CARGO PORT CHARGES WEEKEND FEES AFTER NEW LABOR LAW|一例一休上路 碼頭裝卸物流也喊漲

Many industries are raising prices after the new workweek policy came into effect. Now, even the cargo operations at ports are charging weekend fees, which is adding to problems with higher personnel cost and workforce shortage faced by many companies. Researchers suggest the government establish special rules for certain labor-intensive industries. The new amendment of one fixed day off and one flexible rest day has been effective for a month. The cargo loading and unloading fees at ports had been raised for operations on Saturdays and Sundays. ==SU CHIN-HUI Taiwan Int'l Ports Corp. Port Business Deputy Director== Our cargo handling at ports is a 24-hour, 365 days loading and unloading operation. Some shipping companies told us that cargo operator at the Kaohsiung Port recently added extra charges for operations in Saturdays and Sundays. ==WANG CHIN-JUNG Labor Standards & Equal Employment Dept. Senior Officer== Day off and flexible rest day are not necessarily scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays. Employer and employee can negotiate and settle for agreement. Article 84 of the Labor Standards Act allows the management to make a petition. Then we would convene a meeting for discussing labor standards. Some civil groups conducted a survey that showed 60% of interviewees worry that their employers want to lower costs, therefore ask employees to take days off or work overtime, that would lead to lower wages. Also, 70% of interviewees agreed with the amendment lacking flexibility, relations between the management and workers would be tense. Researchers pointed out, the amendment is not yet reflective enough to all situations encountered in industries; the government should examine the purpose of amendments and make improvements. ==LIN CHIA-HO Nat'l Chengchi Univ. Law School Assoc. Professor== Regarding the amendment of one fixed day off and one flexible day, if we look at it from the perspective of reducing work hours, whether everybody wants it or not, agrees on it or not, like it or not, at least it has served a partial purpose. However, the wage issue continues to be Taiwan's nightmare. ==CHEN YEH-HSIN Attorney at law== We finally had this amendment. If people are to scrutinize it with stringency, that definitely will lock up flexibility for everybody. For future amendment, I suggest establishing special articles for the labors working in the service industry, medium-small size enterprises, and for high-paid workers. Researchers suggest government leave more flexibility for future amendments; special regulations and supporting measures shall be available to different industries. On the other hand, management and labor should look into details of amendments for better communication and rights protection. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 一例一休新制度，上路剛滿一個月，現在傳出，攸關港務運作的碼頭裝卸物流業者，也準備喊漲了。因為有船務業者表示，裝卸業者，為了要方便海、陸裝卸作業順利、並轉嫁人力成本，所以會調整收費標準，和作業時間，未來星期六日可能會多收錢。 ==港務公司業務處副處長 蘇琴惠== 我們港口的作業 其實是全年365天 24小時都要進行裝卸作業 船方有跟我們反應說 我們高雄港的裝卸業者 最近有針對星期六跟星期日 去加收了一個星期六日的 裝卸費用的加成的這個部分 ==勞動部勞動條件及就業平等司專門委員 王金蓉== 休息日或者是例假的話 其實不一定要是安排在 這個禮拜六日 所以就是可以由勞資雙方 來做協商 排定 84條的申請 如果來提出申請的話 要先經過我們勞動基準的 諮詢會的一個討論 還有民間團體，進行網路民調，發現有6成多的人，會擔心雇主為了降低成本，要求員工休假、或增加工時，進而導致變相減薪；也有將近7成的人同意，法規缺乏彈性，會使勞雇關係更緊張。學者專家認為，新制才剛上路，反應還不夠明顯，現階段，應該先檢討修法目的，和未來改進方向。 ==政治大學法律系 副教授 林佳和== 一例一休 如果在 工時減少的這個面向 不論大家願不願意 同不同意 喜不喜歡 至少它部分目的達到了 但工資問題 仍然是台灣的夢魘 ==律師 陳業鑫== 這樣修出來 如果真的要 嚴格再去檢視 它其實真的會 把大家彈性都綁死 未來修法的方向 我會建議可能要把 服務業 中小企業跟高薪的勞工應該要有專章 建議政府在未來，應該要更有彈性的，依照不同產業的不同特性，訂定細則等配套措施，而勞資雙方，都應該主動了解一例一休的相關內容，才能達成良好溝通、維護自身權益。 記者 曹晏郡 陳信隆 陳保羅 台北報導