The China Post
Date: February 20, 2017
By: Christine Chou
72.8% of businesses predict a 3% increase in personnel hiring costs
President Tsai and her cousin, recently sworn-in Labor Minister Lin Mei-chu
The smaller and more labor-intensive a business is, the more likely an increase in its hiring costs
SHIFT WOES
67.4% of businesses had trouble scheduling work shifts
A new rule requires that employees must have one day off every seven consecutive days
OVERTIME OUTRAGE
67.8% of businesses called the new rule on overtime ‘unacceptable’
OT is now measured in 4-hour blocks, so OT between 4 and 8 hours is counted as 8 hours [FULL STORY]
