Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/01/03
By:2 Yu Hsiao-han and Frances Huang

Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) The number of workers on unpaid leave in Taiwan in the second half of December fell from the first half of the month, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Ministry of Labor (MOL).

As of Dec. 31, the number of workers who agreed to go on furlough was 529, down from 556 in the first two weeks of the month, the ministry said.

In addition, the number of employers implementing unpaid leave also fell in the last half of December, dropping from 24 in the first two weeks to 21, the MOL data showed.

During the period Dec. 16-31, four employers terminated their unpaid leave programs, but an additional one started the program, the ministry said.

Most of the companies that had employees on unpaid leave were small enterprises with a workforce of fewer than 50, according to the MOL.    [FULL  STORY]