Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Tai Wan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Taiwan: Increased fines for employers who bar union membership
Under Article 35 of the Labor Union Act, an employer or supervisor who represents the employer in exercising managerial authority is not allowed to refuse to hire, or otherwise dismiss, demote, reduce the wage of, or treat unfairly employees who organize or join a labor union, participate in activities held by a labor union, or assume a position in a labor union …
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Taiwan: Pandemic’s latest hotspot
There were few cases in the country up until April 2022, but since then cases and deaths have been mounting …
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Taiwan: Q4 2022 preliminary GDP unexpectedly shrinks 0.86%
Drop in GDP not yet registering as job losses – although overtime and productivity falling …
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Taiwan: Increase in minimum wage took effect on 1st January 2023
The gross monthly minimum has been raised by 4 …
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Taiwan: End to mask mandate in public
The requirement to wear masks in public spaces has now ended, as Taiwan joins Japan and South Korea to remove compulsion …
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Taiwan: 2023 minimum wage hike set at 4%
The Ministry of Labour has decided to raise the gross monthly minimum wage to NT$26,400 (US$865) and the basic hourly rate to NT$176, effective 1st January 2023 …
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Taiwan: Minimum wages (2022)
The minimum monthly wage has been increased to NT$25,250 (US$883) and the minimum hourly wage to NT$168 (US$5 …
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Taiwan: Extra day (night) duties undertaken by workers must all be included in the working time
An employer must pay for overtime work when an employee engages in non-contracted work for their company outside their normal working hours …
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Taiwan: Pay for untaken leave should be paid as salary at the start of a new year
The Bureau of Labor Insurance at the Ministry of Labor has reminded employers that if there is any paid annual leave untaken during the previous year, their employer should, at the beginning of the new year, pay wages due for the leave and this should be included as part of the monthly salary of the employee in the new year …
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Taiwan: Both parents may claim parental leave allowance at the same time if they are both covered by the employment insurance
Under the amended “Employment Insurance Act“, both parents are now entitled to claim a parental leave allowance at the same time – provided they are both insured …
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Taiwan: Major personal data incidents of online retail businesses and platforms shall be reported to the competent authority in 72 hours
Online retail businesses and online retail service platforms are now covered by data protection incident reporting obligations …
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Taiwan: Cabinet approves bill to toughen penalties for economic espionage
Amendments have been made to the national security law in an attempt to combat industrial espionage …
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Taiwan: Menstrual leave not applicable to transgender women
Due to a loophole in the law, transgender women could – until recently – have taken menstrual leave …
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Taiwan: Amendment to the Gender Equality Act
The Parliament (Legislative Yuan) has just passed an amendment to the Gender Equality Act giving two additional days of paid leave to fathers …
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Taiwan: New stimulus vouchers
National voucher scheme launched to stimulate the economy …
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