MOL says employees assigned to organize year-end banquets are entitled to overtime pay if duties extend beyond work hours
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/01/08
By: Central News Agency
Taipei — The Ministry of Labor (MOL) has defined companies’ year-end banquets as an extra-curricular
(By Central News Agency)
activity that employees are not required to attend, but said the workers assigned to organize the “weiya,” as it is called, are entitled to overtime pay if their duties extend beyond work hours.
In a statement issued Sunday, the MOL said the year-end banquet, usually held before the Chinese New Year, is a tradition in Taiwan that is meant to thank employees for their work over the past year.
“A weiya is a joyful celebration in which workers can participate freely if they wish,” the MOL said. “No one is obliged to attend the weiya because it is an extra-curricular activity, therefore, there is no issue of overtime pay.”
This year’s weiya season is entering its peak next week, with only 20 days to go to Chinese New Year’s day on Jan. 28. [FULL STORY]
