Taiwan introduces new law for handling labor disputes

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/09
By: Liu Shih-yi, Yu Hsiao-han and Elizabeth Hsu 

Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan on Friday passed a new law aimed at resolving disputes between employees and employers, and which the government hopes will better protect workers’ rights in Taiwan’s judicial system.

The Labor Dispute Act stipulates that all levels of courts must set up “labor courts” presided over by judges specializing in labor laws to address lawsuits related to employer-workers’ disputes, said Judicial Yuan officials at a press conference after the act cleared the legislative floor.

The new law, made of 53 articles in five chapters, emphasizes professional judicial proceedings, the expansion of the definition of labor dispute, the formation of a labor arbitration committee for civil appeals, and the removal of obstructions facing workers as they take legal action against the management.

Other aspects of the law include accelerating judicial procedures, reinforcing arbitration procedures, and protecting the rights of those concerned efficiently, according to the Judicial Yuan, the highest judicial organ in Taiwan.    [FULL  STORY]