.4

0.7

0.3

0.4

Asia Pacific

0.4

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.3

Europe

6.2

5.3

2.9

4.2

5.0

Mediterranean

15.3

17.8

10.8

7.4

13.5

(1)

Includes direct and indirect workers.
Workforce by employment relation (% of workers) I 102-8 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Direct relation(1)

98

97

99

98

98

Indirect relation(2)

2

3

1

2

2

(1)

Workers employed directly by ST.

(2)

Workers employed by a third-party, such as interim agencies.
Remuneration (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees below the ST minimum salary scale in their job grade (exempt)

14

14

13

13

9

Employees with individual salary increase

86

84

83

30

96
Benefits, bonus & Unvested Stock Awards I 201-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Eligible (exempt >JG 11) employees receiving unvested stock awards (%)

29%

29%

30%

27%

26%

Number of employees rewarded

5,050

5,140

5,590

5,070

5,126
Number of nationalities in the headcount by region(1) I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

20

21

21

21

20

Asia Pacific

34

35

34

35

35

Europe

83

87

87

87

102

Mediterranean

40

47

50

46

50

Total

97

105

105

103

115

(1)

Expatriates and assignees are counted in host country.
Number of nationalities in Executive Committee I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Different nationalities represented in the Executive Committee

6

6

6

6

6
Employees by gender and by region (%) I 405-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

Male

74

75

75

75

76

Female

26

25

25

25

24

Asia Pacific

Male

58

58

59

59

60

Female

42

42

41

41

40

Europe

Male

76

75

75

75

75

Female

24

25

25

25

25

Mediterranean

Male

46

44

44

45

44

Female

54

56

56

55

56
Average(1) overall turnover rate(2) by age group (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Under 30 years old

60

56

49

40

42

30–50 years old

8

9

9

8

10

Over 50 years old

9

6

6

7

6

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.
Average(1) turnover rate (%) I 401-1 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Average voluntary turnover rate(2)

18.5

18.3

16.1

12.6

14.6

Average overall turnover rate(3)

20.5

20.1

17.7

14.0

16.0

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations.

(3)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.
Average(1) overall turnover rate(2) by gender, by category and by region in 2021 (%) I 401-1 I

Operator

Non-exempt

Exempt

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Americas(3)

NA

NA

4.3

0.0

15.1

8.9

Asia Pacific

21.7

101.0

13.0

29.0

10.4

10.9

Europe

5.3

2.9

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

Mediterranean

6.5

17.4

6.5

5.2

17.0

16.2

(1)

Turnover rate calculated on average headcount in activity throughout the year.

(2)

Resignations, retirements and dismissals.

(3)

The Company has no manufacturing sites in these regions.
Average employee age by category

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

34

34

35

36

35

Non-exempt

38

39

39

40

40

Exempt

44

44

44

44

44

Average employee age (years)

39

39

40

40

40
Employees by category and by age group in 2021 (%) I 405-1 I

Under
30 years old

30–50 years old

Over
50 years old

Operator

40

50

10

Non-exempt

24

58

18

Exempt

12

57

31
Promotion ratio female/male by category and by region in 2021 (%) I 405-1 I SDG 5.5

Operator

Non-exempt

Exempt

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Americas(1)

NA

NA

9

0

12

10

Asia Pacific

11

12

20

11

14

11

Europe

7

5

11

9

16

13

Mediterranean

15

9

34

19

24

18

(1)

The Company has no manufacturing sites in these regions.
Disabled employees (%) I 405-1 I SDG 10.3

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Disabled people employed as % of total workforce

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.9
Career development (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees with a promotion in the year

9

11

10

8

12

Employees with a job function change in the year

3

2

2

2

2
Employee yearly Individual Performance Management (%) I 404-3 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

75

81

84

70

93

Female

70

72

77

54

92

Male

82

92

94

90

94

Non-exempt

81

91

90

92

52

Female

80

89

87

89

60

Male

82

92

92

93

49

Exempt

93

97

95

97

94

Female

91

96

95

96

94

Male

94

97

96

97

94

Total

90

89

90

85

85

Female

88

80

82

70

88

Male

91

95

95

97

83
Employees with a formal career development review(1) (%) I 404-3 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021(2)

Non-exempt

31

39

47

50

13

Female

35

44

51

55

18

Male

29

36

45

48

12

Exempt

50

57

64

66

18

Female

52

60

66

68

19

Male

49

56

63

66

18

(1)

Operators are managed through a different process.

