g. | Employee benefits expense |
For the Year Ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
NT$ | NT$ | NT$ | US$ (Note 4) | |||||||||||||
Post-employment benefits | ||||||||||||||||
Defined contribution plans | $ | 2,324,737 | $ | 2,356,416 | $ | 2,340,826 | $ | 78,975 | ||||||||
Defined benefit plans | 413,490 | 394,741 | 266,267 | 8,983 | ||||||||||||
2,738,227 | 2,751,157 | 2,607,093 | 87,958 | |||||||||||||
Equity-settled share-based payments | 133,496 | 470,788 | 438,765 | 14,803 | ||||||||||||
Other employee benefits | 47,883,464 | 49,525,940 | 51,043,198 | 1,722,105 | ||||||||||||
$ | 50,755,187 | $ | 52,747,885 | $ | 54,089,056 | $ | 1,824,866 | |||||||||
Summary of employee benefits expense by function | ||||||||||||||||
Operating costs | $ | 34,720,359 | $ | 35,588,529 | $ | 35,978,403 | $ | 1,213,846 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 16,034,828 | 17,159,356 | 18,110,653 | 611,020 | ||||||||||||
$ | 50,755,187 | $ | 52,747,885 | $ | 54,089,056 | $ | 1,824,866 |