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April 2018

If employees raise twin (multiple birth) children, they may still apply for leave without pay even if their spouses are not employed (Taiwan)

April 2018

In case two foreign companies engage in mergers and acquisitions overseas, the remainder of the labor pension reserve of their two branch offices in Taiwan may be transferred to the surviving or new company pursuant to the agreement between the new and old employers after payment is made out of the pension reserve to employees who are not retained (Taiwan)

April 2018

With respect employees transferred between different affiliated enterprises, the Ministry of Labor provided an explanation concerning the years in service of the employees holding positions in different business entities which are incorporated pursuant to preferential retirement rules formulated by a business entity as well as the utilization of a labor pension reserve to pay pension (Taiwan)

April 2018

The Ministry of Labor promulgated the Application Scope of the Proviso in Article 34, Paragraph 2 of the Labor Standards Act (Taiwan)

March 2018

The Labor Standards Act was amended with additional flexibilities in terms of the overtime work hours limit, rest time between shifts and one day off every seven days (Taiwan)

February 2018

Application for old-age benefit under labor insurance is an actus solemnis in writing; and if an application made by the insured has indicated the selected benefit items, an approval should be made based on what the application shows (Taiwan)