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April 2019

Whether the death of a worker is triggered by the employer's long-term extension of the work hours of the worker and requirement that the employee should act as an employee and a dispatched worker at the same time in order to evade the daily and weekly work hour limit is an important offensive or defensive method and should be investigated and considered (Taiwan)

February 2019

In case of any dispute over the type of labor contract, a determination should be made based on the main performance obligation under the contract and its actual performance status as well as the characteristics of the type it constitutes without being constrained by the name of the contract used by the parties (Taiwan)

January 2019

Presidential Directive to Amend the Employment Service Act (Taiwan)

January 2019

If a contract under which services are provided meets the criteria for subordination, it is still a labor contract under the Labor Standards Act even though it has characteristics of contractual or commissioned work (Taiwan)

December 2018

When a company suspends its business operation due to financial difficulties with outstanding severance pays, pensions and wages for untaken special leave owed to the employees, it is not true that the company's representative and the company shall be jointly and severally liable (Taiwan)

December 2018

When notifying employees of their termination, the employer is obligated to specifically communicate the reasons of termination and shall not subsequently change or add termination reasons at will or change or add the reasons in the course of litigation (Taiwan)