Taiwan’s Labour Standards Act (the Act) was amended again
in January 2018 (the 2018 Amendments). In this
bulletin, we consider the effect that the amendments have had on
the conduct of labour inspections in Taiwan.
Changes To Labour Inspections Laws
The 2018 Amendments were comprehensive and brought a significant
change to the conduct of labour inspections. Where an employee
files a complaint of violation of labour laws to a competent
authority or an inspection agency (the
Inspectors), the inspectors must now investigate
the complaint and notify the employee in writing of the status of
the investigation within sixty days of its receipt of the
complaint.
It therefore comes as no surprise that there have been reports
of increased inspections being conducted, and in November 2018, the
Minister for Labour reported an increase in the number of labour
inspection personnel hired by the Ministry of Labour
(MOL).
