NANTOU COUNTY OPPOSES NEW LABOR LAW, REFUSES IMPLEMENTATION|一例一休害觀光 南投縣長研議不實施

A local county magistrate is telling county staff not to implement the government's new workweek policy that gives workers more days off. He says that it's a terrible policy, and he will coordinate with other counties and cities to demand that the central government amend the policy. It's cherry blossom season in Nantou County, this is only a few months after amendment of Labor Standard Act came into effect, many companies are experiencing added labor costs. Nantou County magistrate criticized the law is a bad law. ==LIN MING-CHEN Magistrate, Nantou County== This policy is very unreasonable. We suggest, the central government shall set up a major principle, then allow local governments, management and labors to make coordination. And leave them to enforce the law, don't interfere too much. We found out that the central government interferes too much. Magistrate Lin emphasized, Nantou County is a tourism area, recreation area management used to allow labors flexible rest days, but now the management, labors and tourists all loose. Lin asks legal affairs staff to find ways for Nantou County exempted from enforcing one fixed day off and one flexible rest day. ==HUANG JUI-CHI Planning Manager, Recreation Area== After the enforcement of one fixed day off and one flexible rest day, we have been short of labors, that means staffs have more days off. However in fact, the same work load to be done same persons, that's more difficult to us. Therefore our labor costs have added up. Nantou Hotel Association chairman pointed, hotel service staff cannot have day offs during weekends because those are busy days. In the past, labors can accumulate their day offs and spend those days for going home or travel during low seasons. Now labors are forced to have day offs, it rather becomes annoying to workers. ==LIN CHIH-YING Chair, Nantou County Hotel Assn.== Service industry staff has really different characteristics from factory labor. You are regulating service staff to adopt Factory Act and Labor Standard Act. If one fixed day off and one flexible rest day amendment continues, basically to them or to us, it would be more difficult for service industry at remote area to enforce the law. Opposing to the Labor Standard Act amendment, Magistrate Lin fired the first shot. He said he wants the central government to understand such bad law has seriously influenced private companies. Nantou County is going to endorse with other counties and cities urging central government to amend the law as soon as possible. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 南投縣長林明溱要求縣府法制人員，研議不施行一例一休的可行性，認為一例一休是惡法，已經重創觀光產業，不只是業者，連勞方和消費者，三方都是被害者，已經忍耐了好幾個月才開出第一槍，林明溱也將串連其他縣市要求中央修法。 南投縣這個遊樂區正值櫻花季，不過一例一休實施短短幾個月，業者的人事成本就增加了一成，南投縣長林明溱痛批，一例一休其實是惡法。 ==南投縣長 林明溱== 這種政策是非常不合理 我們是認為啊 應該中央訂一個大原則 然後讓地方 資方跟勞方共同協議 這樣來執行就好 不要管太多 現在我們是發現 中央實在管太多了 林明溱強調，南投是觀光縣，遊樂區以往都依營運狀況給員工彈性休假，但現在勞、資和消費者三輸，要求法制人員找出相關法令，讓南投縣可以不施行一例一休。 ==遊樂區企劃經理 黃瑞奇== 這個一例一休實施之後 對我們講會造成一個 人力比較吃緊的一個現象 也就是說員工他假變多了 然後事實上 同樣的這個工作份量 還是要這些人去完成的話 是會比較困難一點啦 所以說我們會變成說 人力成本會增加很多 南投縣旅館公會理事長也表示，飯店業的第一線服務人員無法見紅就休，反而見紅更忙，以往勞工還能用積假的方式，淡季時規劃返鄉或旅行，現在強制排休，反而造成勞工困擾。 ==南投縣旅館公會理事長 林志穎== 服務業跟工廠的這個員工 真的是不一樣的性質 要服務業的員工又按照 這個工廠法的勞基法 這樣一例一休下去的話 基本上對他們來講 尤其對我們偏遠地區的 上班的服務業來講的話 就更難去實施了 反對一例一休，林明溱開了地方首長第一槍，他說只是要讓中央政府了解，這樣的政策已嚴重傷害民間，南投縣也會串連其他縣市長，呼籲中央儘快修法。 邱植培 彭煥群 南投報導