The China Post
Date: November 9, 2017
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
TAIPEI (CNA) – A controversial bill aimed at allowing “flexible” use of work hours was
Protesters gather in front of the Executive Yuan on Nov. 9, 2017 amid the adoption of a controversial bill aimed at allowing “flexible” use of work hours. One of the major revisions in the Cabinet-sponsored amendment to the Labor Standard Act is a change to the current rule that stipulate one mandatory day off and one flexible rest day per week and bars employees from working more than six consecutive days. (CNA)
approved by the Cabinet Thursday amid protests outside the Executive Yuan by labor unions blasting the government for backsliding on labor rights.
One of the major revisions in the Cabinet-sponsored amendment to the Labor Standard Act (勞動基準法) is a change to the current rule that stipulate one mandatory day off and one flexible rest day per week and bars employees from working more than six consecutive days.
The amendment allows employees to work 12 days in a row once they take a mandatory day off either side of the 12-day period.
It further stipulates that a business sector proposing such a change must seek the consent of the government agency supervising the sector and approval from the Ministry of Labor, while an individual enterprise needs to secure the consent of workers or labor unions. [FULL STORY]
