Hiring outlook for October optimistic: survey

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/06
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Lilian Wu

Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Demand for workers in Taiwan will increase by 24,600 in October compared with July, according to a survey published by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) on Tuesday.

The poll showed that 19.46 percent of businesses with 30 or more employees plan to increase hiring at the end of October, while 4.87 percent intend to cut jobs.

The number of new employees at the end of October will be 38,700, while 14,100 jobs will be cut, resulting in a net increase of 24,600, according to the survey.

Some food and beverage, leisure, and entertainment businesses will cut staff in October as the warm weather and peak tourism season end, and also because of the slow recovery of the global economy, the MOL said.     [FULL  STORY]