(2)

New performance review system implemented in Q2 2021. Cycle extended to Q1 2022.
ST population recognized through the technical ladder(1) (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Asia Pacific

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.8

Europe & Mediterranean

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.1

Worldwide

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.8

6.0

(1)

The specified path starts from job grade 14.
Employee survey – engagement rate (%)

2017(1)

2018

2019

2020

2021

Overall participation rate

NA

87

90

89

89

Individual engagement index

NA

77

79

82

83

Organizational agility index

NA

66

68

73

73

Goal alignment index

NA

77

80

82

84

(1)

No survey conducted in 2017.
Internal mobility(1) (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

-

-

4

3

2

Non-exempt

-

-

5

6

8

Exempt

33

25

20

27

23

Total

-

-

8

9

7

(1)

Jobs filled internally.
Average number of training hours per year(1) I 404-1 I SDG 4.4

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

66

60

65

64

61

Female

56

56

62

55

59

Male

75

64

68

72

64

Non-exempt

38

40

46

35

34

Female

29

30

40

27

27

Male

40

42

47

37

36

Exempt

28

30

33

29

25

Female

31

32

37

31

27

Male

27

29

32

28

24

Total

48

47

50

44

42

Female

48

48

53

44

47

Male

48

46

47

44

40

Total number of employees trained

-

-

-

42,989(2)

47,039(2)

(1)

Based on the total headcount including turnover. Includes training on equipment and outside training.

(2)

Based on the total headcount on December 31, excluding turnover.
Employees enrolled in ST supported external education programs (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Operator

0.8

0.6

1.1

1.0

0.8

Non-exempt

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.3

Exempt

1.8

1.9

3.6

2.2

1.5
Formal recognition and suggestion scheme

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of people recognized(1)

17,110

18,879

20,837

23,892

25,909

Accepted suggestions which were implemented (%)

54%

52%

30%

40%

51%

(1)

Can include more than one recognition per employee over the year.
Unplanned absenteeism (%)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Unplanned absenteeism

2.59

2.92

2.77

3.32

2.93

% by region

Americas

0.17

0.24

0.03

0.01

0.01

Asia Pacific

1.99

2.82

2.83

2.62

2.78

Europe

2.90

2.84

2.89

3.68

3.01

Mediterranean

3.91

3.99

2.45

5.03

3.59

% by gender

Female

3.40

3.54

3.19

3.87

3.61

Male

2.14

2.57

2.54

3.02

2.57
Collective bargaining I 102-41 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of collective agreements signed in the year

49

55

30

62

55

People covered by collective bargaining agreements (%)

74%

74%

78%

78%

79%

People covered by representatives (%)

71%

71%

71%

71%

72%
Fair wages (%) SDG 10.3

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees paid above 105% of the legal or conventional minimum wage

89.2

90.8

93.2

90.1

95.1
Working time and overtime hours

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees with regular worktime less than 48 hours per week (%)

84%

85%

85%

85%

85%

Average weekly overtime (hours per employee)

5.0

5.2

4.3

5.4

5.8
Average weekly working time, including overtime, in selected countries(1) (hours)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

China

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

8.2

9.0

8.9

10.2

11.8

France

ST standard working time(2)

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.5

Overtime

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

Italy

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.3

Malaysia

ST standard working time

48

48

48

48

48

Overtime

12.0

12.2

12.2

11.7

10.4

Malta

ST standard working time

40

40

40

40

40

Overtime

8.2

8.1

6.9

7.3

7.8

Morocco

ST standard working time

44

44

44

44

44

Overtime

0.4

0.6

1.7

0.4

0.4

Singapore

ST standard working time

44

44

44

44

44

Overtime

7.2

8.3

4.7

6.9

11.3

The Philippines

ST standard working time

48

48

48

48

48

Overtime

7.9

7.0

0.9

11.5

11.0

(1)

For non-exempts and operators.

