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October 2017

Beginning with 2018, the minimum hourly wage will be NT$140 and the minimum monthly wage will be NT$22,000 (Taiwan)

September 2017

The Ministry of Labor requires that when a worker is requested to work on a rest day under Article 36 of the Labor Standards Act, if the work is discontinued due to a natural disaster, the wage for that day shall still be paid pursuant to the provision concerning overtime pay for rest days(Taiwan)

September 2017

Since wages converted from untaken special leave upon termination of the contract are income after the termination of the contract, it is permissible not to include them in the calculation of the average wage(Taiwan)

August 2017

The Ministry of Labor increased new sectors governed by four-week and eight-week flexible work hours(Taiwan)

August 2017

Wage negotiation should include the social security cost which should be assumed by the enterprise owner, and unless such cost is specifically excluded by contract, the contract construction principle that such payment is also covered by wages should be followed(Taiwan)

August 2017

The Ministry of Labor revised relevant rules to specifically require that annuity insurance shall stipulate the manners in which workers receive annuity payout(Taiwan)

August 2017

The Labor Standards Law was amended pursuant to a presidential decree. (Taiwan)

August 2017

The Ministry of Labor issued a circular to interpret the requirement for parental leave without pay under Article 16 of the Gender Equality in Employment Law(Taiwan)

August 2017

Relevant labor pension provisions are amended(Taiwan)

August 2017

The Enforcement Rules of the Labor Standards Law were amended to clarify the provisions of the non-compete clause between an employer and an employee after employment is terminated(Taiwan)
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