The Taiwan Ministry of Labor on Monday submitted to the Executive Yuan the first draft of amendments for the controversial five-day-workweek policy, in which the requirement of providing one leave day for every six consecutive workdays is expected to be loosened.
According to the Labor Standards Act, every worker should enjoy two days off per week – one fixed day off, and one flexible, The Liberty Times Net reported.
However, the original law did not advise employers how they should arrange the fixed day off, while the flexible day could be compensated for by asking employees to work for extra pay.
After the inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen, the government explained that one day off had to be fixed for every six consecutive workdays, which drew heavy criticism from employers.
Amid strong opposition, the Ministry of Labor intends to loosen the policy by allowing a more flexible arrangement of fixed days off. In short, as long as both the employer and the employee agree, a worker would be allowed to work 12 days consecutively and then take two days.
Workers’ representatives slammed the amendment as catering for the interests of the employers, arguing that it was clearly a blow to labor rights as workers could be coerced into overwork.
I hope all imployers should must obey the rules… B
Care taker or house worker stop dreamer we are not belong to that…give 1 mnt off is very lucky to those no day off…good morning…
Caretake have a regular day every week must of the caretake no day off and it is very sad that if you have a day off less 1day salary so thats why some of us dont want day off even our work is 24 hours
12 straight days of work then 2 days off… its no good for factory workers, but it will benefit the company…. a lesser chance for extra pay and overworked employee…
Why not???
mga gago tong mga to 12 working day patayan un ska ung sabado lingo anu un regularday na
this law must had been applied to all the workers working at home,caretakers,caregivers,working in nursing homes isn’t? they must applied this law the same as those working in facto ries..no special treatment,we are allvthe same workers