(2)

French standard legal working time is 35 hours, but ST has a collective agreement for 38.5 hours.
ST sites subject to regular human rights SAQ & audits (RBA) I 412-1 I SDG 8.8

Country

Major site(1)

% Workforce

Self-assessment

Audit

High risk

China

Shenzhen

9.7%

Malaysia

Muar

9.1%

Singapore

Ang Mo Kio

9.3%

The Philippines

Calamba

5.8%

Medium risk

Malta

Kirkop

3.5%

Morocco

Bouskoura

6.2%

Low risk

France

Crolles

9.1%

Grenoble(2)

4.1%

Rousset

5.7%

Tours

2.8%

India

Greater Noida(2)

1.8%

Italy

Agrate

10.2%

Castelletto(2)

2.3%

Catania

9.6%

Marcianise

0.5%

Percentage coverage of total workforce

90%

90%

81%

Number of sites subject to regular human rights SAQ and audits

15

11

(1)

Site with >700 employees and large manufacturing sites.

(2)

Design centers. Other sites are manufacturing.
RBA audit results for ST operations SDG 8.7

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Number of audits

4

7

8

9

12

Total of priority non-conformances

0

0

0

0

0

Total of major non-conformances

8

21

12

11

37

Average major/priority NC/audit

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.2

3.1

Labor

Working hours

1

4

1

3

6

Wages and benefits

2

1

0

0

2

Freely chosen employment

1

1

2

0

3

Non-discrimination

0

0

1

0

2

Young workers

0

0

0

0

2

Total of major NC

4

6

4

3

15

Average major NC/audit

1.0

0.9

0.5

0.3

1.3

Ethics

Intellectual property

0

0

0

0

1

No improper advantage

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

0

0

0

0

2

Average major NC/audit

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

Health and Safety

Emergency preparedness

1

3

2

2

5

Occupational injury and illness

0

3

1

0

1

Industrial hygiene

0

0

1

0

0

Machine safeguarding

0

0

0

1

0

Food, sanitation and housing

0

0

0

1

0

Occupational safety

0

3

1

2

2

Health and safety communication

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

1

9

5

6

9

Average major NC/audit

0.3

1.3

0.6

0.7

0.8

Environment

Hazardous substances

2

2

0

0

0

Energy consumption and GHG emissions

0

1

1

0

0

Storm water management

1

0

0

0

0

Total of major non-conformances

3

3

1

0

0

Average major NC/audit

0.8

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

Management Systems

Supplier responsibility

0

1

1

2

2

Training

0

1

0

0

2

Audits and assessments

0

1

1

0

1

Improvement objectives

0

0

0

0

1

Company commitment

0

0

0

0

2

Management accountability and responsibility

0

0

0

0

2

Legal and customer requirements

0

0

0

0

1

Total of major NC

0

3

2

2

11

Average major NC/audit

0.0

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.9
Employees with healthcare coverage provided by ST(1) (%) SDG 3.8

2018

2019

2020

2021

Work-related health issues

78

79

88

79

Personal health issues

89

89

98

98

Direct family members health issues

72

68

83

82

(1)

In addition to national healthcare schemes.

Recordable case rate benchmarks(1) | 403-2 |

Recordable case rate benchmark (bar chart)
(1)Including injuries only. 2021 Benchmark data not available at time of publishing. (2)Bureau of Labor Statistics (United States Department of Labor).
Recordable case rate(1) by gender and by region I 403-9 I SDG 8.8

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Gender

Female

0.23

0.18

0.21

0.15

0.15

Male

0.10

0.16

0.13

0.13

0.10

Region

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.16

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.10

Europe & Mediterranean

0.14

0.23

0.21

0.16

0.14

(1)

Work-related injuries per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Contractor recordable case rate – including injuries and illnesses | 403-9 | 403-10 |

2021

Contractor recordable case rate(1)

0.28

(1)

Per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Total recordable case rate for employees and contractors – including injuries and illnesses | 403-9 | 403-10 |

2021

Total recordable case rate(1) for employees and contractors

0.15

(1)

Per 100 employees and contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Recordable case rate on-site industrial/domestic(1) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Recordable case(2) industrial rate

0.07

0.13

0.09

0.07

0.06

Recordable case(2) domestic rate

0.08

0.04

0.07

0.07

0.06

(1)

Industrial recordable cases are directly linked with industrial activity. Domestic recordable cases are on-site cases such as a fall or slip on stairs or struck by or against door/chair/building and structures etc.

