The News Lens
Date: 2017/11/09
By: TNL Staff000

Revisions to the Labor Standards Act agreed Nov. 6 and passed to the Legislative Yuan

Credit: David Green

for review late Thursday, Nov. 9, pave the way for changes to work schedules across the country.

The changes were sold as, “allow[ing] flexibility to both employees and employers,” but some provisions have been criticized for eliminating protections afforded by the last revision, known as “One fixed, One Flexible,” passed in late 2016.

A simplified history and some of the more controversial revisions to the law are explained below:   [STORY CONTINUES]