Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/31
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The Ministry of Labor (MOL) on Tuesday released its draft
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amendments to the labor law, saying that the public has seven days to give suggestions and opinions on the revisions.
MOL Chief Secretary Chen Ming-jen (陳明仁) said the ministry has made five major draft revisions to the Labor Standards Act, which was amended last year but caused dissatisfaction among both employees and employers.
One of the major revisions this time is a change to the current rule that stipulates one mandatory day off and one flexible rest day per week and bars employees from working more than six consecutive days without a break.
The draft amendments allow employees to work 12 days in a row once they take one mandatory day off on either end of the 12-day period. [FULL STORY]