(2)

Work-related injuries per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Recordable cases by type of event, accident or exposure (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Fall or slip

48

30

45

47

49

Struck by or against

27

35

32

24

25

Overexertion

4

3

1

3

4

Caught in, under or between

8

10

7

8

4

Contact with chemicals

2

4

1

8

5

Bodily reaction from slip or motion

2

9

6

6

9

Others

9

9

8

4

4
Severity rate(1) by gender and by region

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Gender

Female

2.4

2.1

3.3

2.8

2.8

Male

1.9

1.6

2.0

3.5(2)

2.2

Region

Americas

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Asia Pacific

0.9

0.4

0.7

1.7(2)

2.3

Europe & Mediterranean

3.1

3.1

4.1

4.7

2.5

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Severity rate(1) – injuries and illnesses

2020

2021

Employee severity rate

4.00

2.50

Contractor severity rate

-

4.80

Total severity rate for employees and contractors

-

2.80

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees and contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Occupational disease rate by gender and by region I 403-10 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Occupational disease rate(1,2)

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.01

Gender

Female

0.03

0.06

0.03

0.01(3)

0.01

Male

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01(3)

0.00

Region

Americas

0.13

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Europe & Mediterranean

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.01

(1)

Work-related illnesses per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

100% of occupational diseases are linked to musculoskeletal disorders.

(3)

Data corrected due to error in reporting.
Occupational disease severity rate by gender and by region

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Occupational disease severity rate(1)

1.05

1.92

0.93

0.72

0.08

Gender

Female

2.70

5.50

2.70

0.13

0.15

Male

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.03(2)

0.05

Region

Americas

0.65

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Europe & Mediterranean

2.00

3.70

1.78

1.36(2)

0.16

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 employees per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Lost workday incidence rate – contractors I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Lost workdays per 100 contractors

5.1

5.2

4.1

5.3

4.8
Lost workday incidence rate(1) – contractors by region I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

5.98

1.62

0.00

1.06

5.63

Europe & Mediterranean

4.50

7.55

6.85

8.22(2)

4.27

(1)

Number of days lost per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.
Lost workday – contractors by gender (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Female

13

26

26

18

45

Male

87

74

74

82

55
Lost workday case incidence rate(1) – contractors by region I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Americas

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Asia Pacific

0.17

0.14

0.00

0.04

0.14

Europe & Mediterranean

0.30

0.40

0.44

0.39

0.35

(1)

Number of cases with days lost per 100 contractors per year as defined by OSHA-US regulation.
Lost workday cases – contractors by gender (%) I 403-9 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Female

24

14

30

18

20

Male

76

86

70

82

80
EHS training

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Average number of EHS training hours per employee

7.4

7.2

7.4

5.7

6.0
Injuries costs and savings (US$m)

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Injuries costs

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.5(2)

2.2

Results without action

8.9

9.8

10.1

10.5

11.7

Savings(1)

7.4

8.4

8.2

7.4(2)

9.5

(1)

Around US$116m savings in 19 years.

(2)

Rate updated due to several prolongations over 2021 after the closure of the previous reporting period.

Fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions in 2021

None

Number of fatalities I 403-9 I 403-10 I

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Employees

1(1)

0

0

0

0

Subcontractors

1(2)

0

0

0

0

Total

2

0

0

0

0

(1)

One ST employee died from medical complications after coming into contact with a chemical (tetramethylammonium hydroxide) in Ang Mo Kio site (Singapore). In 2018, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower Investigation concluded that the accident was work-related.

(2)

One subcontractor victim of a fatal accident in an electrical area at our Bouskoura site (Morocco).