Keep every worker's hours at or below 60 per workweek (or the local legal limit if stricter), and be able to prove it from time records.
tsmc-sss-v2 §A3.1
- When it applies
- All TSMC suppliers (workers of any type: temporary, migrant, student, contract, direct).
- Evidence you'd show
- Payroll export, Training record
- How often
- Every quarter
- If it isn't met
- Audit rating rises with the share of sampled workweeks over 60 hours (Opportunity for Improvement → Minor → Major → Priority); any sampled week over 84 hours is Priority.
tsmc-sss-v2 v1 §A3.1 — verify against the source
Verified against source on 2026-09-07 · Source version: v3.0, dated 2026-07-06 (clause numbers checked 2026-09-07; slug kept for id stability)
Verify against the source — requirements change.
https://esg.tsmc.com/en-US/file/public/Supplier_Sustainability_Standards_e.pdf