NEW LABOR LAW POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER|最新:"上6休1"勞動新制 延至10/1上路

The new labor regulations that was going to take effect on August 1st would require workers to take at least one day off after 6 consecutive working days. The new regulations will have the most impact on the public transport and tourism industries. The Executive Yuan called a meeting with the MOTC and the Labor Ministry yesterday to discuss measures to assist specific industries and allow them more flexibility. After the meeting, the Executive Yuan made an announcement last night to postpone the implementation of the new labor regulation until Oct 1. It fears the new regulation won't be carried out properly, and it asked the Ministry of Labor to announce a clear proposal on the various levels of fines for different violations. According to the new Labor Standards Act, workers will have to take at least one day off after 6 consecutive working days. The public transport industry is expected to take a hit and plans to cut services due to manpower shortage and rostering difficulties. The Executive Yuan called an ad hoc meeting to address the issue, and Premier Lin Chuan said they're trying to assist the industry. ==Lin Chuan, Premier== We have to resolve these issues because workers need to get rests. For certain industries with exceptional circumstances, we will work with the Ministry of Labor to find solutions for them. However, we still need to ensure workers are getting enough time to rest. The public transport and tourism industries will be impacted by the new labor regulations. However, the MOTC and the Ministry of Labor are divided on their stances since the Labor Ministry is adamant that workers need to get sufficient time to rest. Premier Lin will return to Taipei immediately after his trip to Kinmen and meet with relevant agencies to review the current situation and find solutions for these industries. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 8月起勞工「上六休一」新制開始，大眾運輸業首當其衝。台鐵工會就說，休假新制實施後，人力調度更加困難，要求台鐵減班200車次，否則將依法休假，國定假日也不出班，首先影響的就是中秋連假運輸。另一方面，華信也因第二次協商破裂，工會也打算在中秋節合法休假，也不排除在元旦春節發動罷工。 華航空服員工會罷工成功爭取權益，不過同為華航集團的華信航空，不但感嘆同工不同酬，就連爭取福利的過程也一波三折。華信航空企業工會，星期二第2次與資方召開協商會議，資方對很多訴求都只說再研議，讓協商再度破局。 ==華信航空企業工會理事長 吳彥賢== 我們要的版本 我們都有提出來給他了 但是他的東西(回應)就是 再研議 再研議 再研議 所以我們不知道(華信) 誠意在那裡 第一次談判破裂 我就可以做後續的動作 那後續的動作 我們會開始辦(罷工)說明會 開始(準備)之後的罷工 或這些訴求(中秋集體休假) 都是我們會做的 不僅訴求得不到具體回應，就連第三次協商時間，也被資方延到8月10日。但資方強調，會以員工利益與公司發展的前提，達成工會的訴求，但工會表示，如果第三次協商，仍沒有得到善意回應，最快下個底就會發動明年元旦春節的罷工投票，也不排除中秋節集體休假。 同時提出要在中秋節集體休假的，還有台鐵火車駕駛員，長期人力不足，再加上「上六休一」新制，讓駕駛調度雪上加霜。工會要求8月起減掉200班營運量不佳的班次，否則9月起將依法休假，國定假日也不出班，可能嚴重衝擊中秋假期疏運。 ==台灣鐵路工會秘書長 劉人杰== 交通部 行政院 不給予最大的協助的時候 人力問題不能解決 不只是中秋節 我相信火聯會已經講了 在春節的時候 我們各種無限的可能 合法休假是最基本的要求 台鐵則表示，去年已向行政院爭取駕駛員增額錄取，但目前的缺額352人，就算今年特考增額補足人數，但最快也要教育訓練兩年後才能上路。因此台鐵初步規劃將至少減少10班貨運列車，先來因應人力不足的問題。 綜合報導