EQUAL RIGHTS: The only item ruled to be unconstitutional disqualified retired civil servants and others who take jobs at private institutions from receiving pensions
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 24, 2019
By: Jason Pan and Sean Lin / Staff reporters
The Council of Grand Justices yesterday ruled that most legal changes made for pension reforms
Judicial Yuan Secretary-General Lu Tai-lang explains the Council of Grand Justices’ constitutional interpretation on pension reform policies at a news conference yesterday in Taipei.
Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
In Constitutional Interpretations No. 781, 782 and 783, the council said that the legislation mostly conformed with the Constitution, which provided legal backing for the government’s push for pension system reform.
The only item found to be unconstitutional stipulated that retired civil servants, military personnel and public-school teachers would be ineligible to receive government pensions if they take jobs at private institutions, which typically have higher wages than equivalent positions in the public sector.
The clause is unconstitutional, as it goes against the principle of equal rights, the council said.
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