The annual working hours in Taiwan are shorter than those of Singapore, Mexico, South Korea, and Greece.
Taiwan News
Date:2017/10/01
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The latest statistics from Taiwan’s Labor Ministry revealed
The latest statistics from the Labor Ministry show Taiwanese employees worked 70 hours less in 2016 than the previous year. (Source: Pexels)
that Taiwanese employees worked 70 hours less in 2016 than the previous year, and ranked fifth for longest working hours among developed countries.
The annual working hours in Taiwan in 2016 was 2,034 in average compared to 2,104 in 2015, due to the revision of the labor law implemented in 2016 that reduced the maximum weekly working hours to 40.
Compared to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Taiwan’s annual working hours stood as the fifth longest in 2016, following Singapore (2,366 /hrs), Mexico (2,255 /hrs), South Korea (2,069 /hrs), and Greece (2,035 /hrs). [FULL STORY]
