The China Post
Date: July 12, 2016
By: Coral Wang and Jill Huang, The China Post with CNA
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan bus operators said they may reduce service by half on Sundays from
National Joint Association of Bus for Tourists of R.O.C. Chairman Wang Ying-chieh (王應傑), center, poses for a group photo with other bus company chairmen and trade chamber leaders before a meeting aimed at discussing recent labor law amendments on Monday, July 11.(Coral Wang, The China Post)
August in order to cope with a manpower shortage created by new labor rules.
The National Joint Association of Bus for Tourists of R.O.C. (NABT) met Monday to discuss its response to new Ministry of Labor directives.
Members expressed worry that increasing personnel costs and limited manpower would result in a lack of buses operating over national holidays, late nights and early mornings.
A recent government proposal to amend labor laws so that workers may not work seven consecutive days would have a severe impact on bus companies, according to company chairmen and trade chamber leaders.
“If the government wishes to take care of workers, its policies need to be more thorough,” the NABT said.”Bus companies are already facing a lack of drivers. The new flexible day-off scheme will make running their businesses even more difficult than it already is.” [FULL STORY]