NEWS
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Apr 17
2018The revised Labor Standards Act passed its third reading in the Legislative Yuan on January 10th, 2018, and will come into effect ...
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Feb 06
2018Relaxed requirements for documentation required to prove that an employee lived together with an adopted child prior to adoption w...
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Nov 01
2017Minimum wage to be adjusted to NT$22,000 per month and NT$140 per hour starting January 1, 2018
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Oct 13
2017Amendments to Enforcement Rules of Labor Standards Act Announced June 16, 2017
Highlights of the Ministry of Labor
Expanding implementation in phases in accordance with Article 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, business entities employing a total number of 200 to 299 laborers in the same workplace shall employ or contract medical personnel to conduct laborers’ health management affairs from July 1, 2018.
Announcement letter for “Special Visiting Program Providing Living Care Services to Foreign Workers” was sent. By conducting joint visits of local fire, construction management, and labor inspection agencies, the labor authorities of local governments check to see if employers have properly taken care of foreign workers’ life in Taiwan to protect the basic living rights of foreign workers.
By using the data of taxation and salary income of 2017, the Ministry checked the consistency of the data of Labor Insurance, Employment Insurance, and contribution wages for Labor Pension to increase contributions and then sent a notice and name list to the enterprises related to such an adjustment on June 27 and July 27 respectively. Also, premiums for Labor Insurance, Employment Insurance, and Labor Pension have been charged based on the amount incre......
