labor-law

Ministry of Labor says no menstrual leave for transgender women

ministry of labor sign
Business and Economy 
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor said that transgender women are not entitled to menstrual leave, because transgender women don’t have a uterus, and therefore do not menstruate. Under Taiwan’s Gender Equality in Employment law, women are entitled to take one day off per month, with a maximum three per year not counting towards days off for sick leave. The employee is not required to provide supporting documents, and the employer cannot refuse or allow the absence to affect such aspects as

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Bank clerk married same spouse 4 times, divorced 3 times in little more than a month to claim extra marriage leave

Business and Economy 
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A bank clerk in Taipei City married the same spouse four times and divorced three times in a 37-day period last year, in order to claim 32 days marriage leave, United Daily News and Liberty Times reported today, April 11. According to a lawyer named Lin who posted about the unusual case on his Facebook page, the bank was issued a fine for only paying for the mandatory 8 days leave for the first marriage. According to Lin, the clerk

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Crazed Activist attacks Labor Commissioner with Iron Bar

labor activist Lee Ming-yan after his arrest
Violent Crimes 
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Taipei City Labor Commissioner Lai Hsiang-lin (賴香伶) was released from hospital this morning after a man barged into her office Wednesday afternoon, and hit her in the face with a concrete reinforcement bar. Lai spent two nights in hospital and received 11 stitches to her left eyebrow after the attack. Doctors said that Lai fortunately did not suffer concussion or intracranial hemorrhage and that the wound should heal in around one week. Lai’s attacker, Lee Ming-yen, described as a labor

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Protesters Clash with Police over Labor Law Reform

protesters clash with police of labor law reforms
Protest 
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[Picture: United Daily News] Protesters gathered outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei City today as the Social and Economic Committee of the Legislative Yuan and the Economic Commission continued to review revisions of the Labor Standards Act. At close to noon protesters charged the police line and clashes ensued. Shortly after, a second wave managed to break through, and a group of protesters occupied the front steps, sitting down and hooking arms to form a human chain. Serious conflict broke

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Taiwan High Speed Rail Criticized Over Discriminatory Hiring Policy

Taiwan High Speed Rail Train at station
Society 
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[Cover picture: Nikkei] A Kaohsiung City Government councilor, and a spokesman for a prisoner rehabilitation group spoke out today against a clause in Taiwan High Speed Rail’s tender contracts that prohibit contractors from employing people with criminal records. Kaohsiung City councilor Lina Chen (陳麗娜) said the restriction was discriminatory, unlawful, and unconstitutional. Councilor Chen requested THSR to remove the discriminatory clause or she will report the company to the Control Yuan. A spokesperson for a prisoner rehabilitation group, Liu Jia-guo

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