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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)

October 2018

Parents who are both insured under employment insurance and who raise at least two children under the age of three may concurrently receive parental leave allowances if they concurrently apply for unpaid parental leave in accordance with the Act of Gender Equality in Employment (Taiwan)

October 2018

Since labor insurance payment received by workers due to occupational accidents and the right to claim damages from wrongdoers due to an act of tort are not derived from the same reasons, there is no issue of profit and loss offset (Taiwan)

August 2018

Since the right of a worker to claim a pension cannot be exercised before a labor contract is terminated, a voluntary reduction of the pension amount or waiver of the claim, which is not a disposal of existing rights, is certainly invalid for violation of mandatory provisions (Taiwan)